Song of Songs 2:9-17

9My lover is like a swift gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he is behind the wall, looking through the window, peering into the room.

10My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!

11Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone.

12The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.

13The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!”

14My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely.

15Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming!

16My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

17Before the dawn breezes blow and the night shadows flee, return to me, my love, like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains.