Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe | Powerful Life Poetry

“Annabel Lee” was written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1849. The popularity of the poem lies in the fact that it represents love in its most pure form.

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.

Konfrontation (Romeos Erbe) by Sascha Ende

[melindacohen]

This is the best recital of the poem that conveys the true feeling of Poe for his Annabel Lee.

[Ty-mugl]

“And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
of the beautiful Annabel Lee”

[nikitadivine]

This is why I love poetry, it's such a fluid and uninhibited way of expressing yourself.

[adisingh]

The reading was so splendid that I lost myself in the kingdom by sea

[EricaEverAfter]

Read this for the first time in 8th grade... I'm 44 now and it's still my favorite

[teamcage]

‘Of my darling - my darling- my life and my bride’, that delivery is so powerful. I just burst into tears.

Magnificent performance. Bravo.

[emilyannthevioletghost]

This is the very first Edgar Allen Poe poem I ever heard and read.

I've been listening on repeat for several minutes, and I'm in tears. I feel such sadness, grief, and love.

I had someone special, ever since I was a 5-year-old girl. His name was Nick. We were best friends since the very beginning, closest playmates at school. Ever since I discovered, Nick has fully supported my passion for writing. He was always by my side when the rest of the world wouldn't be. Little did I know, I had been in love with him for pretty much our entire lives. He was THE one for me. Over the years, our relationship grew from playmates, to best friends, to sweethearts. We really started having feelings in sixth grade, and after graduating 8th grade, we decided to start dating. We were very in love, but I was quite shy. Our relationship didn't last very long, though. Only after a year since we started dating, Nick suddenly passed away at only 15 years old. He had a heart attack in his sleepy due to a rare heart condition. The autopsy found that his heart was swollen. I've been in deep grief ever since, and it still hurts so much, despite the years. Despite the pain I go through every day, and what I've gone through ever since the tragic day of June 9, 2013, I remember the love Nick and I had and nurtured for the better through the years we spent together. Those years I spent....some of the very best times I can remember. He was always by my side, despite everything. He was there for me more than most of my ableist family. I'm autistic, and so was he. So, we simply just understood each other from the very beginning. I think about him, the memories we shared, and the love we had for each other and let grow, every single day. Even though it'll be 11 years this June, the pain tends to still feel fresh. I miss Nick every single day. I had dreams that I would be his bride, his one and only. We had even talked about it a few times, agreeing we would spend our lives together. There are many nights where I just lay in bed, thinking about him, thinking how I could've done better as his love, as his one and only. I feel some regret, but I know there's nothing more I can do. I just let myself feel the pain, cry the tears when I have to, and look back on the memories.

I love you, Nick, and I miss you every day. 💔🥺

[blythesmythers]

What a beautifully haunting, mesmerizing reading of "Annabel Lee"

[gypsygirltarot]

Not only is this poem sad, but that portrait of Poe at the beginning…my gosh, he looks so tragic! He was so gifted!

[jackieraulerson]

My mom read this to me when I was a child. It was one of our favorites for as long as she lived. It’s my favorite to this day.

[lurshaikharbani]

The Raven, dream within a dream, alone and annabel Lee were my favorite poems by Edgar Allan Poe

[matthewgallo]

My daughter‘s name is Annabel Lee and asked why because in the womb I would play poetry to her so she will fall asleep

[myJesusfilledshishilife]

Annabelle lee is my all time favorite poem 😭😭

[John-cfim]

Oh my gosh, the amount of emotion this poem stirs up is incredible.

[newsing]

Poe has been my inspiration since I was in Elementary School. The best.

[mintybadger]

I was very, very pregnant the first time I really read this poem. 10 years later, my daughter Annabelle just listened to this poem and cried. Keep up the good work, Edgar!

[thatgirl]

Poe is such an artist with words. He expresses loss and sorrow and darkness so well.

[Juan_Dystopian]

The translation into Spanish is the lyrics of a song by a famous Spanish band from the 80's called Radio Futura, and I always found it intriguing why their songs were cryptic except for this one.
Well, it turns out Poe wrote it for them 😎 that's why

[S_]

The voice and the poem it self made the very perfect combination of all time .
Extremely delightful

[alexanderhill]

I must admit, I wasn't fully aware of this poem (per say). But after hearing the words, the music and the amazing narrative of the voice actor for this video. Wow, what an amazing view of things. Instant thumbs up from me! 😎