The book Echoes: Or Leisure Hours With the German Poets was written by author Béranger, Pierre Jean De, 1780-1857 Here you can read free online of Echoes: Or Leisure Hours With the German Poets book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Echoes: Or Leisure Hours With the German Poets a good or bad book?
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As to my soul allied, As a fond trustbg bride. Hurrah! ** And I to thee and heaven My iron-life liave given. Ah, were the love-knot tied ! When bring'st thou home thy bride T Hurrah! The trumpet's festal waming Heraids the bridal morning; 'Mid the wild cannon's din I bring my loved one in. Hurrah I ** haste the blissful hour ! I feel deep passion's power. Come, Bridegroom, take thou me; My garland blooms for thee." Hurrah! Why in thy sheath dost rattle, As panting for the battle ? Digitized by ...Google THE SWORD SONG. 85 Say, why thus wildly glow ? Mj sword, wliy ring'st thou so? Huirah! ** True^ in my sheaUi I ratüe, All panting for the battie. Rider, 'tis war^s wild glow, And therefore ring I so." Hurrali! Stay in thy cliamber drearest; What wilt thou Lere, my dearest ? Stay in thy narrow room: Soon, soon I bring tliee home. Hurrah! "Speed on, ah, speed the hourl 0, love's bright garden bower I Where blood-red roses blow, And death's ripe blossoms glow!" Hurrah! So now come forth, my treasure !
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