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, beloved ones!

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 slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, 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]

³-- I have put off my tunic, how should I put it on? I have washed my feet, how should I pollute 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 yearned 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 liquid 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⁶I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself; he was gone: My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I found him not; 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, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, ... What will 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, 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 finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

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

¹²His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, 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, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid 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 gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is 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, pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: His bearing 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, yea, 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]