SONG OF SOLOMON

THINGS WEY DEY INSIDE THIS BOOK

  • THE SHULAMMITE GIRL FOR KING SOLOMON CAMP (1:1–3:5)

    • 1

      • The song wey pass songs (1)

      • Young woman (2-7)

      • Daughters of Jerusalem (8)

      • King (9-11)

        • “We go make gold jewelries for you” (11)

      • Young woman (12-14)

        • ‘My dear one be like bag of myrrh wey de scent’ (13)

      • Shepherd (15)

        • “My love, you too fine”

      • Young woman (16, 17)

        • “My dear one, you too fine” (16)

    • 2

      • Young woman (1)

        • “I be ordinary saffron flower”

      • Shepherd (2)

        • ‘My love be like lily flower’

      • Young woman (3-14)

        • ‘No try to make love hungry me until e come by imself’ (7)

        • The young woman talk wetin the shepherd talk (10b-14)

          • “My fine girl, follow me make we go” (10b, 13)

      • The brothers of the young woman (15)

        • “Catch the fox them for us”

      • Young woman (16, 17)

        • “My dear one na my own and I be im own” (16)

    • 3

      • Young woman (1-5)

        • ‘For night, I find the person wey I love’ (1)

  • THE SHULAMMITE GIRL DEY JERUSALEM (3:6–8:4)

    • 3

      • Daughters of Zion (6-11)

        • The way Solomon and the people wey follow-am enter Jerusalem

    • 4

      • Shepherd (1-5)

        • “You too fine, my love” (1)

      • Young woman (6)

      • Shepherd (7-16a)

        • “My bride, you don make me fall for you” (9)

      • Young woman (16b)

    • 5

      • Shepherd (1a)

      • Women of Jerusalem (1b)

        • ‘Dey drunk with love!’

      • Young woman (2-8)

        • E talk about im dream

      • Daughters of Jerusalem (9)

        • “How your dear one better pass any other dear one?”

      • Young woman (10-16)

        • “Na im fine pass among ten thousand people” (10)

    • 6

      • Daughters of Jerusalem (1)

      • Young woman (2, 3)

        • “I be my dear one own, and my dear one na my own” (3)

      • King (4-10)

        • “You fine like Tirzah” (4)

        • The king talk wetin the women talk (10)

      • Young woman (11, 12)

      • The king (and other people) (13a)

      • Young woman (13b)

      • The king (and other people) (13c)

    • 7

      • King (1-9a)

        • “See how you sweet, O the girl wey I love” (6)

      • Young woman (9b-13)

        • “I be my dear one own, and na me e want” (10)

    • 8

      • Young woman (1-4)

        • “If to say you be like my brother” (1)

  • THE SHULAMMITE GIRL GO BACK, E PROVE SAY NA ONLY IM DEAR ONE E LOVE (8:5-14)

    • 8

      • The brothers of the young woman (5a)

        • ‘Who be this person wey de rest ontop im dear one?’

      • Young woman (5b-7)

        • “Love strong just like death” (6)

      • The brothers of the young woman (8, 9)

        • “If na wall e be, . . . but if na door e be, . . .” (9)

      • Young woman (10-12)

        • “I be wall” (10)

      • Shepherd (13)

        • ‘Make I hear your voice’

      • Young woman (14)

        • “Run fast like gazelle”