Perfume Quote of the Day, from Song of Solomon 1:12–14:
While the king sitteth at his table,
my spikenard sendeth forth the fragrance thereof.
A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved unto me:
he shall lie all night between my breasts.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna flowers
in the vineyards of Engedi.
my spikenard sendeth forth the fragrance thereof.
A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved unto me:
he shall lie all night between my breasts.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna flowers
in the vineyards of Engedi.
Picture: Cantique des Cantiques V by Marc Chagall
Dear Marie-Helene,
What a beautiful quotation ! So romantic and stirring.Guess it puts the role of fragrance in historic perspective , doesn't it ?
Scented regards xxxx
Madelyn E
As Molly said in Ulysses-
YES !
raised in a mainstream Christian home, I have always giggled at the explanation that the Song was an expression of faith between a good Christian and God. As if. The most beautiful love song ever written.
Dear Madelyn,
It is indeed beautiful! It speaks of our longings and of our quest for love:)
Chaya,
My memories of Molly in Ulysses are quite faint. What is the reference about here?
Well, now I see what yes it is, and for me that would be a definite no. I absolutely despise depictions of women's desire by men meant to mold them to be submissive to their own while giving them supposedly a voice of their own. They wished. It's masculine masturbation, really.
March,
Well, I'd call that a typical case of the veil of hyprocrisy covering things:) It's hard to miss on certain words;)