¹I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

¹Efa tonga eto an-tsahako aho, ry havako ampakariko; Mioty ny miorako mbamin'ny zava-manitro aho; Efa homana ny toho-tanteliko mbamin'ny tanteliko aho, ary efa misotro ny divaiko mbamin'ny rononoko; Homàna ianareo, ry sakaizako, misotroa, eny, mivokisa divay, ry malala.

²I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

²[Teny nataon'ny ampakarina sy ny mpanjaka ary ny zanakavavin'i Jerosalema] Natory aho, nefa nahatsiaro ihany ny foko; Injay! ny feon'ny malalako, izay mandondòna ka manao hoe: Vohay aho, ry havako ampakariko, Ry voromailalako, ilay ahy tsy misy kilema; Fa vonton'ando ny lohako, Ny voloko milantolanto dia kotsan'ny andon'ny alina.[Heb. ampakariko]

³I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

³Fa hoy izaho: Efa niala akanjo aho, ka hataoko ahoana indray no fiakanjo? Efa nioza tongotra aho, ka hataoko ahoana no fandoto azy?

⁴My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.

⁴Nampiditra ny tànany teo amin'ny loaka ilay malalako, dia nangorakoraka azy ny foko.

⁵I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

⁵Nitsangana hamoha varavarana ny malalako ihany aho, ary nitete miora ny tanako, eny, ny rantsan-tanako nitete ranon'ny miora teo amin'ny famohana ny hidin-trano.

⁶I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

⁶Namoha varavarana ny malalako aho, kanjo efa nihodina izy ka lasa; Very hevitra aho tamin'ny nitenenany; Nitady azy aho, fa tsy nahita; Niantso azy aho, fa tsy novaliany.

⁷The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

⁷Nahita ahy ny antily izay mandehandeha eny an-tanàna, dia nikapoka ka nandratra ahy; Ny mpiambina ny manda nanala ny lamba fisaronako.

⁸I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

⁸Mampianiana anareo aho, ry zanakavavin'i Jerosalema: Raha mba hitanareo re ny malalako, dia ahoana no holazainareo aminy? Lazao fa mararim-pitia aho.

⁹What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

⁹Inona ny malalanao mihoatra noho ny malala sasany, ry tsara tarehy amin'ny vehivavy? Inona ny malalanao mihoatra noho ny malala sasany, no dia mampianiana anay toy izao ianao?

¹⁰My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

¹⁰Ny malalako dia sady fotsy mangatsakatsaka no mena, notsongaina tamin'ny alinalina.

¹¹His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹¹Ny lohany dia toy ny tena volamena tsara; Ny volony dia milantolanto sady mangilohilo toy ny goaika.

¹²His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹²Ny masony dia tahaka ny voromailala eo anilan'ny sakeli-drano, mandro amin'ny ronono sady tahaka ny vato soa alatsaka an-tranontranony izy.

¹³His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

¹³Ny takolany dia tahaka ny tanim-boninkazo misy zava-manitra eo an-tsaha, dia tahaka ny tany navosaina misy voninkazo manitra. Ny molony dia tahaka ny lilia sady mitete ranon'ny miora.[Heb. tilikambo]

¹⁴His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

¹⁴Ny tenany dia tahaka ny anja-bolamena voaisy krysolita; Ny tenany dia tahaka ny ivory voarafitra tsara sady misarona safira;

¹⁵His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

¹⁵Ny ranjony dia tahaka ny andry vatosanga miorina amin'ny faladia tena volamena; Ny tarehiny dia tahaka an'i Libanona, tsara toy ny sedera.[marmora fotsy]Mamy dia mamy ny vavany, eny, maha-te-ho-tia avokoa izy. Toy izany ny malalako, ary toy izany ny sakaizako, ry zanakavavin'i Jerosalema! [Heb. lanilaniny]

¹⁶His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

¹⁶Mamy dia mamy ny vavany, eny, maha-te-ho-tia avokoa izy. Toy izany ny malalako, ary toy izany ny sakaizako, ry zanakavavin'i Jerosalema! [Heb. lanilaniny]