Christabel-Nicodemus

[ti:Christabel] [ar:Nicodemus] [al:Tales Of The Lovelorn & Necrom] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Christabel (克里斯特贝尔) - Nicodemus [00:25.06]＂Tis the middle of the night by the castle clock [00:28.12]And the owls have awakened the crowing cock [00:30.55] [00:31.92]Tu-whit Tu-whoo [00:32.36]And bark again the crowing cock [00:34.91] [00:35.47]How drowsily it crew＂ [00:37.35] [00:37.97]This exquisite child of the Baron roams [00:40.53]Through the forest mesmerized by moonlight alone [00:43.65]Here she dreams in fear for her betrothed knight [00:46.52]Until her prayers are torn asunder by a moan of fright [00:49.70]What evil secrets lie behind the giant oak [00:51.57]A desperate vision of female perfection dressed in white [00:55.39]She glittered to the eye sensual and luminescent [00:58.64]She seems to glow she seemed to glow [01:02.07]How did she come to the lands of Sir Leoline [01:04.38]Will her prayers protect her night so well [01:06.75] [01:07.44]Hush healing heart of Christabel [01:09.12]Revealed to her upon the asking of maiden lost [01:15.61] [01:16.42]The name of Geraldine and the story of [01:18.86]Crime against a lady of noble line [01:20.79]For she did tell a strange and frightful tale with voice so sweet [01:24.03]She shall enchant she will entrance [01:26.10]Her glow would cast a shadow that would [01:28.34]Swallow the sweet child whole [01:29.84]A willing audience here in the wood shrouded cold [01:32.02]Left to wait in brisk midnight by dark and faceless rouges [01:34.64]She makes demand on thy lady＇s hand [01:37.14]To see this maiden home [01:38.33]Together women of night make haste for candlelight [01:39.83]To the estate of Sir Leoline to hell it chimes [01:42.07]To rest her there for the evening to pass unfold [01:44.82]Over the moat to the gate of his chivalry bold [01:48.75]Geraldine fell sweet Christabel [01:51.43]Carry her over the threshold well [01:53.30]Though up she came as if she never were in pain [01:55.99]Past the hearth and into the view of the portrait of Baron [01:58.98]But when the lady passed [02:00.36]There came a tongue of light and a fit of flame [02:26.77] [02:30.33]Thy temptress is divine [02:31.47] [05:49.50]＂Sweet Christabel her feet doth bare [05:51.88] [05:53.87]And jealous of the listening air [05:56.43] [05:57.49]They steal their way from stair to stair [06:02.98] [06:08.03]Now in the glimmer and now in the gloom [06:13.40]And now they pass the Baron＇s room [06:16.89]As still as death with stifled breath [06:21.02]And now they have reached her chamber door [06:25.32] [06:27.51]And now Geraldine doth press down [06:31.31] [06:37.36]The rushes of the chamber floor [06:40.05] [06:41.61]Christabel trims the light [06:44.47]And makes it bright again ＂ [06:47.29] [07:08.19]The forlorn maiden drinks [07:09.50] [07:10.25]A wild flower wine for Geraldine [07:13.68] [07:14.68]Standing now in pride she summons her savior [07:22.48] [07:24.85]＂Quoth Christabel so let it be [07:28.53] [07:29.66]And as the lady bade did she [07:33.15] [07:34.77]Her gentle limbs dis he undress [07:38.33] [07:38.95]And lay down in her loveliness ＂ [07:42.51] [08:05.04]And as she lay in wait [08:06.66] [08:08.16]Her heart will race for the night to wait for [08:13.33]A sinful view she keeps [08:15.65] [08:16.71]As robes fall to the maiden＇s feet [08:20.83] [08:21.76]Eves that burn the soul [08:23.88] [08:26.19]She lay beside this latest prize [08:29.31] [08:30.75]And in her words she doth told [08:34.18] [08:35.74]Her prisoner in arms she holds: [08:39.36] [08:41.60]＂In the touch of this bosom there worketh a spell [08:44.78] [08:45.29]Which is lord of thy utterance Christabel [08:49.03] [08:50.09]Thou knowest tonight and wilt know tomorrow [08:54.33] [08:54.88]This mark of my shame this seal of my sorrow ＂ [08:59.38] [11:37.81] Sunrise [11:38.74] [11:59.77]Oh what evil night was this [12:01.76] [12:03.96]To wake the morn in sinful bliss [12:06.45] [12:08.69]Her look askance seethes disease [12:11.06] [12:13.75]For the dawn hath no rest when by sin she pleased [12:18.12] [12:20.98]With tear for if her mother near [12:23.67] [12:25.80]A watching angel hath no fear [12:28.04] [12:30.22]From her death she came from her desire [12:33.16] [12:35.03]To be loved returned by this noble sire [12:38.90] [12:40.27]But now upon the waking moans of dawn [12:43.14] [12:44.08]Her magic lay me still at mouth [12:46.95] [12:49.63]Anxious mements with the drawing in of breath [12:52.87] [12:53.44]Be still my beating hear for it doth quake beneath my breast [12:57.26] [12:59.08]My father kind and strong for now he gaze upon [13:02.44]The beauty that stands before his noble grace [13:04.88] [13:07.62]Her name and face ring familiar [13:09.99]A lost friend by poisoned words [13:11.73]So long ago buy now his daughter here [13:14.04] [13:18.10]The Bard he bade make haste [13:19.97]To right the words of time lost wrongs [13:22.66]To move swiftly and carry verse to his dear lost friend [13:25.84]But the Bard awaits to tell a tale a dream to him last night [13:29.52] [13:32.89]And swelled it＇s neck as if swelled hers [13:35.44] [14:16.45]Christabel escapes the dying trance of beauty [14:19.74] [14:21.86]And gains her senses paused and silently prayed [14:25.54] [14:28.17]She dare not allow the unholy passions reign [14:32.22] [14:33.90]As she doth fall to the Barron＇s feet [14:36.84]So by her father＇s countenance she may be saved [14:40.27]Here upon the castle floor she cries in bitter anguish [14:44.20]Her secrets of the passing night she dare not tell [14:49.63] [14:51.69]Sweet Chrstabel doth pleads for her father to heed her wishes [14:55.87] [14:57.68]Upon her lost mother＇s seal to send the creature [15:01.17]Back to the night from whence it came [15:03.67] [15:28.07]＂Within the Baron＇s heart and brain [15:31.06]If thoughts like these had any share [15:33.31] [15:34.12]They only swelled his rage and pain [15:36.68]And did but work confusion there [15:38.61] [15:39.61]His heart was cleft with pain and rage [15:42.67]His cheeks they quivered his eyes were wild [15:44.98] [15:45.97]Dishonored thus in his old age: [15:47.79] [15:48.59]Dishonored by his only child ＂ [15:50.66] [16:16.13]＂And all his hospitality [16:18.25]To the wronged daughter of his friend [16:20.87] [16:21.94]By more than woman＇s jealousy [16:24.24]Brought thus to a disgraceful end [16:26.18] [16:27.67]He rolled his eye with stern regard [16:29.92]Upon the gentle minstrel bard [16:30.77]And said in tones abrupt austere [16:34.08] [16:34.64]＇Why Bracy Dost thou loiter here [16:36.95]I bade thee hence ＇ The bard obeyed [16:39.32]And turning from his own sweet maid [16:41.38]The aged knight Sir Leoline [16:42.56]Led forth the lady Geraldine ＂