en_tn/sng/02/01.md

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General Information:

See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism

I am a meadow flower of Sharon

The woman speaks as if she were one of many flowers in a land known for beautiful flowers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Sharon

the name of a land that is flat, has no trees, and grows many different kinds of grasses and flowers

lily of the valleys

The woman speaks as if she were one of many flowers in a land known for beautiful flowers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

lily

a sweet smelling flower that grows in places where there is much water. See how you translated this in Song of Songs 2:1-2.

valleys

flat areas between mountains and near water

As a lily among thorns ... young women

A flower is much more beautiful than a thorn bush. The man thinks the woman is much more beautiful than the other women. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

my love

"you whom I love." See how you translated this in Song of Songs 1:9.

the young women

"the other young women"

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