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Song of Songs 8:6-7

Sidebar to: Unlocking the Poetry of Love in the Song of Songs



  • Hebrew

    ûbl l[ µtwjk ynmy

    û[wrz l[ µtwjk

    hbha tymk hz[ yk

    hanq lwak hq

    a ypr hypr

    hytbhl

    wlkwy al µybr µym

    hbhah ta twbkl

    hwpfy al twrhnw

    ya ÷ty µa

    hbhab wtyb ÷wh lk ta

    wl wzwby zwb

  • Transliteration

    sŒiÆmeµniÆ kahoÆtaµm Ôal-libbekaµ kahoÆtaµm Ôal-zeroÆÔekaµ

    kiÆ-Ôazzaµh kammaµwet Õahabaµh qaµsaûh kisûÕol qinÕaµh resûaµpeyhaµ risµpey Õeµsû sûalhebetyaµh

    mayim rabbiÆm loµÕ yuûkeluû lekabboÆt Õet-haµÕ ahabaµh uÆnhaµroÆt loµÕ yisûtepuÆhaµ

    Õim-yitteµn ÕiÆsû Õet-kol-hoÆn beytoÆ baµÕ ahabaµh boÆz yaµbuÆzuÆ loÆ


  • Pope Translation

    1 Set me as a signet on your heart,

    2 As a signet on your arm.

    3 For love is strong as Death

    4 Passion fierce as Hell.

    5 Its darts are darts of fire,

    6 Its flames —

    7 Mighty waters cannot quench love,

    8 No torrents can sweep it away.

    9–10 [If a man gave all the wealth of his house for love, would he be despised?]

  • Falk Translation

    1 Stamp me in your heart,

    2 Upon your limbs,

    [a.] Sear my emblem deep

    [b.] Into your skin.

    3 For love is strong as death

    4 Harsh as the grave.

    5 Its tongues are flames, a fierce

    6 And holy blaze.

    7 Endless seas and floods,

    [c.] Torrents and rivers

    8 Never put out love’s

    [d.] Infinite fires.

    9 Those who think that wealth

    10 Can buy them love

    [e.] Only play the fool

    [f.] And meet with scorn