Howdy Djim,

Ah - the Dante connection explains why it sounds like a parallel to the Song of Solomon. It's probably a nearly direct quote of some passages

The Song of Solomon, also called the Song of Songs, is in the Christian Old Testament (Hebrew scriptures, poetical works) just after Ecclesiastes. It is a dialog, with "chorus" commentary by the Daughters of Jerusalem, between Solomon and his Shulammite bride. It has been deemed by some as "too steamy", and so relegated to the "mystical union between God and his people/church" realm rather than as a literal song between a man and his wife.

It's good stuff

ttfn,
Sherry