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See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]
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## I have come ##
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It is clearly the woman's lover who is speaking.
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## have come into my garden ##
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The man describes the woman as a garden. On the night of their wedding, the man is finally able to fully enjoy the woman. He describes this as coming into his garden. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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## my sister ##
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The man calls the woman his sister because he loves her very much like he would love his sister. AT: "the one I love."
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## I have gathered my myrrh...with my milk ##
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The man uses these images from a garden to indicate that he has been able to enjoy many different aspects of the woman.
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## spice ##
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plants that have a strong smell or taste
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## drink freely ##
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"drink generously" or "drink even more than enough"
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