1:1 [] To Aisma twn Aismatwn, to tou SolomwntoV.

1:2 [] AV me filhsh me ta filhmata tou stomatoV autou. Dioti h agaph sou einai kalhtera para ton oinon.

1:3 Dia thn euwdian twn kalwn murwn sou, to onoma sou einai muron ekkecumenon× dia touto ai neanideV se agapwsin.

1:4 Elkuson me× qelomen dramei katopin sou× o basileuV me eishgagen eiV ta tameia autou× qelomen agallesqai kai eufrainesqai eiV se, qelomen enqumeisqai thn agaphn sou mallon para oinon× oi econteV euquthta se agapwsi.

1:5 Melaina eimai, plhn eucariV, qugatereV thV Ierousalhm× wV ta skhnwmata tou Khdar, wV ta parapetasmata tou SolomwntoV.

1:6 Mh blepete eiV eme, oti eimai memelanwmenh, epeidh o hlioV me ekausen× oi uioi thV mhtroV mou wrgisqhsan kat' emou× me ebalon fulaka eiV touV ampelwnaV× ton idion mou ampelwna omwV den efulaxa.

1:7 [] Apaggeilon moi, su, ton opoion agapa h yuch mou, Pou poimaineiV, pou anapaueiV to poimnion thn meshmbrian× dia ti na geinw wV perikekalummenh metaxu twn poimniwn twn suntrofwn sou;

1:8 Ean den gnwrizhV touto af' eauthV, wraia metaxu twn gunaikwn, exelqe su katopin eiV ta icnh tou poimniou, kai poimaine ta erifia sou plhsion twn skhnwn twn boskwn.

1:9 Me taV ippouV twn amaxwn tou Faraw se exwmoiwsa, hgaphmenh mou.

1:10 Ai siagoneV sou einai wraiai me taV seiraV twn margaritwn, kai o trachloV sou me ta periderraia.

1:11 Qelomen kamei eiV se aluseiV crusaV me stigmata arguriou.

1:12 [] Enosw o basileuV kaqhtai eiV thn trapezan autou, o nardoV mou diaceei thn osmhn autou.

1:13 Demation smurnhV einai eiV eme o agaphtoV mou× qelei dianuktereuei metaxu twn mastwn mou.

1:14 O agaphtoV mou einai eiV eme wV botruV kuprinoV eiV touV ampelwnaV tou En-gaddi.

1:15 Idou, eisai wraia, agaphth mou× idou, eisai wraia× oi ofqalmoi sou einai wV peristerwn.

1:16 Idou, eisai wraioV, agaphte mou, nai, eucariV× kai h klinh hmwn einai euqalhV.