Translation
THE PEACEFUL WOMAN TO HER OWN DAUGHTERS
By night
Go to footnote numberon my bed I begged
Go to footnote numberfor the one my heart loves;
I begged for him but did not find him.
Paraphrase
THE COMPLETE WOMAN TO HER OWN DAUGHTERS
During the difficult times I used to lie awake thinking, I wished for the one who would fulfill all my heart’s longings; I wished for him but did not find him.
Footnotes
1
Night was a time of fear and danger, or at best, a time of difficulty.
2
This word is usually translated “seek/sought,” but it can also mean “to beg, to request or to demand.”