And the tresses of thy head as crimson.

The king is captivated by the ringlets:

How beautiful and how charming,

O love, in thy fascinations!

7 This thy growth is like a palm-tree,

And thy bosom like its clusters. [[181]]

8 I long to climb this palm-tree,

I long to clasp its branches.

May thy bosom be unto me

As the clusters of the vine,