Latin Ovid: Echo and Narcissus Part 2

forte puer comitum seductus ab agmine fido dixerat: 'ecquis adest?' et 'adest' responderat Echo.

by chance, the boy, separated from his trusty group of companions, had said, 'is anyone here?' an Echo had responded, 'here'.

hic stupet, utque aciem partes dimittit in omnes, voce, "veni," magna clamat: vocat illa vocantem.

he is amazed as he gazes around in all directions, and he shouts in a loud voice, 'come.' As he calls she calls back.

respicit et rursus nullo veniente, "quid," inquit "me fugis?" et totidem, quot dixit, verba recepit.

He looks aound and with no one coming he says again, 'why do you flee from me?' and he hears back as many words as he has spoken.

perstat et alternae deceptus imagine vocis

He persists and, being deceived by the illusion of an answering voice,

'huc coeamus' ait nullique libentius umquam reponsura sono 'coeamus' rettulit Echo

says, 'here let's meet' and Echo replied, who would never reply to a sound more willingly, 'let's meet'

et verbis favet ipsa suis egressaque silva ibat, ut iniceret sperato bracchia collo.

and she is as good as her words and having come out of the woods she made her way to throw her arms around the neck she hopes to hold