1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.
1 Haay! Ni ya wayboro hanno no, ya ay baakwa! Haay! Ni ga boori! Ni gonda mo sanda koloŋay wane cine ni bangumo ra. Ni boŋ hamno ga hima hincin kuru kaŋ goono ga zumbu ka fun Jileyad tondo boŋ.
2Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.
2 Ni hinjey mo ga hima sanda feeji kuru, hõseyaŋ taji, Kaŋ yaŋ go ga fun nyumayyaŋ do. I ga sasare ihinka-hinka, ihinka-hinka, Baa afolloŋ mana gaze i ra.
3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.
3 Ni me kuurey ga hima sanda silli ciray, Ni meyo mo ihanno no. Ni gawaley ga hima garenad* dumbari ni bangumo ra.
4Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.
4 Ni jinda ga hima sanda Dawda cinari kuuko, Kaŋ i cina wongu jinay jisiyaŋ se, Nango kaŋ i na guuru koray zambar fo sarku, Wongaarey kulu korayey.
5Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.
5 Ni fafa hinka sanda day jeer'ize taway hinka no jeeri nya do, Kaŋ yaŋ ga kuru waaliya bokey game ra.
6Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
6 Ay g'ay koyyaŋ te zawul tondo do, Da lubban fando mo, Hala mo ma bo, kubay ma ban.
7Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.
7 Ya nin ay baakwa, Ni ya ihanno no soosay, Laru kulu si ni gaa.
8[Come] with me, from Lebanon, [my] spouse, With me from Lebanon, -- Come, look from the top of Amanah, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.
8 Ya ay wayhiijo, ma tun ka fun Liban ka kaa ay banda, Ma tun Liban ka kaa ay banda, Ma koy Amaana tondi boŋ ka fonnay. Senir da Hermon yolla gaa mo, Muusu beerey tondi guuso do, Mari tondi beerey do haray.
9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
9 Ya ay wayme, ay wayhiijo, Ni baakasina n'ay bina di. Ni gunayaŋ folloŋ n'ay bina di, Da ni jinda hiiri folloŋ mo.
10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
10 Ya ay waymo, ay wayhiijo, Man ni baakasina kaani misa, Ni baakasina bisa duvan* kaani sanda ifo cine! Ni jiyo hawo mo bisa maafe jinay kulu dumi haw kaani!
11Thy lips, [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
11 Ya ay wayhiijo, ni me kuurey ga yu dooru, Yu da wa go ni deena cire. Ni bankaarayey hawo mo ga hima sanda Liban haw.
12A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
12 Ya ay waymo, ay wayhiijo, Ni ya fari kaŋ i kali ka windi no, Hari-mo kaŋ i lutu, da day kaŋ go daabante mo.
13Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;
13 Ni kambey ya garenad kali hanno no kaŋ gonda tuuri ize kaano yaŋ, Danga alhinna da nardi* tilam,
14Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
14 Nardi, da safran, da kalamos da cirfa, Nga nda lubban tuurey kulu a banda, Da zawul da alowes*, Da yaazi jinay beerey kulu nooya care banda.
15A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.
15 Ni ya hari-mo no, kali ra wane, Day hari fundikooni mo no, Da gooruyaŋ kaŋ ga zuru ka fun Liban. Wayhiijo ne:
16Awake, north wind, and come, [thou] south; Blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.
16 Ya azawa kambe hawo, ma mo hay. Ya dandi kambe hawo, ni mo ma kaa. Araŋ ma faaru ay kalo ra, Zama a yaazi jinayey hawo ma du ka fatta taray. Ay baakwa ma furo nga kalo ra, A ma nga tuuri izey ŋwa, kaani izey nooya.