Song Of Songs

Song of Songs: A Poetic Book of Romantic Love

A spiritual love poem in the Bible, expressing desire, passion, infatuation, and lover's playfulness through poetic imagery.

What is Song Of Songs?

The Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is one of the books of the Bible that functions as romantic and erotic poetry describing the spiritual love between a man and woman. It has been one of the most commented upon books of the Bible throughout history due to its explicit nature and focus on physical desire and sexuality.

The full title of the book translates to "The Song of Songs which is Solomon's". King Solomon is a figure associated with great wisdom, wealth, power and prolific writing. But the specific authorship and date of composition are unknown. Despite the association with King Solomon, the poetic voices in the book belong to two unnamed lovers, speaking to each other in vivid imagery and symbolism.

As erotic poetry, the Song of Songs pulls no punches in describing the joy, desire, passion and intimate playfulness the lovers have for one another. Lines such as "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine" and "My beloved thrust his hand into the opening, and my inmost being yearned for him" illustrate the intensity and intimacy of the relationship.

There has been a history of interpreting the Song of Songs as an allegory - the male representing God and the female representing Israel/Church. The vivid romantic imagery has made interpreting it literally quite difficult throughout history. But the overall theme remains one of lovers expressing their mutual passion and desire for one another through poetry.

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