[5][a] One fragment containing a part of this chapter was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, assigned as 4Q107 (4QCantb); 30 BCE-30 CE; extant verse 1).

Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

This verse contains the man's closure of the dialogue at the end of the previous chapter; the call to eat and drink implies consummation.

[4] John Gill notes that the words closing the dialogue should not have been separated from the rest of the exchange in chapter 4.

[13] [The Beloved/the Man] [To His Friends] In this part, the woman refuses to welcome her lover into her room at night (either in reality or a dream; cf.

[23] The phrase Veniat dilectus meus and variant texts such as antiphons based on it have been set to music, for instance in Gregorian chant, and by composers including Alessandro Grandi and Pietro Torri.