It is so good to be near her, so wonderful to know her in all love and tenderness, also physically—to be able to find rest with her. He wants to stay outside with her until it gets cold in the evening. Outside where everything speaks of peace and where everything smells so nice. That is why he speaks of the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
6 Avant que le jour se rafraîchisse, Et que les ombres fuient, J'irai à la montagne de la myrrhe Et à la colline de l'encens.