The love for her husband moves her. She is concerned and can no longer sleep as long as she does not know where he might be. That is why she goes out into the streets at night—alone as a woman. The dangers that threaten her as a woman all alone at night in the city are not important now. It is all about her beloved; she has to find him. Her love is greater than the fear about what might happen.
2 Je me lèverai, et je ferai le tour de la ville, Dans les rues et sur les places; Je chercherai celui que mon cœur aime… Je l'ai cherché, et je ne l'ai point trouvé.