La sposa - Giuni Russo

Sei cresciuta come un cedro del Libano

Come un cipresso sui monti dell’Ermon

Come un ulivo maestoso in pianura

Sei cresciuta come un platano

Come palma in Engaddi

E le rose in Gerico

E rigogliosa come lampo di fuoco

Fuoco che mi inebria

Sai di cinnamomo mirra onice storace

E fra mille e mille ti riconoscerei

Dimmi anima mia dimmi dove si nasconde

Dov'è l’acqua che disseterà me

Dimmi anima mia il segreto dell’amante

Il segreto che ti lega a me

Sei più dolce e bella del miele vergine

Ed è profumo il suono del suo nome

Come il sale in Engaddi

Sale come polvere

Sai di cinnamomo mirra onice storace

E fra mille e mille ti riconoscerei

Dimmi anima mia la paura dell’amante

Dell’amante che in me cerca te

Dimmi anima mia come nascere dal niente

Se non ho che te resta con me

Dimmi anima mia come nascere dal niente

Se non ho che te resta con me

Dimmi anima mia il segreto dell’amante

Dell’amante che resta con me

You grew up like a cedar of Lebanon

Like a cypress in the mountains of Hermon

Like a majestic olive tree on the plain

You grew up like a plane tree

Like palm in Engaddi

And the roses in Jericho

And as lush as a flash of fire

Fire that intoxicates me

You know of cinnamon myrrh onyx storax

And in a thousand and a thousand I would recognize you

Tell me my soul tell me where it hides

Where is the water that will quench my thirst

Tell me, my soul, the lover's secret

The secret that binds you to me

You are sweeter and more beautiful than virgin honey

And the sound of his name is perfume

Like the salt in the Engaddi

Salt like powder

You know of cinnamon myrrh onyx storax

And in a thousand and a thousand I would recognize you

Tell me, my soul, the fear of the lover

Of the lover who seeks you in me

Tell me my soul how to be born from nothing

If I have nothing but you, stay with me

Tell me my soul how to be born from nothing

If I have nothing but you, stay with me

Tell me, my soul, the lover's secret

Of the lover who stays with me