complete verse (Song of Solomon 6:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 6:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Please turn around, come back, oh,
    you girl who is so beautiful.
    Come back, return and come to dance
    so we can look carefully at you!
    Why do you want to look at me
    while some are dancing/singing
    who have arranged themselves in two lines?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Come back, come back, O Shulammite!
    Come back, back that we may look upon you.
    Why would you look upon me
    as on the dance of Mahanaim?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] come-back/[lit. return], young-lady/unmarried-woman of Shulam, [you (sing.)] come-back/[lit. return] so we (excl.) can-see you (sing.).
    Why do- [intensifier] you (plur.) -want to see the young-lady/unmarried-woman of Shulam dancing in-the-middle of the onlookers/watchers/audience?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You who are the perfect one,
    come back to us, in order that we may see you!
    Why do you want to look at this woman who is perfect,
    like you like to watch two rows/lines of people dancing?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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