Chante Salomon 1
1 Men pi bèl chante nan tout chante Salomon yo.
2 Bo m' non, kouvri m' ak bo! Karès ou pi dous pase siwo myèl.
Kisse he me with the cos of his mouth. For thi tetis ben betere than wyn,
3 Ou gen yon bon sant k'ap soti nan tout kò ou. Depi yo tande non ou, sant ou vin nan nen yo. Se sa ki fè jenn fi yo renmen ou konsa!
and yyuen odour with beste oynementis. Thi name is oile sched out; therfor yonge damesels loueden thee.
4 Pran m' avè ou non! Ann kouri ale! Se ou menm ki wa mwen. Mennen m' nan chanm ou. Depi ou la, se pa ti kontan n'ap kontan. N'ap chante karès ou ki pi dous pase siwo myèl. Jenn fi yo gen rezon renmen ou konsa!
Drawe thou me after thee; we schulen renne in to the odour of thin oynementis. The kyng ledde me in to hise celeris; we myndeful of thi teetis aboue wyn, schulen make ful out ioye, and schulen be glad in thee; riytful men louen thee.
5 Medam lavil Jerizalèm, Po m' boule, men m' bèl! Po m' menm koulè ak tant nan dezè a. Men, li bèl tankou rido nan palè Salomon an.
Ye douytris of Jerusalem, Y am blak, but fair, as the tabernaclis of Cedar, as the skynnes of Salomon.
6 Pa gade sou koulè po m'! Se solèy la ki boule m' konsa. Frè m' yo te move sou mwen. Yo fè m' travay nan jaden rezen lòt moun. M' pa t' gen tan pou m' okipe jaden rezen pa m'.
Nyle ye biholde me, that Y am blak, for the sunne hath discolourid me; the sones of my modir fouyten ayens me, thei settiden me a kepere in vyners; Y kepte not my vyner.
7 Manyè di m' non, ou menm mwen renmen anpil la, kibò ou pral mennen mouton yo manje? Kibò yo pral pare solèy midi? Konsa m' p'ap bezwen mache chache ou tankou moun fou nan mitan mouton lòt gadò parèy ou yo.
Thou spouse, whom my soule loueth, schewe to me, where thou lesewist, where thou restist in myddai; lest Y bigynne to wandre, aftir the flockis of thi felowis.
8 Bèl fanm pase ou, nanpwen! Ki jan ou fè pa konn kote sa a? Ale non. Swiv mouton yo. W'a jwenn manje bò la pou kabrit ou yo, toupre tant gadò yo.
A! thou fairest among wymmen, if thou knowist not thi silf, go thou out, and go forth aftir the steppis of thi flockis; and feede thi kidis, bisidis the tabernaclis of scheepherdis.
9 Ou menm mwen renmen anpil la, w'ap boulvèse mesye yo, menm jan yon jiman ap boulvèse poulen chwal cha lagè farawon yo.
Mi frendesse, Y licnede thee to myn oost of knyytis in the charis of Farao.
10 Ala bèl figi ou bèl nan mitan très cheve ou yo! Ala bèl kou ou bèl ak kolye ou yo!
Thi chekis ben feire, as of a turtle; thi necke is as brochis.
11 Men, n'ap fè yon chenn lò pou ou ak ti moso ajan kole ladan l'.
We schulen make to thee goldun ournementis, departid and maad dyuerse with silver.
12 Mèt mwen te kouche sou kabann li. Sant odè mwen an te gaye toupatou.
Whanne the kyng was in his restyng place, my narde yaf his odour.
13 Mennaj mwen tankou yon pake bazilik, ki poze sou tete m'.
My derlyng is a bundel of myrre to me; he schal dwelle bitwixe my tetis.
14 Mennaj mwen tankou yon bouke flè k'ap fleri nan jaden rezen Angedi.
My derlyng is to me a cluster of cipre tre, among the vyneres of Engaddi.
15 Ala bèl ou bèl, anmòrèz mwen! Ala bèl ou bèl! Je ou yo ou ta di de ti pijon.
Lo! my frendesse, thou art fair; lo! thou art fair, thin iyen ben the iyen of culueris.
16 Ala bèl ou bèl, mennaj mwen! Se pa ti kontan ou fè m' kontan. Zèb yo sèvi nou kabann!
Lo, my derling, thou art fair, and schapli; oure bed is fair as flouris.
17 Branch bwa sèd yo sèvi nou travès kay, branch pye chenn yo sèvi nou twati.
The trees of oure housis ben of cedre; oure couplis ben of cipresse.
