en_tn_condensed/sng/05/02.md

General Information:

Chapter 5:2-7 describe a dream the woman had. It can be interpreted in two different ways: she describes a dream about a night when the man came to visit her at her house or she describes a dream about starting to sleep with the man.

but my heart was awake

"but I could think clearly" or "but I knew what I was feeling"

my beloved

"my lover" or "my dear one"

Open to me

"Open the door for me," or "Let me make love to you."

my sister

"my dear" or "my darling". They are not actually brother and sister. See Song of Songs 4:9.

my love

"you whom I love." See Song of Songs 1:9.

my dove

See Song of Songs 2:14.

my perfect one

"my faithful one" or "my innocent one"

dew

drops of water or mist that form as the night becomes cool

my hair with the night's dampness

"my hair is wet with the night's dampness"