National Lyrics, and Songs for Music/Echo Song

by Felicia Hemans

For other versions of this work, see Echo Song.

ECHO-SONG.

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In thy cavern-hall,
    Echo! art thou sleeping?
By the fountain's fall
    Dreamy silence keeping?
        Yet one soft note borne
        From the shepherd's horn,

Wakes thee, Echo! into music leaping!

—Strange sweet Echo! into music leaping.

Then the woods rejoice,
    Then glad sounds are swelling
From each sister-voice
    Round by rocky dwelling;

And their sweetness fills
        All the hollow hills,

With a thousand notes, of one life telling!

—Softly mingled notes, of one life telling.

Echo! in my heart
    Thus deep thoughts are lying,
Silent and apart,
    Buried, yet undying.
        Till some gentle tone
        Wakening haply one,

Calls a thousand forth, like thee replying!

—Strange sweet Echo! even like thee replying.^[1][2]

1. This song is in the possession of Mr. Power.
2. errata (Mr. Power)