Arthurian Miscellany: Merlin's Song, by Ralph Waldo Emerson [1846]

Sacred Texts Legends/Sagas England Index Previous Next An Arthurian Miscellany MERLIN'S SONG by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Of Merlin wise I learned a song,-- Sing it low, or sing it loud, It is mightier than the strong, And punishes the proud. I sing it to the surging crowd,-- Good men it will calm and cheer, Bad men it will chain and cage. In the heart of the music peals a strain Which only angels hear; Whether it waken joy or rage, Hushed myriads hark in vain, Yet they who hear it shed their age, And take their youth again. Next: The Love-song of Tristram and Iseult, by Cyril Emra [1905]