It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

Kaum war ich an ihnen vorüber, da fand ich, den meine Seele liebt. Ich ergriff ihn und ließ ihn nicht, bis ich ihn gebracht hatte in das Haus meiner Mutter und in das Gemach meiner Gebärerin.

Pasando de ellos un poco, hallé luego al que mi alma ama: trabé de él, y no lo dejé, hasta que lo metí en casa de mi madre, y en la cámara de la que me engendró.

Pouco depois de me afastar deles, logo achei a quem minha alma ama. Eu o segurei, e não o deixei ir embora, até eu ter lhe trazido à casa de minha mãe, ao cômodo daquela que me gerou.

Foi logo após passar pelos guardas que encontrei aquele a quem minha alma ama. Eu o agarrei e não o deixei ir, até que eu o introduzisse na casa de minha mãe, no quarto onde fui concebida. A mulher falando para as outras mulheres: