Blossoms and Song

Rise Up and Come Away · Song of Songs 2

Story guide: The beloved continues his invitation by naming blossoms, birdsong, figs, and fragrant vines. The fruit, flowering branches, and bird make that abundance visible. The woman's presence illustrates the invitation's imagined welcome; the important movement in the verse is from signs of spring to the repeated call to come away.

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12The blossoms appear in the land; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13The fig tree has formed its early figs, and the vines in blossom give off fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

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