complete verse (Song of Solomon 8:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 8:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “Hurry, oh my beloved let us go,
    running like a gazelle,
    or like a young antelope on a hill
    where things that smell sweet are growing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “O My beloved, come out,
    and become like a gazelle and young deer living on a mountain
    full of fragrant spices.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] come- here to me -quickly, my beloved, just as-fast-as a deer that leaps/jumps on the mountains/hills which (are) full of plants which are-made into perfume.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You who love me, come to me quickly;
    run to me as fast as a gazelle or young deer
    runs across hills of spices.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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