Echo And Narcissus Section 2

Question 1

O quotiens voluit blandis accedere dictis et molles adhibere preces

Answer 1

Oh how often did she want to approach him with sweet words and to use gentle entreaties!

Question 2

Natura repugnat nec sinit incipiat; sed, quod sinit, illa parata est expectare sonos, ad quos sua verba remittat

Answer 2

But her condition prevented it and it didn’t allow her to even begin; but she ready to do what her condition did allow- to wait for sounds to which she might return her own words

Question 3

Forte puer comitum seductus ab agmine fido dixerat ‘equis adest?’ et ’adest’ responderat Echo.

Answer 3

By chance the boy, separated from his trusty band of companions, had said ‘is anyone here?’ And echo had replied, ‘here’.

Question 4

Hic stupet, utque aciem partes dimittit in omnes, voce ‘veni!’ Magna clamat; vocat illa vocantem.

Answer 4

He was astounded, and as he gazed around in all directions, in a loud voice he shouted, ‘Come’;as he called, she called in reply

Question 5

Respicit et rursus nullo veniente ‘quid’ inquit ‘me fugis?’ Et totidem, quot dixit, verba recepit

Answer 5

He looked around and again, as no one was coming, he said ‘why are you running away from me?’ And he heard back as many words as he has spoken