Song of Songs
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I take comfort by reading the Book of Job, by reading Psalms, by reading the Song of Songs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Three female vocalists enumerate attributes and possessions of two lovers, drawn from the biblical Song of Songs, in short-breathed phrases with discreet instrumentation gradually added.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2017
Following a season opener featuring late-Medieval-to-20th-century compositions dedicated to the "Song of Songs," and a mid-January program of oratorios by 17th-century Italian composer Giacomo Carissimi, PMW is ready for a musical high-wire act.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2012
And how did the erotic poetry from the Song of Songs end up in a work of Marian devotion?
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2010
If Mrs. Brenner thought plagiarizing the Song of Songs would convince me to ruin my Fourth of July, she was sadly mistaken.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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