Charles Ellicott Commentary Song Of Solomon 5:6

"I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer." — Song Of Solomon 5:6 (ASV)

When he spoke. —We can suppose an exclamation of disappointment uttered by the lover as he goes away, which catches the ear of the heroine as she wakes.