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From:  peggyh@i...
peggyh@i...
Date:  Thu Sep 27, 2001  8:03 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Hark, the ech'ing air! from Purcell


Marie-Claire wrote:
"Please, can anyone give me the meaning of "ech'ing" in Purcell's song
"Hark he ech'ing air!"? I will be very grateful. I know that there are
some Brazilian singers in the list. If some of your can translate it
to Portuguese, it will be great. French, Spanish and Hebrew are
welcome too.>>

That should be "Echoing". The meaning in this sense would be "to
sound like an ec

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