Can you prove that the young couple in Song of Solomon (Song of Songs) were married?

Question

At the time of their passionate romp?

OR is it just the ramblings of a horny Jew?

'take away to be my wife' suggests the story is written in unmarried present tense.

Answer 1

Take away to be my wife would mean to go somewhere else and get on with their lives as newlyweds.

:)

Answer 2

They weren't married. Well except for Solomon who operantly already had a bunch of wives.
Most study bibles will tell you that only three people speak in this book, but it's not true.

In the book "The songs of Solomon" six different groups talk.

1.The Shulammite i.e the girl Solomon is in love with
2.Solomon
3The pastor i.e the guy the Shulammite is in love with
4. The Shulammite's brothers.
5. Daughters of Jerusalem i.e the female sevants of Solomon
6. Daughters of Zion i.e women of the city of Jerusalem.

Some study bibles are worse and say it's just two i.e the husband and the wife.
That defeats the purpose of the story.
If you pay close attention you'll notice the Shulammite talks about not inciting love in her to the daughters of Jerusalem b/c she didn't love Solomon.
How can you tell people apart when the bible doesn't indicate who says what?
The Shulammite will return affection for the pastor, but she won't do the same for Solomon. Also Solomon will sometimes talk about riches.

EDIT:
BOB said:
"the bride of Christ and that the Song of Solomon describes such an unconditional love."

This much is true, however that's not the only purpose.In the book the Songs Of Solomon. The Shulammite remains faithfull despite Solomons advances. This serves as an example for all couples.

Answer 3

One tenet of Eastern Orthodoxy is that the Church is the bride of Christ and that the Song of Solomon describes such an unconditional love.

The author of the Song of Solomon is drawing a metaphor to a passionate couple. You have to read the biblical Greek version because the English translations are prone to misinterpretation.