The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)-Gremlins/Ghoulies

[ti:The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)] [ar:Gremlins/Ghoulies] [al:Tales from the Tomb: Frightening Halloween Fables from the Darkside] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) - Gremlins/Ghoulies [00:03.79]Once upon a midnight dreary [00:05.75]While I pondered weak and weary [00:08.30]Over many a quaint [00:09.63]And curious volume of forgotten lore [00:12.56]While I nodded [00:13.91]Nearly napping [00:15.21]Suddenly there came a tapping [00:17.47]As of some one gently rapping [00:19.81]Rapping at my chamber door [00:21.78] [00:22.59]'Tis some visitor I muttered [00:24.97]Tapping at my chamber door [00:26.86]Only this and nothing more [00:28.79] [00:29.60]Ah distinctly I remember [00:31.99]It was in the bleak December [00:33.70] [00:34.22]And each separate dying ember wrought [00:36.88]It's ghost upon the floor [00:38.78] [00:39.38]Eagerly I wished the morrow [00:41.62] [00:42.21]Vainly I had sought to borrow [00:44.26]From my books surcease of sorrow [00:47.21] [00:47.98]Sorrow for the lost Lenore [00:50.31] [00:51.15]For the rare and radiant maiden [00:53.33]Whom the angels name Lenore [00:56.24] [00:57.28]Nameless here for evermore [00:59.66] [01:01.11]And the silken sad [01:02.52]Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain [01:05.18] [01:05.70]Thrilled me filled me [01:07.66]With fantastic terrors never felt before [01:11.53] [01:12.31]So that now to still the beating of my heart [01:15.09]I stood repeating [01:16.50] [01:17.01]'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door [01:21.49] [01:22.03]Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door [01:26.70] [01:27.43]This it is and nothing more [01:29.84] [01:31.15]Presently my soul grew stronger [01:33.82]Hesitating then no longer [01:35.56] [01:36.09]Sir said I or Madam [01:38.66]Truly your forgiveness I implore [01:41.12]But the fact is I was napping and [01:43.65]And so gently you came rapping [01:45.81]And so faintly you came tapping [01:49.05]Tapping at my chamber door [01:50.90]That I scarce was sure I heard you [01:53.49] [01:54.42]Here I opened wide the door [01:56.89] [01:57.76]Darkness there and nothing more [02:00.72] [02:02.04]Deep into that darkness peering [02:04.90] [02:05.75]Long I stood there wondering fearing [02:09.76] [02:10.73]Doubting dreaming dreams no mortal [02:13.97]Ever dared to dream before [02:16.53]But the silence was unbroken [02:20.10] [02:21.35]And the stillness gave no token [02:23.64] [02:24.81]And the only word [02:26.10]There spoken was the whispered word Lenore [02:31.94] [02:33.13]This I whispered [02:34.05] [02:34.57]And an echo murmured back the word Lenore [02:37.80] [02:38.47]Merely this and nothing more [02:40.88] [02:41.90]Back into the chamber turning [02:44.30]All my soul within me burning [02:46.77]Soon again I heard a tapping [02:49.12]Somewhat louder than before [02:50.79] [02:51.70]Surely said I surely [02:53.35]That is something at my window lattice [02:56.98]Let me see then [02:58.30]What thereat is and this mystery explore [03:01.57] [03:02.51]Let my heart be still a moment [03:03.94]And this mystery explore [03:06.36] [03:06.90]'Tis the wind and nothing more [03:09.58] [03:10.90]Open here I flung the shutter [03:13.29]When with many a flirt and flutter [03:15.89]In there stepped a stately raven of [03:18.53]The saintly days of yore [03:20.35] [03:21.22]Not the least obeisance made he [03:23.33]Not a minute stopped or stayed he [03:26.11]But with mien of lord or lady [03:28.65]Perched above my chamber door [03:31.18] [03:31.84]Perched upon a bust of Pallas [03:34.30]Just above my chamber door [03:36.26] [03:36.95]Perched and sat and nothing more [03:39.88] [03:41.45]Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling [03:45.95]By the grave and stern decorum of [03:48.23]The countenance it wore [03:49.89] [03:50.66]Though thy crest be shorn and shaven [03:53.18]Thou I said art sure no craven [03:56.42]Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering [03:59.24]From the nightly shore [04:00.87]Tell me what thy lordly name is on [04:03.73]The Night's Plutonian shore [04:05.77] [04:06.72]Quoth the raven nevermore [04:09.82] [04:11.34]Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl [04:13.66]To hear discourse so plainly [04:15.78]Though its answer little meaning [04:18.33]Little relevancy bore [04:20.70]For we cannot help agreeing [04:22.73]That no living human being [04:25.22]Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird [04:28.63]Above his chamber door [04:30.46] [04:31.03]Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust [04:33.34]Above his chamber door [04:35.43]With such name as nevermore [04:38.55] [04:39.71]But the raven [04:40.83]Sitting lonely on the placid bust spoke only [04:43.95]That one word as if his soul in [04:46.75]That one word he did outpour [04:48.77] [04:49.30]Nothing further then he uttered [04:52.18]Not a feather then he fluttered [04:54.44] [04:54.95]Till I scarcely more than muttered [04:56.96] [04:57.47]Other friends have flown before [04:59.86]On the morrow he will leave me [05:02.11]As my hopes have flown before [05:04.75]Then the bird said nevermore [05:07.82] [05:08.99]Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken [05:13.47]Doubtless said I [05:14.52]What it utters is its only stock and store [05:17.67]Caught from some unhappy master [05:19.78]Whom unmerciful disaster [05:22.01]Followed fast and followed faster [05:24.72]Till his songs one burden bore [05:27.26] [05:27.83]Till the dirges of his hope [05:29.80]That melancholy burden bore [05:31.97] [05:32.78]Of never nevermore [05:35.36] [05:37.44]But the raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling [05:41.70]Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird [05:44.52]And bust and door [05:46.27] [05:47.39]Then upon the velvet pushing [05:49.03] [05:49.75]Then upon the velvet sinking [05:51.27] [05:51.83]I betook myself to linking [05:54.23]Fancy unto fancy thinking [05:56.71]What this ominous bird of yore [05:58.76]What this grim ungainly ghastly [06:01.85]Gaunt and ominous bird of yore [06:04.52]Meant in croaking nevermore [06:07.33] [06:08.35]This I sat engaged in guessing [06:10.73]But no syllable expressing [06:12.63]To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned [06:15.80]Into my bosom's core [06:17.62] [06:18.38]This and more I sat divining [06:20.81]With my head at ease reclining [06:23.17]On the cushion's velvet lining [06:25.24]That the lamp light gloated over [06:27.34] [06:27.87]But whose velvet violet lining [06:30.54]With the lamp light gloating over [06:33.18]She shall press ah nevermore [06:36.25] [06:37.85]Then methought the air grew denser [06:40.62]Perfumed from an unseen censer [06:43.30]Swung by seraphim [06:45.12]Whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor [06:48.31] [06:48.95]Wretch I cried thy God hath lent thee [06:52.55]By these angels he hath sent thee [06:54.91]Respite respite and nepenthe [06:58.79]From thy memories of Lenore [07:00.76] [07:01.99]Quaff oh quaff this kind nepenthe [07:04.64] [07:05.46]And forget this lost Lenore [07:07.37] [07:08.36]Quoth the raven nevermore [07:11.69] [07:13.41]Prophet said I thing of evil [07:15.72]Prophet still if bird or devil [07:18.50]Whether tempter sent [07:20.03]Or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore [07:22.63]Desolate yet all undaunted [07:24.94]On this desert land enchanted [07:27.40]On this home by horror haunted [07:29.73] [07:30.40]Tell me truly I implore [07:32.57] [07:33.36]Is there is there balm in Gilead [07:36.13]Tell me tell me I implore [07:38.48] [07:39.76]Quoth the raven nevermore [07:42.47] [07:43.82]Prophet said I thing of evil [07:45.99]Prophet still if bird or devil [07:48.46]By that heaven that bends above us [07:50.66]By that God we both adore [07:53.01]Tell this soul with sorrow laden if [07:56.05]Within the distant Aidenn [07:58.03]It shall clasp a sainted maiden [08:00.70]Whom the angels name Lenore [08:02.88] [08:04.09]Clasp a rare and radiant maiden [08:07.44]Whom the angels name Lenore [08:09.55] [08:10.60]Quoth the raven nevermore [08:14.32] [08:16.33]Be that word our sign in parting [08:18.62]Bird or fiend I shrieked upstarting [08:21.76] [08:22.36]Get thee back into the tempest [08:23.89]And the Night's Plutonian shore [08:26.16]Leave no black plume as a token of [08:29.72]That lie thy soul hath spoken [08:32.14] [08:33.17]Leave my loneliness unbroken [08:35.56] [08:36.60]Quit the bust above my door [08:38.77] [08:39.57]Take thy beak from out my heart [08:41.92] [08:42.45]And take thy form from off my door [08:45.23] [08:46.18]Quoth the raven nevermore [08:49.55] [08:50.65]And the raven never flitting [08:52.99] [08:53.60]Still is sitting still is sitting [08:57.06]On the pallid bust of Pallas [08:59.06] [08:59.73]Just above my chamber door [09:01.66] [09:02.86]And his eyes have all the seeming [09:04.98]Of a demon's that is dreaming [09:07.69]And the lamp light over him streaming [09:10.23]Throws his shadow on the floor [09:12.69] [09:13.35]And my soul from out that shadow [09:15.74]That lies floating on the floor [09:18.67] [09:19.81]Shall be lifted nevermore