Annabel Lee. Annabel Lee , Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) It was many, many years ago, In a kingdom by the sea, lived a maiden whom you may know by the name of Annabel Lee ; and this lady lived with no other desire than to love me, and to be loved by me. I was a boy, and she a girl in that kingdom by the sea; We love each other with a passion greater than love, Me and my Annabel Lee ; with such tenderness that the winged seraphim wept rancor from on high. And for this reason, long, long ago, in that kingdom by the sea, a wind blew from a cloud, freezing my beautiful Annabel Lee ; grim ancestors suddenly arrived, and they dragged her very far from me, until they locked her in a dark tomb, in that kingdom by the sea. The angels, half-happy in Heaven, envied us, Her, me. Yes, that was the reason (as men know, in that kingdom by the sea), that the wind blew from the night clouds, freezing and killing my Annabel Lee . But our love was stronger, more intense than that of all our ancestors, greater than that of all the wise men. And no angel in its celestial vault, no demon under the ocean, can ever separate my soul from my beautiful Annabel Lee . For the moon never shines without bringing me the dream of my beautiful companion. And the stars never rise without evoking their radiant eyes. Even today, when the tide dances at night, I lie down next to my beloved, my beloved; to my life and my adored one, in his grave next to the waves, in his grave next to the roaring sea.
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and my Annabel Lee- With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me- Yes!-that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we- Of many far wiser than we- And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling-my darling-my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea- In her tomb by the sounding sea.
