ovako se otprilike osjecam...kao ova vranica..
mislio sam da sam ovu pjesmu zaboravio...izbacio iz glave...al se Allan Poe vrati....tiho i neocekivano....ko dim u nebo..
First Published in 1845
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
" 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door;
Only this, and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow, sorrow for the lost Lenore,.
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore,
Nameless here forevermore.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me---filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating,
" 'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door,
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door.
This it is, and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is, I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you." Here I opened wide the door;---
Darkness there, and nothing more.
Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word,
Lenore?, This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word,
"Lenore!" Merely this, and nothing more.
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping, something louder than before,
"Surely," said I, "surely, that is something at my window lattice.
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore.
Let my heart be still a moment, and this mystery explore.
" 'Tis the wind, and nothing more."
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven, of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door.
Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above my chamber door,
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven thou," I said, "art sure no
craven,
Ghastly, grim, and ancient raven, wandering from the nightly shore.
Tell me what the lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore."
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door,
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as "Nevermore."
But the raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered; not a feather then he fluttered;
Till I scarcely more than muttered,"Other friends have flown before;
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before."
Then the bird said,"Nevermore."
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master, whom unmerciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster, till his songs one burden bore,---
Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore
Of "Never---nevermore."
But the raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and
door;,
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore,
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking, "Nevermore."
Thus I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl, whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o'er
She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee -- by these angels he hath
Sent thee respite---respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!"
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!"
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted--
On this home by horror haunted--tell me truly, I implore:
Is there--is there balm in Gilead?--tell me--tell me I implore!"
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil--prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that heaven that bends above us--by that God we both adore--
Tell this soul with sorrow laden, if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden, whom the angels name Lenore---
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels name Lenore?
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
"Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked,
upstarting--
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! -- quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming.
And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted---nevermore!
E.A.Poe
prema pričama, gavran vodi duše mrtvih u druge svjetove. u nekim filmovima i obratno...
eto toliko za veceras....
...kazu da hr verzija ne ubada kao ona engleska...ali cu i nju staviti...
pa tko zeli da se sazivi sa gavranom veceras,...eto...
Gavran
Ponoći sam jedne tužne proučavao slab i snužden
Neobične drevne knjige, što prastari nauk skriše –
Gotovo sam u san pao, kad je neko pokucao,
Pred sobna mi vrata stao, kucajući tiho, tiše –
»Posjetilac«, ja promrmljah, »što u sobu ući ište,
Samo to i ništa više.«
Ah, da, još se sjećam jasno, u decembru bješe kasno;
Svaki ugarak, što gasne, sablasti po podu piše.
Žudim vruće za svanućem – uzalud iz knjiga vučem
Spas od boli što me muče – jer me od Nje rastaviše
Anđeli, što divnu djevu zvat Lenorom nastaviše –
Tu imena nema više.
Od svilenog tužnog šuma iz zastora od baršuna
Nepoznati, fantastični užasi me ispuniše;
Da utišam srce svoje, ja ponavljam mirno stojeć:
»Posjetilac neki to je, što u sobu ući ište –
Posjetilac kasni koji možda traži zaklonište –
Eto to je, ništa više.«
Kad smjelosti malo stekoh, na oklijevah nego rekoh:
»Gospodine ili Gospo, oprostite, evo stižem!
Zapravo sam malo drijemo, kucali ste tako nijemo,
Tako blago, pritajeno, i od mojih misli tiše;
Gotovo vas nisam čuo« – i vrata se otvoriše –
Mrak preda mnom, ništa više.
Pogledom kroz tamu bludim; stojim, plašim se i čudim;
Ah, ne može smrtnik sniti snove što se meni sniše!
Al nevina bje tišina; znaka nije dala tmina,
S mojih usta riječ jedina pade poput kapi kiše,
»Lenora« prošaptah tiho, jeka mi je vrati tiše,
Samo to, i ništa više.
U svoju se sobu vratih, dok u meni duša plamti;
Nešto jači nego prije udarci se ponoviše.
»Zacijelo«, ja rekoh, »to je na prozoru sobe moje;
Da pogledam časkom šta je, kakve se tu tajne skriše.
Mirno srce. Da vidimo kakve se tu tajne skriše –
Valjda vjetar, ništa više.«
Prozorsku otvorih kuku, kad uz lepet i uz buku
Dostojanstven uđe Gavran, što iz drevnih dana stiže,
Ni da pozdrav glavom mahne, ni trenutak on da stane,
Poput lorda ili dame kroz moju se sobu diže
I na kip Palade sleti, što se iznad vrata diže.
Sleti, sjede, ništa više.
Kad ugledah pticu crnu, u smijeh tuga se obrnu,
Zbog ozbiljnog dostojanstva kojim strogi lik joj diše.
»Nek si ošišana ptica«, rekoh, »nisi kukavica,
O, Gavrane, mrka lica, što sa Noćnog žala stiže,
Kako zovu te na žalu Hadske noći, otkud stiže?«
Reče Gavran »Nikad više.«
Začudih se tome mnogo, što crn stvor je zborit mogo,
Premda malobrojne riječi malo šta mi objasniše.
Al priznati mora svako, ne događa se to lako
Da živ čovjek gleda tako pticu što se nad njim njiše,
Na skulpturi iznad varata, zvijer il pticu što se njiše,
S tim imenom »Nikad više.«
Gavran sam na bisti sjedi; tek te riječi probesjedi,
Baš kao da cijelu dušu te mu riječi izraziše:
Više niti riječ da rekne – više ni da perom trepne –
Dok moj šapat jedva jekne: »Svi me drugovi ostaviše,
Pa će zorom i on, ko što nade već me ostaviše.«
Tad će ptica: »Nikad više.«
Muk se razbi, ja zatečen – na odgovor spremno rečen
»Nema sumnje«, rekoh, »to je sve mu znanje, ništa više,
Riječ od tužnog gazde čuta, koga Nevolja je kruta
Stalno pratila duž puta, pa mu sve se pjesme sliše,
Tužaljke se puste nade u jednu tegobu sliše,
U »Nikada – nikad više.«
Al mi i opet Gavran tužne usne u smijeh nabra;
Dogurah pred kip i pticu moj naslonjač prekriven plišem;
Te u meki baršun padoh, povezivat mašte stadoh,
Na razmatranje se dadoh – kakvu mi sudbinu piše
Grobna, kobna drevna ptica – kakvu mi sudbinu piše
Kada grakće: »Nikad više.«
Sjeđah tražeć smisao toga, al ne rekoh niti sloga
Ptici, čije žarke oči srž mi srca opržiše.
Predan toj i drugoj mašti, pustih glavu mirno pasti
U taj baršun ljubičasti, kojim svjetlo sjene piše.
Sjest u baršun ljubičasti, kojim svjetlo sjene piše,
Ona neće nikad više.
Tad ko da se uzduh zgusnu, čudni miris me zapljusnu
Začuh lagan hod serafa, koji kadionik njiše.
»Bijedo«, kliknuh, »Bogu slava! Anđelima te spasava,
Šalje travu zaborava, uspomene da ti zbriše!
Pij, o pij taj blag nepente, nek Lenori spomen zbriše!«
Reče Gavran: »Nikad više.«
»Proroče kog rodi porok – vrag il ptica, ipak prorok! –
Napasnik da l posla tebe, il oluje izbaciše
Sama al nezastrašena usred kraja urečena,
U dom opsjednut od sjena, reci, mogu l da me liše
Melemi iz Gileada, mogu l jada da me liše?«
Reče Gavran: »Nikad više.«
»Proroče kog rodi porok – vrag il ptica, ipak prorok! –
Neba ti, i Boga, po kom obojici grud nam diše,
Smiri dušu rastuženu, reci da l ću u Edenu
Grlit ženu posvećenu, Lenora je okrstiše,
Djevu divnu, jedinstvenu, koju anđeli mi skriše?
Reče Gavran: »Nikad više.«
»Rastanak je to što kažeš«, kriknuh, »ptico ili vraže!
U oluju bježi, na žal hadske Noći otkud stiže!
Niti pera ne ispusti, ko trag laži što izusti!
U samoći mene pusti! – nek ti trag se s biste zbriše!
Nosi lik svoj s mojih vrata, vadi kljun, što srce siše!«
Reče Gavran: »Nikad više.«
I taj Gavran postojano, još je tamo, još je tamo,
Na Paladi blijedoj sjedi, što se iznad vrata diže;
Oko mu je slika živa oka zloduha, što sniva,
Svjetlo, koje ga obliva, sjenu mu na podu piše;
Moja duša iz te sjene, koja se na podu piše,
Ustat neće – nikad više! ...
poezija E.A.Poa je kao slatki otrov...ulazi u pore polako i neosjetno...
...ne vidis...
..........ne cujes.....
...ali osjecas...
..za one koji veceras ne vide, mozda cuju, ali sigurno osjecaju...kriiiiiik!!!
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