Her mother’s house is a place of safety for her and their relationship. Her determination to take him there is seen in the fact that she held him and would not let him go until she had brought to her mother’s house.
This expresses the fact that she is both hopeful and anxious as she anticipates a lifelong union with her lover.
4 A peine les avais-je dépassés, Que j'ai trouvé celui que mon cœur aime; Je l'ai saisi, et je ne l'ai point lâché Jusqu'à ce que je l'aie amené dans la maison de ma mère, Dans la chambre de celle qui m'a conçue.