< Song of Solomon 2 >

1 I crocus [the] Sharon lily [the] valley
Meyɛ Saron nhwiren ne bɔnhwa mu sukooko.
2 like/as lily between: among [the] thistle so darling my between: among [the] daughter
Sɛdeɛ sukooko a ɛwɔ nkasɛɛ mu teɛ no saa ara na me dɔfoɔ te wɔ mmabaawa mu.
3 like/as apple in/on/with tree [the] wood so beloved my between: among [the] son: descendant/people in/on/with shadow his to desire and to dwell and fruit his sweet to/for palate my
Sɛdeɛ aprɛ teɛ wɔ kwaeɛ mu nnua mu no saa ara na me dɔfoɔ teɛ wɔ mmaranteɛ mu. Sɛ metena ne nwunu mu a, menya ahomeka na nʼaba nso yɛ mʼanom dɛ.
4 to come (in): bring me to(wards) house: home [the] wine and standard his upon me love
Ɔde me akɔ apontoɔ ase, na mʼahyɛnsodeɛ yɛ ɔdɔ.
5 to support me in/on/with raisin bun to spread me in/on/with apple for be weak: ill love I
Momma me bobe aba na menya ahoɔden, momma me aprɛ na ɛnnwodwo me, ɛfiri sɛ ɔdɔ ama matɔ baha.
6 left his underneath: under to/for head my and right his to embrace me
Ne nsa benkum da mʼatikɔ, na ne nsa nifa aka me afam ne bo.
7 to swear [obj] you daughter Jerusalem in/on/with gazelle or in/on/with doe [the] land: country if: surely no to rouse and if: surely no to rouse [obj] [the] love till which/that to delight in
Yerusalem mmammaa, mehyɛ mo sɛ, Momfa wiram atwewa ne ɔforoteɛ nka ntam sɛ morennyane, na morenhwanyane ɔdɔ mu kɔsi ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu.
8 voice beloved my behold this to come (in): come to leap upon [the] mountain: mount to gather upon [the] hill
Tie! Me dɔfoɔ! Hwɛ! Ɔno na ɔreba no, ɔrehurihuri wɔ mmepɔ no so na ɔbɔ pentenkwa wɔ nkokoɔ no so.
9 to resemble beloved my to/for gazelle or to/for fawn [the] deer behold this to stand: stand after wall our to gaze from [the] window to gaze from [the] lattice
Me dɔfoɔ te sɛ ɔtwe anaa ɔforoteɛ. Hwɛ! Ɔgyina yɛn ɔfasuo akyi, ɔhwɛ mpomma no mu, wagyene nʼani hwɛ ntokua no mu.
10 to answer beloved my and to say to/for me to arise: rise to/for you darling my beautiful my and to go: went to/for you
Me dɔfoɔ kasa kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Sɔre, me dɔfoɔ ne mʼahoɔfɛ na bra me nkyɛn.
11 for behold ([the] winter *Q(K)*) to pass [the] rain to pass to go: went to/for him
Hwɛ! Awɔberɛ atwam; na osutɔ atwam kɔ.
12 [the] flower to see: see in/on/with land: soil time [the] branch to touch and voice [the] turtledove to hear: hear in/on/with land: country/planet our
Nhwiren afifiri asase ani: nnwontoɔ berɛ aso. Wɔte mmorɔnoma su wɔ yɛn asase so.
13 [the] fig to spice early fig her and [the] vine blossom to give: give aroma to arise: rise (to/for you *Q(K)*) darling my beautiful my and to go: come to/for you
Borɔdɔma agu nhyerɛnne; na bobe hwa agye baabiara. Sɔre bra, me dɔfoɔ; mʼahoɔfɛ bra me nkyɛn.”
14 dove my in/on/with cleft [the] crag in/on/with secrecy [the] steep to see: see me [obj] appearance your to hear: hear me [obj] voice your for voice your sweet and appearance your lovely
Mʼaborɔnoma a wohyɛ abotan ntokuro mu ahinta wɔ mmepɔ so, ma me nhunu wʼanim; ma mente wo nne; wo nne yɛ dɛ, na wʼanim yɛ fɛ.
15 to grasp to/for us fox fox small to destroy vineyard and vineyard our blossom
Monkyekyere sakraman no mma yɛn, sakraman nketewa no a wɔsɛe bobe nturo, yɛn bobe nturo a ayɛ frɔmm no.
16 beloved my to/for me and I to/for him [the] to pasture in/on/with lily
Me dɔfoɔ yɛ me dea, na mewɔ no; ɔhwehwɛ sukooko no mu.
17 till which/that to breathe [the] day and to flee [the] shadow to turn: turn to resemble to/for you beloved my to/for gazelle or to/for fawn [the] deer upon mountain: mount cleft
Ɛnkɔsi sɛ adeɛ bɛkye na sunsumma bɛsene akɔ no, dane wo ho me dɔfoɔ, na yɛ sɛ ɔtwewa anaa ɔforoteɛ a ɔwɔ nkokoɔ mmɔnkyi mmɔnka no so.

< Song of Solomon 2 >