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# General Information:
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Here begins Part Four of the book
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# General Information:
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The young woman uses euphemisms to describe her dream so that it can be interpreted in two different ways: 1) the woman describes a dream about a night when the man came to visit her at her house; and 2) the woman describes a dream about starting to sleep with the man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# but my heart was awake
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The heart is the center of thought and feeling. AT: "but I could think clearly" or "but I knew what I was feeling" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# beloved
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Some versions such as the UDB understand this word to refer to the one who loves the woman, but the ULB understands it to refer to the one whom the woman loves. See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 1:13](../01/12.md).
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# Open to me
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Possible meanings are 1) literal, "Open the door for me," or 2) metaphorical, "Let me make love to you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# my sister
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This is an idiom of affection. They are not actually brother and sister. See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 4:9](../04/09.md). AT: "my dear" or "my darling" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# my love
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"you whom I love." See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 1:9](../01/09.md).
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# my dove
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See how you translated this in [Song of Solomon 2:14](../02/14.md).
# undefiled one
"my perfect one" or "my faithful one" or "my innocent one"
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# dew
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drops of water or mist that form as the night becomes cool
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# my hair with the night's dampness
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You may need to supply the words omitted by the ellipsis. AT: "my hair is wet with the night's dampness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])