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# I said
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"I thought" or "I said to myself." The man said this silently.
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# I want to climb ... its branches
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The man wants to embrace the woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# May your breasts be like clusters of the vine
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The man wants to touch her breasts. Clusters of grapes are round and soft. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# the vine
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This phrase is a metonym for the grapes that grow on the vine. Alternate translation: "grapes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# may the fragrance of your nose be like apricots
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The word "nose" is a metonym for the breath coming out of the nose. Alternate translation: "may the breath coming from your nose smell sweet like apricots" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# apricots
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sweet yellow fruit
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