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1:1 Title: The Best of Songs. "Song" refers to a joyful piece of literature with musical accompaniment. Laments, or mournful tunes, were separately identifiable in Hebrew literature. The name Song of Songs could either mean that it is a song composed of several songs (an anthology), or that it is the very best of songs (a superlative piece). On why the latter is preferable, see the paragraph on "Coherence" in Introduction: Theme, Title, and Interpretation.