John Keats- Ode to a Nightingale
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2011
- HDHDHDHD. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
30 Min. making this, 2 hours rendering in Full HD, 1 1/2 hours uploading it. I also upped the bass a little to give his voice a little boom. /like it needed it. So uh Enjoy his face and voice. :)
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,
Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains
One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk:
'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot,
But being too happy in thine happiness, --
That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees
In some melodious plot
Of beechen green, and shadows numberless,
Singest of summer in full-throated ease.
O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been
Cool'd a long age in the deep-delved earth,
Tasting of Flora and the country green,
Dance, and Provençal song, and sunburnt mirth!
O for a beaker full of the warm South,
Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene,
With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,
And purple-stained mouth;
That I might drink, and leave the world unseen,
And with thee fade away into the forest dim:
Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget
What thou among the leaves hast never known,
The weariness, the fever, and the fret
Here, where men sit and hear each other groan;
Where palsy shakes a few, sad, last gray hairs,
Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies;
Where but to think is to be full of sorrow
And leaden-eyed despairs,
Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes,
Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow.
Away! away! for I will fly to thee,
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,
But on the viewless wings of Poesy,
Though the dull brain perplexes and retards:
Already with thee! tender is the night,
And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne,
Cluster'd around by all her starry Fays;
But here there is no light,
Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown
Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways.
I cannot see what flowers are at my feet,
Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs,
But, in embalmed darkness, guess each sweet
Wherewith the seasonable month endows
The grass, the thicket, and the fruit-tree wild;
White hawthorn, and the pastoral eglantine;
Fast fading violets cover'd up in leaves;
And mid-May's eldest child,
The coming musk-rose, full of dewy wine,
The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves.
Darkling I listen; and, for many a time
I have been half in love with easeful Death,
Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme,
To take into the air my quiet breath;
Now more than ever seems it rich to die,
To cease upon the midnight with no pain,
While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad
In such an ecstasy!
Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain --
To thy high requiem become a sod.
Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!
No hungry generations tread thee down;
The voice I hear this passing night was heard
In ancient days by emperor and clown:
Perhaps the self-same song that found a path
Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home,
She stood in tears amid the alien corn;
The same that oft-times hath
Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam
Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
Forlorn! the very word is like a bell
To toll me back from thee to my sole self!
Adieu! the fancy cannot cheat so well
As she is fam'd to do, deceiving elf.
Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades
Past the near meadows, over the still stream,
Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep
In the next valley-glades:
Was it a vision, or a waking dream?
Fled is that music: -- Do I wake or sleep?
I have a condition called synesthesia, which shows me colors that accompany noises. Benedict cumberbatch's voice is a gorgeous medley of blues and purples. Honestly, minus the infatuation of a fan, I could sit and listen to his voice for hours.
Sam D. I just pictured him wearing the purple Sherlock shirt, ha!
Makes me wish I could experience it at least once
Oh myyy. Go listen to armie hammer reading audiobook and tell me what colour it is!
That seems beautiful
And synesthesia is also a poetic form which this poetry is based on
That's beautiful!
In my case, I feel his voice as somewhat brownish with green hues, and the smell of rain and fireplace warmth.
It's beautiful to know what other people with synesthesia sense. 🙌
John Keats + Benedict Cumberbatch = Heavenly combination.
How soothingly alluring, deeply expressive his voice is. In love with this recitation!!
I thought the same thing.
Poetry reading is almost a lost art. Kudos to Cumberbatch for reviving it so beautifully.
I'm glad there are people commenting who appreciate good literary works and aren't just fawning over Cumberbatch. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan, but the poem takes the stage. His voice its merely the vehicle used to deliver it! (I love his acting, don;t mistake me)
Please don't get me wrong, I love Keats, but different deliveries may not have the same effect as the one done by Cumberbatch. Surely there are comments only focusing on his voice, but that doesn't mean those people don't also love the poem.
That's a good point.I think, out of the two or three I've heard, his voice is probably the best with this poem. It's truly a good pairing.
Julia Crawford I won't lie, I came here thanks to a mixture of my friend knowing the poem and my intrigue in Benedict, but this is now my 3rd time listening to it because I genuinely see the beauty of it :). For some fans it introduces us to great works we, otherwise, may have never known about.
It is great though isn't it? Just entrancing!
Julia Crawford try listening to it while rain is falling outside your window, an interesting listen, completely enchanting
the dragon speaks wise words
Cucumber have nice voice
I don't understand?
@@jasonchambers4495
He(Benedict) played Smaug in the 'Hobbit' trilogy.
Its pretty hard to not start laughing half way through because of the photos
i didn't understand 98% of the words but loved it because he was narrating!
Mahler. Keats. Cumberbatch. The very word 'heart' weakens the knees. I doesn't get much better than this.
I'm a non-native english speaker. I am unable to understand a single word of what he is saying and still, I love this.
His voice, his breath are more than enough to make me feel every emotion of those words I do not understand.
Stop bullshitting. A non-native English speaker who didn't grasp the language couldn't write a paragraph that well. Most native English speakers don't understand English that well.
I'm sorry I went to school.
You understood what I was saying, so fuck up. You clearly understood what was being said in the poem.
TheJamesy52 I'm not a native English speaker myself though I grew up with English and nearly "unlearned" my own mother language, but I did not understand all the words - let alone the content - of the told story. Non-native English speakers may be able to write a neat text but they won't always understand spoken language, especially if they learnt American English and try to understand British English. That was - and still is - the greatest difficulty for me in school 'cause I grew up with American English whilst in school they teach us British English. Therefore it IS possible for people to not understand everything spoken in this video.
I don't believe you. Read the poem 2 or 3 times, then listen to it 2 or
3 more times. You will have no problem understanding it.
Great reading of a greater poem. Thank you John Keats. Now if only we could get Benedict to recite some Byron....
yessssss
Ahhhhhhh, and with Mahler's Adagietto in the background? A slice of Heaven, for sure. . .
ellystripes and Shelley please!
I was thinking of the same thing while listening to this!!!
I am also imagining The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge.
Oh . . . for Shelley, Ozymandias . . . I want it so bad . . .
Listening to Benedict Cumberbatch read this poem is like Keats listening to the nightingale....completely magical.
I'm not the usual fan of poetry...but when my english teacher played this when we bagan poetry, I started melting in the middle of class.
And from today onwards,someone gets to listen to that voice everyday forever! Lucky woman!
Benedict has the most beautiful and hypnotizing voice in the world.
I had to replay this three times before I actually understood what he was saying. God damn, that voice.
The voice of Cumberbatch, the words of Keats and the music of Mahler. Whoever is behind this has clearly designed it so as to make me want to listen to nothing else for the rest of my life.
As a literature student I worship this and listen to this every single day
Is there anything the kind- hearted Benedict Cumberbatch can't do well?!?! So absolutely lovely his recitation of Keats' work! Love, love, love...that is all, I'm at peace with his glorious tonality!
... I... I'm crying from the beauty of these two great combinations...
The 20 or so lines 'A thing of beauty ...' keats is divine. Those lines are a meditation
This is like a new painkiller for my headache at work. Godly voice
Superior, elegiac rendition of a piece which after all is about the fragility of life. BC claims this is his favourite poem. Mahler, Keats and Cumberbatch in one sweet parcel. What more can life offer ?
It's definitely my favourite...just sharing my longtime favourite,Dover Beach. As I advance into old age, the words really take on a much deeper significance than they did when I first encountered it as a teenager. Marianne Faithfull's recent reading of it - set to music - is also very poignant.
The words fall from his mouth like glass marbles. They float out of his lips like a warm breath on a winter's day and then his voice wraps around you like the softest blanket. Amazing what he does, simply awe-inspring.
your description is nice❤
I have no words❤
That breathy 'forlorn'. No. A man that I have never met can't do this to me :O
I've never heard anything this amazing in my entire life. -eargasm-
I'm not a fan of poetry, but I notice how much better an actor reads poems than a poet does. Poets use the same odd pitch and vocal manner throughout, an actor (especially a good one like Ben) will use his voice to make you feel what's being said, not just hear it.
Agreed...actors are needed to renew the public's interest in great poetry. You should also listen to "Fish" by D.H. Lawrence narrated by Andrew Scott (the Moriarty to Ben's Sherlock). He brings life to an otherwise confusing and vague poem.
Yep
Shredder, check Jeremy Irons talking about how he approaches poetry reading. He agrees with you
No, it is Americans who can’t read poetry. They stress the last word and then stop at the end of each line instead of telling the story
@@cawiltu check yourself please
"Was it a vision, or a waking dream?"
Thank you for introducing me to John Keats, I shall study his work more. That was just unspeakably beautiful.
John Keats always brings tears to my eyes , Benedict has a lovely voice
I just created a community called Recited Poetry. I hope you don't mind that I shared two of your post to it.
I dont mind at all. Im joining it
Destiel Thank you.
I find that a bit of a waste to be honest to use something like this as background noise for working on reports.
ok
My heart really aches.and a sweet melodious voice..
Beautiful, intelligent and experienced reading
*deep heavy sigh*
This man. That voice. Those words.
I die many times over o.O
A beautiful poem read in an equally beautiful voice...
This poem is so beautiful. Yet so sad.
Who on earth could seriously dislike this masterpiece of art?
I came here because of Benedict, but honestly if my literature teacher would've read poetry with this much talent and intonation basically the right way then maybe I would've loved poetry by now. This man knows how to read poetry and has got the accent and voice tone to back it up. I'm glad he is in tune with this art form so well. I'm glad he does theater and these readings and voice overs. It expands an actor so much more than being a handsome face. Really the face is just a bonus in his case. Has worked on his craft for years and has made it better. Quite impressed with this man. He takes his career seriously and loves what he does.
+Dorothea D Your outward look is so wonderfully lustful and womenly...
Krassimir de Slavonian
um... ok... thanks?
@@classy_dweller creepy dude
I didn't think it was possible to love Ben any more than I already did.., well, it is. My two favourite things beautifully combined, ben and poetry
his voice is so beautiful. I'm in love
Combined with orchestra for background make me cry in joy. Very beautiful indeed
what a breathtaking reading!
Tysm! :)
Fascinating! Ben's voice and intonation are so impressive that the poem came alive.
wow... He sounds like paradise...
so soothing.. so perfect... is there anything better than Benedict Cumberbatch' voice?
Well...how about that gorgeous head of hair that begs you to wrap your fingers around his curls?
His yummy rear end? I could say why, but I would be banned from You Tube. LOL
Those full, exquisitely formed lips that make you want to kiss them for hours-not worrying about coming up for air.
Or that chest-listening to his heartbeat.
Let's face it, ladies...every inch of him is perfect.
OK, I'm stopping now.
omg i think i might be drooling
***** www.fanfiction.net/s/7929229/1/Day-out-with-Benedict-Cumberbatch
Vic J. to me, it's a toss up between him and Tom Hiddleston .
Profound and Rendering the heart with numb pain, I give myself to thee dear keats with love for language and genius of seas.
the most beautiful poem presented by the most beautiful voice...
The recitation gave me goosebumps. .its haunting
Oh my! Keats' poetry through Benedict's voice, that's heavenly!
Best 5 minutes and 36 seconds of my life.
poets read their works, or works of others, the same way a mechanic fixes a car, or a doctor performs a life saving surgery; every syllable and beat is equally precious. actors read with the want and forgery of the artifice of alarm and reassurance only the masks can make of life. that said everyone, especially poets, love when an actor reads a work aloud. and Benedict Cumberbatch is a fantastic actor, with a great voice, and wonderful insight of inflection and tone and the powers thereof. love his work. and very glad he did this one. Keats is one of those empty arrays of life, that bold comes to life, with the twist of conscious prism, into a splendor shudder of defused color burnished of bruised needs. there is insight, and brooding reflection, and the already growing distance of the genius touch. here, he is being almost whimsical, with the horror of loss of all, and the strangulation of those that survivor for a clock tick more alone, and eroded of persona, crippled by loss, of all those, or the one, who did not survive. pared of one to alone. deep dark stuff done with a cuff link glint flip of the wrist like a magician producing a cloud of doves out of thin air. and yet it is all in supposition, in abstract, before the prior event is a past reflection of self and same. i am glad when someone like Cumberbatch, who has the talent and the charm, does works like this; it brings a horde of deer eyed people into master works of poetry, and being there they often stay to become ever greater poets themselves, to fill the void of needs with worlds wonderful and true. thanks to him to sound the call, and those that follow. and thanks to all who worked so hard on this; for it is and was and will be, not to unlock a new generation of poets and poetry lovers, alone that it was made, but is the heart given voice in our time of needs.
When it ended my eyes were still closed, wanting to here more n more...
OMG.... I could keep listening to this forever...
His voice makes my heart skip a beat. ♥️
Fantastic voice that expresses the poem from his heart just like john keatsssss
One of the most precious jewels in the crown of English literature.
When I die, this poem, and THAT voice, is what I want to hear on my last moments.
Wow!!!! What a voice. the sentiment, the entonation!!!
Benedict is a GOD...
Outside of my children's voices, this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. It is a perfect combination of words and voice and never fails.
This is beauty personified. The words have always spoken to me, but adding his voice just gives it another layer of complex beauty that brought me to tears.
Oh my goodness gracious me! This was marvellous.
this makes me melt... his voice is so deep low... goosebumps
Maybe it's because of Keats' beautiful writing, maybe it's because of Cumberbatch's voice, or maybe because it's past midnight and I haven't slept in 24hours, but I started to cry. This is beautiful.
Why can't it be all three?
Keats was mentioned in one of my favorite movies so here I am 😢😢 what beautiful literature
Its soooo melodic. Almost like a lullaby. I wouldn't mind him reading this to me before bed each night
this guy is gonna make people wanna read wonderful poetry ....again!which is just marvelous!
I listen to this while working. Helps me calm down :).
....John Keats...this poem ....I remain breathless....fighting for air.....
Reading this for poetry class. I will forever love this poem now.
One of the greatest poems ever written
This is so beautifully read that I will never be able to read poetry without wishing they could ALL be read by such a lovely soul.
NEVER NEVER REGRET LISTENING OR READING KEATS
THX FOR THIS UPLOADING
I cried listening to this ... god bless his voice
Could you imagine what he could do with a bed time story? THUD....
You wouldn't get much sleep that's clear.
MsCrane13 What an utterly delicious thought......LOL
ovaries exploding would be like a fireworks finale
@ladyjaneofdunans Listen to "The Flat of Angles." It's as close to a bedtime story as you can get. Or Benedict as Lord Tadanobu in "The Pillow Book"
...the kind of voice you just want to bathe in...
Excuse me, I need to go recover.
he sounds so beautiful, makes me cry every time....
Ladies, we are in a new renaissance of great UK actors, Benny, Hiddles, Fassy...I'm loving it!
It's really incredible how it brings tears (of emotion, not sadness or anything else) to my eyes every time I am listening to this. It must be a proof that Benedict is a genius.
I grew up reading Keats, and Benedict makes this poem even greater if possible!
He understands it. So few actually understand this poetry
Beautifully read,I could listen to that voice for eternity
I love poetry from John Keats. You can feel him through his work, and it's not only pleasing but sensual as well.
i always say that no anyone can read out loud literature it needs a talent and great deal of that and knowing what you read and what it is about... and for me also a voice and i do not mean just deep voice or something like that but i mean a voice in which you can feel the feelings and which incites feelings and imagination and the person again needs to know what they are doing ... and really this is amazing i love keats and this reading is just .. keats always inspired me and this reading even more ... same like listening to Alan Rickman reading Shakespeare sonnets ... a goog reading will give you a totally new and different experience of the literary work ... i love well read audiobooks
A beautiful rendition of one of the most entrancing poems in English Lit.
Vocal passion, a deep understanding of the poem, and the Mahler underneath it all.
At last! Thank you so much for pointing this out!
I seriously just hit play, laid back and closed my eyes, and I literally traveled to another place for 5 minutes.. it was glorious. Paints a perfect picture for you... this is going on my favorites and will be watched many more times. Thank you Ben for an excellent reading and thank you for uploading this!
Manzar Kashi
A voice completely soaked in the mood of the poem, wonderful
THank you. Keats is my favourite Romantic and Nightingale is my favourite Keats.
This wins the Internet.
I have no words... I stopped breathing at his first word and haven't started over yet... these are 5 minutes of pure heaven... thank you for sharing, and thanks to Benedict for existing...
WOW, PERFECT!
even cant speak out this feeling!!!!!!!!!! How beautiful!!!!
I didn't know I needed this until now
Ive listened to this over 12 times and when I finally get a glimpse of what Keats mean from Benedict's emphasis, I well up with tears. So beautiful.
He is just fine,Goodness Gracious,love him.
Love you love you and love you.
this is so beautiful. People need to pay more attention to the sheer clarity of keat's vision.
“My heart aches…”. those haunting words, that beauty of perfect poetry. Thank you Benedict for reciting such the genius that is Keats ❤
4:36 "forlorn"
hnnnnnnnnngggggg, I need new underwear.
I'm getting so relaxed! Great voice to go to... sleep 😽🤗😚
That made me cry! SO very beautiful ...
Possibly my favourite poem, and what a voice to read it. Perfection.
this is magical. i could listen to it for my whole life *.*
Never, ever, ever remove this video!
A magnificent reading of this beautiful poem. The choice of Mahler in the background compliments Keats' work and Benedict Cumberbatch's voice so well! A MUST listen!
Definitely a good cure for nightmares. Everything about this is beautiful. Especially his voice