complete verse (Song of Solomon 3:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 3:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then I saw it as if I got up and walked around in the city.
    I saw as if I went through the roads,
    I checked in all areas
    I searched for the one I love, but he had disappeared!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will get up and searched all over the city.
    through its streets and chowks.
    I will look for my lover.
    So I went searching for him but I was unable to find him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So I got/rose-up and I went-around the city, the streets, and plazas. I looked/searched for my beloved but I did- not -find him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So I said to myself,
    ‘I will get up now and walk around the city,
    through the streets and plazas,
    to search for the one whom I love.’
    So I got up and searched for him,
    but I could not find him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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