# I said

"I thought" or "I said to myself." The man said this silently.

# I want to climb ... its branches

The man wants to embrace the woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# May your breasts be like clusters of the vine

The man wants to touch her breasts. Clusters of grapes are round and soft. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])

# the vine

This phrase is a metonym for the grapes that grow on the vine. Alternate translation: "grapes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# may the fragrance of your nose be like apricots

The word "nose" is a metonym for the breath coming out of the nose. Alternate translation: "may the breath coming from your nose smell sweet like apricots" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])

# apricots

sweet yellow fruit