The lover continues to describe the one he loves.

## head on you is like Carmel ##

​ The woman is compared to Mount Carmel that rises up above everything else around it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## dark purple ##

Possible translations are 1) "dark black" or 2) "dark red."

## The king is held captive by its tresses ##

AT: "Your hair that hangs down is so beautiful that the king is not able to stop admiring it." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## tresses ##

the clusters of hair that hang down from a woman's head. You can also translate this word as "locks" or "curls" or "ringlets."