# General Information:

Chapter 5:2-7 describe a dream the woman had. It can be interpreted in two different ways: she describes a dream about a night when the man came to visit her at her house or she describes a dream about starting to sleep with the man.

# but my heart was awake

"but I could think clearly" or "but I knew what I was feeling"

# my beloved

"my lover" or "my dear one"

# Open to me

"Open the door for me," or "Let me make love to you."

# my sister

"my dear" or "my darling". They are not actually brother and sister. See Song of Songs 4:9. 

# my love

"you whom I love." See Song of Songs 1:9.

# my dove

See Song of Songs 2:14.

# my perfect one

"my faithful one" or "my innocent one"

# dew

drops of water or mist that form as the night becomes cool

# my hair with the night's dampness

"my hair is wet with the night's dampness"