Song of Solomon 1:2-4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²W^[a] Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your^[b] love is^[c] more delightful than wine.^(A)
³The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;^(B)
your name is perfume poured out.^(C)
No wonder young women^[d] adore you.
⁴Take me with you^(D)—let us hurry.
Oh, that the king would bring^[e] me to his chambers.

Y We will rejoice and be glad for you;
we will praise your love more than wine.

W It is only right that they adore you.

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Footnotes

Song of Solomon 1:2 The W, M, Y, N, and B indicate the editors’ opinions of the changes of speakers: W = Woman, M = Man, Y = Young women of Jerusalem, N = Narrator, B = Brothers. If a letter is in parenthesis (W), there is a question about the identity of the speaker.
Song of Solomon 1:2 Unexpected change of grammatical persons, here from he and his to your, is a Hb poetic device.
Song of Solomon 1:2 Or your caresses are, or your lovemaking is
Song of Solomon 1:3 Or wonder virgins
Song of Solomon 1:4 Or The king has brought