Rashi, on Song 2:12

“The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:”

“The blossoms have appeared in the land The days of summer are near, when the trees blossom and the travelers enjoy seeing them. the time of singing has arrived when the birds give forth their song, and the sound is pleasant for travelers. and the voice of the turtledove Heb. הַתּוֹר. According to its apparent meaning, this is a term referring to turtledoves and young pigeons. It is customary for the birds to sing and chirp in the days of Nissan.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.