ECHO OF MEMNONI wandered ere the dream was doneWhere over Nilus’ nenuphars,With all its ears of quivering stars,The darkness listened for the sun.Ere shadows were, ere night was gone,I found the one whom suns had sought,And waiting at his feet, methoughtHad speech with Memnon in the dawn.****Sad as the last, lamenting star,He sang, and clear as morning’s gold:Unto his voice I saw unfoldThe hesitant, pale nenuphar.But dolorous like the peal of dooms,And proclamation of the night,The waste returned that voice of lightWith echo from its hollow tombs!
I wandered ere the dream was doneWhere over Nilus’ nenuphars,With all its ears of quivering stars,The darkness listened for the sun.Ere shadows were, ere night was gone,I found the one whom suns had sought,And waiting at his feet, methoughtHad speech with Memnon in the dawn.****Sad as the last, lamenting star,He sang, and clear as morning’s gold:Unto his voice I saw unfoldThe hesitant, pale nenuphar.But dolorous like the peal of dooms,And proclamation of the night,The waste returned that voice of lightWith echo from its hollow tombs!
I wandered ere the dream was doneWhere over Nilus’ nenuphars,With all its ears of quivering stars,The darkness listened for the sun.Ere shadows were, ere night was gone,I found the one whom suns had sought,And waiting at his feet, methoughtHad speech with Memnon in the dawn.****Sad as the last, lamenting star,He sang, and clear as morning’s gold:Unto his voice I saw unfoldThe hesitant, pale nenuphar.But dolorous like the peal of dooms,And proclamation of the night,The waste returned that voice of lightWith echo from its hollow tombs!
I wandered ere the dream was doneWhere over Nilus’ nenuphars,With all its ears of quivering stars,The darkness listened for the sun.
I wandered ere the dream was done
Where over Nilus’ nenuphars,
With all its ears of quivering stars,
The darkness listened for the sun.
Ere shadows were, ere night was gone,I found the one whom suns had sought,And waiting at his feet, methoughtHad speech with Memnon in the dawn.****
Ere shadows were, ere night was gone,
I found the one whom suns had sought,
And waiting at his feet, methought
Had speech with Memnon in the dawn.****
Sad as the last, lamenting star,He sang, and clear as morning’s gold:Unto his voice I saw unfoldThe hesitant, pale nenuphar.
Sad as the last, lamenting star,
He sang, and clear as morning’s gold:
Unto his voice I saw unfold
The hesitant, pale nenuphar.
But dolorous like the peal of dooms,And proclamation of the night,The waste returned that voice of lightWith echo from its hollow tombs!
But dolorous like the peal of dooms,
And proclamation of the night,
The waste returned that voice of light
With echo from its hollow tombs!