Solomon Laa 1
1 Laa rhoek khuikah Laa he Solomon kah ni.
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
2 Namah hlo tah misurtui lakah then tih a ka dongkah moknah neh kai m'mok lah sue.
Oh that he might kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for thy caresses are more pleasant than wine.
3 Namah tah situi bo neh na then pai tih situi loh na ming a puem pai. Te dongah ni hula rhoek long nang n'lungnah.
To the smell are thy fragrant oils pleasant, [like] precious oil poured forth is thy name [famous afar]: therefore do maidens love thee.
4 Namah hnukah kai m'mawt lamtah yong mai sih. Kai he manghai loh amah imhman la n' khuen coeng. Namah ah ka omngaih uh tih ka kohoe uh. Nang kah hlo rhoek tah misurtui lakah ka poek uh tih vanat la nang n'lungnah uh.
Oh draw me, after thee will we run: the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee; we will recall thy caresses, more [pleasant] than wine; without deceit [all] love thee.—
5 Ka muem cakhaw Jerusalem nu rhoek tah Kedar dap banglam khaw, Solomon himbaiyan banglam khaw rhoeprhui mai.
Black am I, yet comely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Khomik loh kai n'hmuh tih ka muem dongah nim kai nan hmuh pawh? Ka manu ca rhoek te kai taengah sai tih misurdum aka hung la kai n'khueh uh. Kamah taengkah ka misurdum ka hung pawt ah.
Look not so at me, because I am somewhat black, because the sun hath looked fiercely at me: my mother's children were angry with me; they appointed me to be keeper of the vineyards; but my vineyard, which is my own, have I not kept.—
7 Ka hinglu kah a lungnah te kamah taengah thui lah. Melam na luem sak? Khothun ah melam na kol sak? Te boel tah balae tih na hui rhoek kah tuping taengah aka kulup bangla ka om?
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest? where lettest thou thy flock rest at noon? for why should I appear like a veiled mourner by the flocks of thy companions?—
8 Huta rhoek khuiah sakthen te na ming pawt atah boiva kholaeh ah namah cet. Na maae-ca te aka dawn rhoek kah dungtlungim ah luem sak.
If thou knowest this not, O thou fairest of women, go but forth in the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids around the shepherds' dwellings.—
9 Ka cangyaeh namah tah Pharaoh leng dongkah ka marhang manu kam puet sak.
Unto the horse in Pharaoh's chariot do I compare thee, my beloved.
10 Na kam te aitlaeng neh, na rhawn khaw oidik neh damyal mai.
Comely are thy cheeks between strings [of pearls], thy neck with rows [of jewels].
11 Nang hamla sui aitlaeng neh cak hnathawn khaw n'saii bitni.
Chains of gold will we make for thee with studs of silver.—
12 Kamah kah rhai-ul tah manghai amah loh a caboei dongah a hmuehmuei la a khueh.
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth its [pleasant] smell.
13 Kamah hlo kah murrah cun tah kamah ham ka rhangsuk laklo ah rhaeh coeng.
A bundle of myrrh is my friend unto me, that resteth on my bosom.
14 Kamah taengkah kamah hlo tah Engedi misurdum kah tlansum thaihsu ni.
A copher-cluster is my friend unto me in the vineyards of 'En-gedi.—
15 Ka cangyaeh tah na rhoep ne, vahui na mik khaw na sakthen ne.
Lo, thou art beautiful, my beloved: lo, thou art beautiful: thy eyes are those of a dove.—
16 Ka hlo nang tah na sakthen ne, mah kah soengca hingsuep khaw naepnoi bal.
Lo, thou art beautiful, my friend, also pleasant: also our couch is [made in the] green [wood].
17 Lamphai tah mah im kah tungpum saeh lamtah hmaical tah mah kah paekhop saeh.
The beams of our houses are cedars and our wainscoting of cypress-trees.
