Ancient Egyptian Love Poems
An Egyptian Love Poem, C.1300 B.C.
The sound of your voice is sweet
Full like the taste of date wine
And I, drunken girl in a tangle of flowers
Live only a captive to hear it.
UNKNOWN TITLE, Ancient Egyptian Love Poem
Man of my heart, my beloved man,
your allure is a sweet thing, as sweet as honey.
Man of my heart, my beloved man,
your allure is a sweet thing, as sweet as honey.
You have captivated me,
of my own free will I will come to you.
Man, let me flee with you — into the bedroom.
You have captivated me,
of my own free will I shall come to you.
Lad, let me flee with you — into the bedroom
Man, let me do the sweetest things to you.
My precious sweet, let me bring you honey.
In the bedchamber dripping with honey
let us enjoy over and over your allure, the sweet thing.
Lad, let me do the sweetest things to you.
My precious sweet, let me bring you honey.
Love, Egyptian Style
Excerpt from Historical Deception: The Untold Story of Ancient Egypt — 2nd Edition by Moustafa Gadalla
My beloved has come, my heart exults,
My arms spread out to embrace her;
My heart bounds in its place,
Like the red fish in its pond.
O night, be mine forever,
Now that my queen has come
