Chapter 1
1asma asmatwn o estin tw
salwmwn2filhsatw me apo filhmatwn stomatos
autou oti agaqoi mastoi sou uper oinon3kai
osmh murwn sou uper panta ta arwmata muron ekkenwqen onoma sou dia touto neanides hgaphsan
se4eilkusan se opisw sou eis osmhn murwn sou
dramoumen eishnegken me o basileus eis to tamieion autou agalliaswmeqa kai eufranqwmen en soi
agaphsomen mastous sou uper oinon euquths hgaphsen se5melaina eimi kai kalh qugateres ierousalhm ws skhnwmata khdar ws derreis
salwmwn6mh bleyhte me oti egw eimi
memelanwmenh oti parebleyen me o hlios uioi mhtros mou emacesanto en emoi eqento me fulakissan en
ampelwsin ampelwna emon ouk efulaxa7apaggeilon moi on hgaphsen h yuch mou pou poimaineis pou koitazeis en meshmbria
mhpote genwmai ws periballomenh ep¢ agelais etairwn sou8ean mh gnws seauthn h kalh en gunaixin exelqe su en pternais twn poimniwn kai
poimaine tas erifous sou epi skhnwmasin twn poimenwn9th ippw mou en armasin faraw wmoiwsa se h plhsion
mou10ti wraiwqhsan siagones sou ws trugones
trachlos sou ws ormiskoi11omoiwmata crusiou
poihsomen soi meta stigmatwn tou arguriou12ews ou o basileus en anaklisei autou nardos mou edwken osmhn
autou13apodesmos ths stakths adelfidos mou
emoi ana meson twn mastwn mou aulisqhsetai14botrus ths kuprou adelfidos mou emoi en ampelwsin
eggaddi15idou ei kalh h plhsion mou idou ei kalh
ofqalmoi sou peristerai16idou ei kalos o
adelfidos mou kai ge wraios pros klinh hmwn suskios17dokoi oikwn hmwn kedroi fatnwmata hmwn kuparissoi
Chapter 2
1egw anqos tou pediou krinon
twn koiladwn2ws krinon en mesw akanqwn
outws h plhsion mou ana meson twn qugaterwn3ws mhlon en tois xulois tou drumou outws adelfidos mou ana meson twn uiwn en th
skia autou epequmhsa kai ekaqisa kai karpos autou glukus en laruggi
mou4eisagagete me eis oikon tou oinou taxate
ep¢ eme agaphn5sthrisate me en amorais
stoibasate me en mhlois oti tetrwmenh agaphs egw6euwnumos autou upo thn kefalhn mou kai h dexia autou perilhmyetai
me7wrkisa umas qugateres ierousalhm en tais
dunamesin kai en tais iscusesin tou agrou ean egeirhte kai exegeirhte thn agaphn ews ou
qelhsh8fwnh adelfidou mou idou outos hkei
phdwn epi ta orh diallomenos epi tous bounous9omoios estin adelfidos mou th dorkadi h nebrw elafwn epi ta orh baiqhl idou outos
esthken opisw tou toicou hmwn parakuptwn dia twn quridwn ekkuptwn dia twn
diktuwn10apokrinetai adelfidos mou kai legei
moi anasta elqe h plhsion mou kalh mou peristera mou11oti idou o ceimwn parhlqen o uetos aphlqen eporeuqh
eautw12ta anqh wfqh en th gh kairos ths tomhs
efqaken fwnh tou trugonos hkousqh en th gh hmwn13h sukh exhnegken olunqous auths ai ampeloi kuprizousin edwkan osmhn anasta elqe h
plhsion mou kalh mou peristera mou14kai elqe
su peristera mou en skeph ths petras ecomena tou proteicismatos deixon moi thn oyin sou kai akoutison
me thn fwnhn sou oti h fwnh sou hdeia kai h oyis sou wraia15piasate hmin alwpekas mikrous afanizontas ampelwnas kai ai ampeloi hmwn
kuprizousin16adelfidos mou emoi kagw autw o
poimainwn en tois krinois17ews ou diapneush h
hmera kai kinhqwsin ai skiai apostreyon omoiwqhti su adelfide mou tw dorkwni h nebrw elafwn epi orh
koilwmatwn
Chapter 3
1epi koithn mou en nuxin
ezhthsa on hgaphsen h yuch mou ezhthsa auton kai ouc euron auton ekalesa auton kai ouc uphkousen
mou2anasthsomai dh kai kuklwsw en th polei en
tais agorais kai en tais plateiais kai zhthsw on hgaphsen h yuch mou ezhthsa auton kai ouc euron
auton3eurosan me oi thrountes oi kuklountes en
th polei mh on hgaphsen h yuch mou eidete4ws
mikron ote parhlqon ap¢ autwn ews ou euron on hgaphsen h yuch mou ekrathsa auton kai ouk afhsw
auton ews ou eishgagon auton eis oikon mhtros mou kai eis tamieion ths sullaboushs
me5wrkisa umas qugateres ierousalhm en tais
dunamesin kai en tais iscusesin tou agrou ean egeirhte kai exegeirhte thn agaphn ews an
qelhsh6tis auth h anabainousa apo ths erhmou ws
stelech kapnou tequmiamenh smurnan kai libanon apo pantwn koniortwn
mureyou7idou h klinh tou salwmwn exhkonta
dunatoi kuklw auths apo dunatwn israhl8pantes
katecontes romfaian dedidagmenoi polemon anhr romfaia autou epi mhron autou apo qambous en
nuxin9foreion epoihsen eautw o basileus
salwmwn apo xulwn tou libanou10stulous autou
epoihsen argurion kai anakliton autou cruseon epibasis autou porfura entos autou liqostrwton agaphn
apo qugaterwn ierousalhm11exelqate kai idete
en tw basilei salwmwn en tw stefanw w estefanwsen auton h mhthr autou en hmera numfeusews autou
kai en hmera eufrosunhs kardias autou
Chapter 4
1idou ei kalh h plhsion mou
idou ei kalh ofqalmoi sou peristerai ektos ths siwphsews sou tricwma sou ws agelai twn aigwn ai
apekalufqhsan apo tou galaad2odontes sou ws
agelai twn kekarmenwn ai anebhsan apo tou loutrou ai pasai didumeuousai kai ateknousa ouk estin en
autais3ws spartion to kokkinon ceilh sou kai h
lalia sou wraia ws lepuron ths roas mhlon sou ektos ths siwphsews
sou4ws purgos dauid trachlos sou o
wkodomhmenos eis qalpiwq cilioi qureoi kremantai ep¢ auton pasai bolides twn
dunatwn5duo mastoi sou ws duo nebroi didumoi
dorkados oi nemomenoi en krinois6ews ou
diapneush h hmera kai kinhqwsin ai skiai poreusomai emautw pros to oros ths smurnhs kai pros ton
bounon tou libanou7olh kalh ei h plhsion mou
kai mwmos ouk estin en soi8deuro apo libanou
numfh deuro apo libanou eleush kai dieleush apo archs pistews apo kefalhs sanir kai ermwn apo
mandrwn leontwn apo orewn pardalewn9ekardiwsas hmas adelfh mou numfh ekardiwsas hmas eni apo ofqalmwn sou en mia
enqemati trachlwn sou10ti ekalliwqhsan mastoi
sou adelfh mou numfh ti ekalliwqhsan mastoi sou apo oinou kai osmh imatiwn sou uper panta ta
arwmata11khrion apostazousin ceilh sou numfh
meli kai gala upo thn glwssan sou kai osmh imatiwn sou ws osmh
libanou12khpos kekleismenos adelfh mou numfh
khpos kekleismenos phgh esfragismenh13apostolai sou paradeisos rown meta karpou akrodruwn kuproi meta
nardwn14nardos kai krokos kalamos kai
kinnamwmon meta pantwn xulwn tou libanou smurna alwq meta pantwn prwtwn
murwn15phgh khpwn frear udatos zwntos kai
roizountos apo tou libanou16exegerqhti borra
kai ercou note diapneuson khpon mou kai reusatwsan arwmata mou katabhtw adelfidos mou eis khpon
autou kai fagetw karpon akrodruwn autou
Chapter 5
1eishlqon eis khpon mou
adelfh mou numfh etrughsa smurnan mou meta arwmatwn mou efagon arton mou meta melitos mou
epion oinon mou meta galaktos mou fagete plhsioi kai piete kai mequsqhte
adelfoi2egw kaqeudw kai h kardia mou agrupnei
fwnh adelfidou mou krouei epi thn quran anoixon moi adelfh mou h plhsion mou peristera mou teleia
mou oti h kefalh mou eplhsqh drosou kai oi bostrucoi mou yekadwn
nuktos3exedusamhn ton citwna mou pws
enduswmai auton eniyamhn tous podas mou pws molunw autous4adelfidos mou apesteilen ceira autou apo ths ophs kai h koilia mou eqrohqh ep¢
auton5anesthn egw anoixai tw adelfidw mou
ceires mou estaxan smurnan daktuloi mou smurnan plhrh epi ceiras tou
kleiqrou6hnoixa egw tw adelfidw mou adelfidos
mou parhlqen yuch mou exhlqen en logw autou ezhthsa auton kai ouc euron auton ekalesa auton kai
ouc uphkousen mou7eurosan me oi fulakes oi
kuklountes en th polei epataxan me etraumatisan me hran to qeristron mou ap¢ emou fulakes twn
teicewn8wrkisa umas qugateres ierousalhm en
tais dunamesin kai en tais iscusesin tou agrou ean eurhte ton adelfidon mou ti apaggeilhte autw oti
tetrwmenh agaphs eimi egw9ti adelfidos sou apo
adelfidou h kalh en gunaixin ti adelfidos sou apo adelfidou oti outws wrkisas
hmas10adelfidos mou leukos kai purros
eklelocismenos apo muriadwn11kefalh autou
crusion kai faz bostrucoi autou elatai melanes ws korax12ofqalmoi autou ws peristerai epi plhrwmata udatwn lelousmenai en galakti kaqhmenai
epi plhrwmata udatwn13siagones autou ws fialai
tou arwmatos fuousai mureyika ceilh autou krina stazonta smurnan
plhrh14ceires autou toreutai crusai
peplhrwmenai qarsis koilia autou puxion elefantinon epi liqou
sapfeirou15knhmai autou stuloi marmarinoi
teqemeliwmenoi epi baseis crusas eidos autou ws libanos eklektos ws
kedroi16farugx autou glukasmoi kai olos
epiqumia outos adelfidos mou kai outos plhsion mou qugateres ierousalhm
Chapter 6
1pou aphlqen o adelfidos sou
h kalh en gunaixin pou apebleyen o adelfidos sou kai zhthsomen auton meta
sou2adelfidos mou katebh eis khpon autou eis
fialas tou arwmatos poimainein en khpois kai sullegein krina3egw tw adelfidw mou kai adelfidos mou emoi o poimainwn en tois
krinois4kalh ei h plhsion mou ws eudokia wraia
ws ierousalhm qambos ws tetagmenai5apostreyon ofqalmous sou apenantion mou oti autoi anepterwsan me tricwma sou ws
agelai twn aigwn ai anefanhsan apo tou galaad6odontes sou ws agelai twn kekarmenwn ai anebhsan apo tou loutrou ai pasai
didumeuousai kai ateknousa ouk estin en autais7ws spartion to kokkinon ceilh sou kai h lalia sou wraia ws lepuron ths roas mhlon sou
ektos ths siwphsews sou8exhkonta eisin
basilissai kai ogdohkonta pallakai kai neanides wn ouk estin
ariqmos9mia estin peristera mou teleia mou mia
estin th mhtri auths eklekth estin th tekoush auths eidosan authn qugateres kai makariousin authn
basilissai kai pallakai kai ainesousin authn10tis
auth h ekkuptousa wsei orqros kalh ws selhnh eklekth ws o hlios qambos ws
tetagmenai11eis khpon karuas katebhn idein en
genhmasin tou ceimarrou idein ei hnqhsen h ampelos exhnqhsan ai roai ekei dwsw tous mastous mou
soi12ouk egnw h yuch mou eqeto me armata
aminadab
Chapter 7
1epistrefe epistrefe h
soulamitis epistrefe epistrefe kai oyomeqa en soi ti oyesqe en th soulamitidi h ercomenh ws coroi twn
parembolwn2ti wraiwqhsan diabhmata sou en
upodhmasin qugater nadab ruqmoi mhrwn sou omoioi ormiskois ergw ceirwn
tecnitou3omfalos sou krathr toreutos mh
usteroumenos krama koilia sou qimwnia sitou pefragmenh en
krinois4duo mastoi sou ws duo nebroi didumoi
dorkados5trachlos sou ws purgos elefantinos
ofqalmoi sou ws limnai en esebwn en pulais qugatros pollwn mukthr sou ws purgos tou libanou
skopeuwn proswpon damaskou6kefalh sou epi
se ws karmhlos kai plokion kefalhs sou ws porfura basileus dedemenos en
paradromais7ti wraiwqhs kai ti hdunqhs agaph
en trufais sou8touto megeqos sou wmoiwqh tw
foiniki kai oi mastoi sou tois botrusin9eipa
anabhsomai en tw foiniki krathsw twn uyewn autou kai esontai dh mastoi sou ws botrues ths ampelou
kai osmh rinos sou ws mhla10kai larugx sou ws
oinos o agaqos poreuomenos tw adelfidw mou eis euquqhta ikanoumenos ceilesin mou kai
odousin11egw tw adelfidw mou kai ep¢ eme h
epistrofh autou12elqe adelfide mou exelqwmen
eis agron aulisqwmen en kwmais13orqriswmen
eis ampelwnas idwmen ei hnqhsen h ampelos hnqhsen o kuprismos hnqhsan ai roai ekei dwsw tous
mastous mou soi14oi mandragorai edwkan
osmhn kai epi qurais hmwn panta akrodrua nea pros palaia adelfide mou ethrhsa soi
Chapter 8
1tis dwh se adelfidon mou
qhlazonta mastous mhtros mou eurousa se exw filhsw se kai ge ouk exoudenwsousin
moi2paralhmyomai se eisaxw se eis oikon
mhtros mou kai eis tamieion ths sullaboushs me potiw se apo oinou tou mureyikou apo namatos rown
mou3euwnumos autou upo thn kefalhn mou kai
h dexia autou perilhmyetai me4wrkisa umas
qugateres ierousalhm en tais dunamesin kai en tais iscusesin tou agrou ti egeirhte kai ti exegeirhte thn
agaphn ews an qelhsh5tis auth h anabainousa
leleukanqismenh episthrizomenh epi ton adelfidon auths upo mhlon exhgeira se ekei wdinhsen se h
mhthr sou ekei wdinhsen se h tekousa sou6qes
me ws sfragida epi thn kardian sou ws sfragida epi ton braciona sou oti krataia ws qanatos agaph sklhros
ws adhs zhlos periptera auths periptera puros floges auths7udwr polu ou dunhsetai sbesai thn agaphn kai potamoi ou sugklusousin authn ean dw
anhr ton panta bion autou en th agaph exoudenwsei exoudenwsousin
auton8adelfh hmin mikra kai mastous ouk ecei ti
poihswmen th adelfh hmwn en hmera h ean lalhqh en auth9ei teicos estin oikodomhswmen ep¢ authn epalxeis arguras kai ei qura estin
diagraywmen ep¢ authn sanida kedrinhn10egw
teicos kai mastoi mou ws purgoi egw hmhn en ofqalmois autou ws euriskousa
eirhnhn11ampelwn egenhqh tw salwmwn en
beelamwn edwken ton ampelwna autou tois throusin anhr oisei en karpw autou cilious
arguriou12ampelwn mou emos enwpion mou oi
cilioi soi salwmwn kai oi diakosioi tois throusi ton karpon
autou13o kaqhmenos en khpois etairoi
prosecontes th fwnh sou akoutison me14fuge
adelfide mou kai omoiwqhti th dorkadi h tw nebrw twn elafwn epi orh arwmatwn .
