Cantico dei Cantici 1
1 Il Cantico de' cantici di Salomone.
This is [King] Solomon’s most beautiful song.
2 BACIMI egli de' baci della sua bocca; Perciocchè i tuoi amori [son] migliori che il vino.
Kiss me [on my lips], because your love [for me] is more delightful than wine.
3 Per l'odore de' tuoi preziosi olii [odoriferi], (Il tuo nome [è] un olio [odorifero] sparso), Ti amano le fanciulle.
The fragrance of the cologne on your [skin] is [very] sweet/pleasing [CHI]. And your reputation is [very] good and spreads, [like] [SIM] the fragrance of the special oil spread on your skin. That is why the [other] young women are attracted to you.
4 Tirami, noi correremo dietro a te; Il re mi ha introdotta nelle sue camere; Noi gioiremo, e ci rallegreremo in te; Noi ricorderemo i tuoi amori, anzi che il vino; Gli [uomini] diritti ti amano.
Take me quickly; take me to your home. [It is as though] you are my king; take me into your room. We are very happy [DOU] about you; we say that your love [for each other] is better than wine. It is not surprising that the other young women adore you.
5 O figliuole di Gerusalemme, io [son] bruna, ma bella; Come le tende di Chedar, come i padiglioni di Salomone.
You women of Jerusalem, I am dark but beautiful; my dark skin is like [SIM] the tents in Kedar, [or] like the beautiful curtains in Solomon’s palace.
6 Non riguardate che io [son] bruna; Perciocchè il sole mi ha tocca co' suoi raggi; I figliuoli di mia madre si sono adirati contro a me; Mi hanno posta guardiana delle vigne; Io non ho guardata la mia vigna, che [è] mia.
[But] do not stare at me because of the sun having caused my skin to become dark; my brothers were angry with me, [so] they forced me to work [out in the sunshine] in the vineyards, so I was not able to take good care of my body/skin [CHI, MET].
7 O [tu], il qual l'anima mia ama, dichiarami Ove tu pasturi [la greggia], [Ed] ove tu [la] fai posare in sul mezzodì; Perciocchè, perchè sarei io come una [donna] velata Presso alle mandre de' tuoi compagni?
You whom I [SYN] love, where will you take your flock of sheep today? Where will you allow them to rest at noontime? I want to know because it is not right [RHQ] for me to wander around like a prostitute looking for you among the flocks that belong to your friends.
8 Se tu nol sai, o la più bella d'infra le femmine, Esci seguendo la traccia delle pecore, E pastura le tue caprette. Presso alle tende de' pastori.
You who are the most beautiful of all the women, if you [search for me and] do not know [where I will take my sheep], follow the tracks/footprints of the sheep. [Then] allow your young goats to (graze/eat grass) near the shepherds’ tents.
9 AMICA mia, io ti assomiglio alle cavalle [Che sono] a' carri di Faraone.
You [are beautiful], my darling, like the young female horse that pulls the chariot of the king of Egypt.
10 Le tue guance son belle ne' [lor] fregi, E il tuo collo ne' [suoi] monili.
Your cheeks are decorated with jewelry, and there are strings of beads/pearls around your neck.
11 Noi ti faremo de' fregi d'oro Con punti d'argento.
We will make for you [some] gold earrings that are decorated/inlaid with silver.
12 Mentre il re [è] nel suo convito, Il mio nardo ha renduto il suo odore.
While the king was on his couch, the smell of my perfume spread [around the room].
13 Il mio amico m'[è] un sacchetto di mirra, Che passa la notte sul mio seno.
The man who loves me is [as delightful as [MET]] a (sachet/small cloth bag) of myrrh between my breasts.
14 Il mio amico m'[è] un grappolo di cipro Delle vigne di En-ghedi.
He is like [MET] a bunch of flowers from the vineyards at En-Gedi.
15 Eccoti bella, amica mia, eccoti bella; I tuoi occhi [somigliano quelli de]' colombi.
You whom I love, you are beautiful; you are very beautiful! Your eyes are [as delightful/charming as] doves.
16 Eccoti bello, amico mio, ed anche piacevole; Il nostro letto eziandio [è] verdeggiante.
You who love me, you are very delightful/handsome, you are wonderful! This green grass will be [like] a couch [where we lie down].
17 Le travi delle nostre case [son] di cedri, I nostri palchi [son] di cipressi.
[Branches of] cedar [trees] will shade us; [it is as though branches of] juniper/pine [trees] will be like [MET] a roof [over our heads].
