Hawo 2
1 Nyee nye Saron seƒoƒo kple dzogbenya le balimewo.
I crocus [the] Sharon lily [the] valley
2 Abe ale si dzogbenya le ŋuwo domee ene la, nenemae nye nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ le ɖetugbiwo dome.
like/as lily between: among [the] thistle so darling my between: among [the] daughter
3 Abe ale si apluti nɔna le avemetiwo dome ene la, nenemae nye nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ le ɖekakpuiwo dome. Melɔ̃a anyinɔnɔ ɖe eƒe vɔvɔli te, eye eƒe kutsetse vivia nunye ŋutɔ.
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
4 Ekplɔm yi ɖe afi si woɖo kplɔ̃ ɖo, eye lɔlɔ̃ nye aflaga si wòtsɔ tsyɔ dzinye.
to come (in): bring me to(wards) house: home [the] wine and standard his upon me love
5 Etsɔ waintsetsebolo do ŋusẽm kple aplu fa dzi nam, elabena lɔlɔ̃ na meku ƒenyi.
to support me in/on/with raisin bun to spread me in/on/with apple for be weak: ill love I
6 Etsɔ eƒe miabɔ de nye ta te, eye wòtsɔ eƒe ɖusibɔ kpla kɔ nam.
left his underneath: under to/for head my and right his to embrace me
7 Yerusalem nyɔnuviwo, meta sãde kple zinɔ le gbe me be, “Migaʋuʋu lɔlɔ̃ alo anyɔe o, va se ɖe esime eya ŋutɔ lɔ̃ hafi.”
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
8 Nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ, ɖo to afii! Kpɔ ɖa, nye lɔlɔ̃tɔe nye ekem gbɔna, le kpo tim flɔ towo, eye wòle kpo dzom le togbɛwo tame.
voice beloved my behold this to come (in): come to leap upon [the] mountain: mount to gather upon [the] hill
9 Nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ le abe sãde alo zivi ene. Kpɔ ɖa, eyae nye ekem le tsitre ɖe míaƒe kpɔ godo, le nu kpɔm to fesre nu, eye wòdo ŋku ɖa to fesrenuvɔ me.
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
10 Nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ ƒo nu kplim be, “Nye dzi lɔlɔ̃a, tsi tsitre, eye nye tugbefia, va dze yonyeme.
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
11 Kpɔ ɖa, vuvɔŋɔli nu va yi, tsidzadza ke, eye enu va yi.
for behold ([the] winter *Q(K)*) to pass [the] rain to pass to go: went to/for him
12 Seƒoƒo ke ɖe anyigba dzi, hadzidzi ƒe ɣeyiɣi ɖo, eye wose akpakpawo ƒe xɔxlɔ̃ le míaƒe anyigba dzi.
[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
13 Gbotiwo de asi tsetse me xoxo, eye wainkawo ƒe seƒoƒo le ya ɖem nyuie. Tso va, nye dzi lɔlɔ̃a; nye tugbefia, va dze yonyeme.”
[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
14 Nye ahɔnɛ le agakpewo tome, le towo ƒe bebeƒewo, do wò mo ɖa, eye na mase wò gbe, elabena wò gbe vivina, eye wò mo nya kpɔna.
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
15 Milé abeiwo nam, abeivi siwo le wainkawo gblẽm, eye wole míaƒe wainka siwo ƒo se la gblẽm.
to grasp to/for us fox fox small to destroy vineyard and vineyard our blossom
16 Nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ nye tɔnye, eye nye hã menye etɔ, eya ame si le tsa ɖim le dzogbenyawo dome.
beloved my to/for me and I to/for him [the] to pasture in/on/with lily
17 Nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ, trɔ gbɔ hafi ŋu nake, viviti nasi dzo, eye nànɔ abe sãde alo zivi le togbɛ tsakliwo dzi ene.
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
