History Literature / SongOfSongs

* LoveIsADrug: Song 1:2 has the Shulamite saying, "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine." The Beloved in Song 4:10 responds with, "How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is your love than wine!"

* LoveIsADrug: Song 1:2 has the Shulamite saying, "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine." The Beloved in Song 4:10 responds with, "How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse!
How much better is your love than wine!"

* LoveIsADrug: Song 1:2 has the Shulamite saying, "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine."

Also known as the Canticles or the Song of Solomon. It is a book of Literature/TheBible that is a series of love poems written about the Shulamite and her Beloved (most commonly credited as [[Literature/BooksOfKings King Solomon]]). Bible students tend to [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory view this as a metaphor]] of God's love for Israel (to Jewish readers) or UsefulNotes/JesusChrist's love for the church (to Christians).

-->''You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love,''
-->''comely as Jerusalem,''
-->''awesome as an army with banners!''
-->''Turn your eyes away from me,''
-->''for they overwhelm me!''

-->''O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,''
-->''in the secret places of the cliffs,''
-->''let me see your face,''
-->''let me hear your voice;''
-->''for your voice is sweet,''
-->''and your face is lovely.''

-->''O you who dwell in the gardens,''
-->''my companions listen for your voice;''
-->''let me hear it!''

-->''Go forth, O daughters of Zion,''
-->''and see King Solomon with the crown''
-->''with which his mother crowned him''
-->''on the day of his wedding,''
-->''on the day of the gladness of his heart.''

-->''Do not gaze at me, because I am dark,''
-->''because [[TanLines the sun has looked upon me]].''

-->''Set me as a seal upon your heart,''
-->''as a seal upon your arm;''
-->''for love is strong as death,''
-->''passion fierce as the grave.''
-->''Its fires of desire are as ardent flames,''
-->''a most intense flame.''

* GetTheeToANunnery: Chapter seven describes the Shulamite's navel as "a rounded cup, never lacking in sweet wine." Some scholars argue that "navel" may in fact refer to the vagina.

* GodIsLoveSongs: Many interpreters read this book as an {{allegory}} of God's love for His people. Of course, that interpretation requires some [[EpilepticTrees judicious reimagining]], if not outright {{Bowdleriz|e}}ing, of what taken at face value is some explicit erotic imagery.

-->''I had taken off my garment;''
-->''how could I put it on again?''
-->''I had bathed my feet;''
-->''how could I soil them?''

-->''The watchmen found me''
-->''as they went about the city;''
-->''they struck me, they wounded me;''
-->''they took away my mantle,''
-->''those watchmen of the walls.''

-->''Your anointing oils are fragrant,''
-->''your name is oil poured out;''
-->''therefore the virgins love you.''

-->''How fair is your love, my sister, my bride!''
-->''How much better than wine is your love,''
-->''and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!''
-->''Your lips drip honey, my bride;''
-->''honey and milk are under your tongue;''
-->''and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.''

-->''Wake up, North Wind.''
-->''South Wind, blow on my garden;''
-->''fill the air with fragrance.''
-->''Let my lover come to his garden''
-->''and eat the best of its fruits.'' (Good News Translation)

* JesusTaboo: In some translations, God's name is never mentioned; in others: Song 8:6 mentions the flame of love being like "a flame of the Lord."

* {{Bowlderize}}: As ''WebComic/LeftoverSoup'' puts it, "The part of a woman comparable to a cup overflowing with yummy juices is not the navel."

-->''on [[WeddingDay the day of his wedding]],''

* OddballInTheSeries: This book is notably different from any of the other books in The Bible. It is a highly erotic love poem (even if many modern readers won't understand all the innuendo), which has no mention of God. Traditionally, it has been believed that King Solomon wrote it. But still, some people have argued that this book should not be taken at face value, but rather as an allegory for the bond between God and Israel, or maybe for the bond between Christ and the Church. Because it can be hard to see why it should be in the Bible otherwise.

* SleepsInTheNude: Implied in Song 5:3 when the Shulamite hears the Beloved knocking on her door and she is thinking, "I have taken off my robe -- how can I put it back on?"

* SleepingInTheNude: Implied in Song 5:3 when the Shulamite hears the Beloved knocking on her door and she is thinking, "I have taken off my robe -- how can I put it back on?"

* MarryForLove: If the LoveTriangle interpretation is to be believed, the Shulamite at the end of the story rejects King Solomon in favor of the shepherd, saying to the effect that all the money in the world wouldn't be enough to buy her love.

Also known as the Song of Solomon. It is a book of Literature/TheBible that is a series of love poems written about the Shulamite and her Beloved (most commonly credited as [[Literature/BooksOfKings King Solomon]]). Bible students tend to [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory view this as a metaphor]] of God's love for Israel (to Jewish readers) or UsefulNotes/JesusChrist's love for the church (to Christians).

-->''on the day of his wedding,''

Also known as the Song of Solomon. It is a book of the Old Testament that is a series of love poems written about the Shulamite and her Beloved (most commonly credited as King Solomon). Bible students tend to view this as a metaphor of God's love for Israel (for the Jews) or Jesus Christ's love for the church (for Christians). Because of its language, it is usually not read to children until they are in their early teens, although a children's worship song "His Banner Over Me Is Love" is based on a verse from this book.