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Echo Song Lyrics by Milton Babbitt

Philomel

1964

[PHILOMEL]
O Thrush in the woods I fly among
Do you, too, talk with the forest's tongue?
[TAPE]
Stung, stung, stung;
With the sting of becoming
I sing
[PHILOMEL]
0 Hawk in the high and widening sky
What need I finally do to fly
And see with your unclouded eye?
[TAPE]
Die, die, die;
Let the day of despairing
Be done
[PHILOMEL]
O Owl, the wild mirror of the night
What is the force of the forests light?
[TAPE]
Slight, slight, slight;
With the slipping-away of
The sun
[PHILOMEL]
O sable Raven, help me back!
What color does my torn robe lack?
[TAPE]
Black, black, black;
As your blameless and long
Dried blood
[PHILOMEL]
O bright Gull, aid me in my dream!
Above the foaming breaker's cream!
[TAPE]
Scream, scream, scream
For the scraps of your being;
Be shrill
[PHILOMEL]
The world's despair should not be heard!
Too much terror has occurred:
The Gods who made this hubbub erred!
[TAPE]
Bird, bird, bird!
You are bare of desire:
Be born!
[PHILOMEL]
Oh green leaves! through your rustling lace
Ahead, I hear my own myth race
[TAPE]
Thrace, Thrace, Thrace!
Pain is unchained
There is change!
There is change!
In the woods of Thrace!
Credits
Milton Babbitt

Milton Babbitt

About “Echo Song” by Milton Babbitt

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"Echo Song" is credited to Milton Babbitt. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Echo Song" appears on "Philomel" in 1964.

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