Let him kiss me Let him kiss me Deixe ele me beijar With the virgins love thee With the virgins love thee Com as virgens te amo Look not upon me Look not upon me Não olhe para mim Because I am black Because I am black Porque eu sou negra I am the rose of Sharon I am the rose of Sharon Eu sou a rosa de Sharon And the lily of the valleys And the lily of the valleys E o lírio dos vales As the lily among thorns As the lily among thorns Como o lírio entre espinhos So is my love among the daughters So is my love among the daughters Assim é o meu amor entre as filhas I sat down under his shadow I sat down under his shadow Sentei-me sob sua sombra With great delight With great delight Com muito prazer And his fruit was sweet And his fruit was sweet E sua fruta era doce And he was loved And he was loved E ele foi amado He was loved He was loved Ele era amado Comfort me with apples for Comfort me with apples for Conforte-me com maçãs para I am sick of love I am sick of love Estou farto de amor So sick So sick Muito doente Sick of love Sick of love Doente de amor On my bed On my bed Na minha cama I sought him I sought him Eu o procurei Open to me Open to me Aberto para mim Hey sister! Hey sister! Ei irmã! My love My love Meu amor My dove My dove Minha pomba My undefiled My undefiled Meu undefiled And for my head And for my head E para minha cabeça My head is filled My head is filled Minha cabeça está cheia With With Com And my locks And my locks E meus bloqueios With the drops of the night With the drops of the night Com as gotas da noite I opened to my beloved I opened to my beloved Abri para minha amada But my beloved But my beloved Mas minha amada Had withdrawn himself! Had withdrawn himself! Se retirou! I charge you I charge you Eu cobro você I charge you I charge you Eu cobro você Oh daughters of Oh daughters of Oh filhas de I am sick of love I am sick of love Estou farto de amor So sick So sick Muito doente Sick of love Sick of love Doente de amor