complete verse (Song of Solomon 1:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 1:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “My beloved is like perfume that smells sweet
    when (it/he) touches between my breasts.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “My beloved, you are like a little
    cloth bag filled with myrrh hanging between my breasts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “My beloved smells-fragrant like myrrh/[mira] while he rests-his-head upon my chest/breasts.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The man who loves me is as delightful as a sachet/small cloth bag of myrrh between my breasts.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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