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The Friends Speak

Who is this coming out of the desert,
    leaning on her lover?

The Man Speaks to the Woman

I woke you under the apple tree
    where you were born;
    there your mother gave birth to you.
Put me like a seal on your heart,
    like a seal on your arm.
Love is as strong as death;
    jealousy is as strong as the grave.
Love bursts into flames
    and burns like a hot fire.
Even much water cannot put out the flame of love;
    floods cannot drown love.
If a man offered everything in his house for love,
    people would totally reject it.

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