At the end of the previous poem (Song of Solomon 2:7) gazelles were associated with sexual vitality. The young woman now describes her beloved using the same association. The imagery also flows from her description of his anticipated arrival in Song of Solomon 2:8. His determination to get to her is like the movement of the gazelle or young stag and expresses the excitement and eagerness of the young man to be with her.1
9 Mon bien-aimé est semblable à la gazelle Ou au faon des biches. Le voici, il est derrière notre mur, Il regarde par la fenêtre, Il regarde par le treillis.