The Song of Solomon is one of the oldest and most beautiful love songs in the world and the most sensual writing in the Old Testament. On the one hand, it depicts the feelings and relationship of a couple in love, and on the other, the inner soul experience of a person who, in the course of enlightenment, rediscovers his cosmic Self, his own ‘better half’, who has been waiting in transcendence for his return and reunion. The name ‘Shulamit’, the feminine form of the name ‘Shlomo’, also points to this more spiritual interpretation. This edition with the original ancient Hebrew and the Jerusalem translation includes the lyrics of several Hebrew verses from the Song of Songs, which have become popular folk songs. Paul Gauguin’s colourful paintings of tropical Tahitian life support the atmosphere of this biblical love song.