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CAPI. II.
I Am the ly••ie of the felde, and rose of the [unspec A] valleye: as the rose among the thornes, so is my loue amonge the daughters.
Lyke as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloued amonge the sonnes. My delyte is to syt vnder hys sha∣dowe, for his frute is swete vnto my throte. He bryngeth me into hys wyne seller, and loueth me specyally well. Refresh me with grapes, comforte me with apples, for I am sycke of loue. * 1.1 His lefte hande lyeth vn∣der my heade, and his ryght hande shal em∣brace me. * 1.2 I charge you (O ye daughters [unspec B] of Ierusalem) by the Roes and hyndes of the felde that ye wake nat vp my loue nor touche her, tyl she be contente her selfe Me thynke I heare the voyce of my belo∣ued: lo, there commeth he hoppynge vpon the mountaynes, and leapynge ouer the ly∣tle hylles. My beloued, is lyke a Roo or a yonge hart. Be holde, he standeth be∣hynde our wall, he loketh in at y• wyndowe, and pepeth thorowe the grate. My belo∣ued [unspec C] answered and sayde vnto me.
O stande vp my loue, my beutyfull, and come: for lo, the wenter is nowe paste, the rayne is awaye and gone. The floures are come vp in the felde the tyme of the vyr∣des syngynge is come, and the voyce of the turtle done is harde in our lande The fygge tree bryngeth forth her fygges, and the vynes beare blossoms, and haue a good smel. O stande vp my loue, my beutyful and come (O my doue) out of the caues of y• rockes / out of the holes of the wall: O let mese thy countenaunce and heare thy voice, for swete is thy voice, and fayre is thy face. Get vs the foxes, yee the lytle foxes, that hurt the vynes / for oure vynes beare blossoms. * 1.3 My loue is myne, and I am hys, whiche fedeth amonge the roses, vntyl the daye breake, and tyll the shadowes be gone. Come agayne (O my beloued) and be lyke as a Roo or a yonge hart vpon the wyde mountaynes.