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I got up and went around the city,
    in the streets and squares,
looking for the one I love.
    I looked for him, but I could not find him.
The watchmen found me as they patrolled the city,
    so I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
As soon as I had left them,
    I found the one I love.
I held him and would not let him go
    until I brought him to my mother’s house,
    to the room where I was born.

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I will get up now and go about the city,
    through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
    So I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen found me
    as they made their rounds in the city.(A)
    “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
Scarcely had I passed them
    when I found the one my heart loves.
I held him and would not let him go
    till I had brought him to my mother’s house,(B)
    to the room of the one who conceived me.(C)

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