The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land;
All Commentaries on Song of Songs 2:12 Go To Song of Songs 2
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Pruning. Protestants, "singing of birds. "(Haydock)
But the former version is better. (Septuagint, Symmachus)
Turtle. Which returns in spring, Isaias viii. 9. (Calmet)
It denotes the preaching of the gospel, (St. Cyril, ador. 15.) or rather the sighs of a holy soul in exile.
