Omnia - The Raven

[TheDeadPeasant]

Love The Raven, love this song!

[crashkidd34]

lol what is this, renaissance fair music?

[MysteriousBrownEyes1]

@crashkidd34 No.

[BunnyInAGasMask]

@crashkidd34 ...Little bit off-base there.

[kamelot1970]

is he crying right in the end?

[hila500]

@kamelot1970

yes

[LivOdinArt]

A mother did thank her daughter that made her know them...

[BloodyMastersword]

They changed one or two words in each stanza and left out three stanzas.

[mrblahnes]

hmm I know these lyrics :O

[mrblahnes]

hihihihihi I know you both :D

[Jennielise92]

hmm who the hell is sasja xD I guess I know her though:P

[Jennielise92]

dutch ppl !!!!

[Sasja1996]

Dutch people rule ^^

[Searwen]

Now I can sleep well yay n.n

[BloodyMastersword]

Right now, listening to a song no mortal ever dared to sing before!

[barbw1999]

Love it!! Thank you for starting my day!!

[PrimaDonaBella]

A haunting and beautiful piece of work

[MrWolfThom]

A truly masterpiece---beautiful, haunting, romantic...!

[MrWolfThom]

An atmospheric masterpiece...TRULY!

[AREKKUSUsaan]

This is so beautiful <3

[MrsFuckingMadness]

I learned this poem at school, so nice :)

[HeuniLP]

Ich hoffe sie sind 2012 wieder auf dem Feuertanz dabei!

Dieses Jahr war euer Auftritt einfach episch!

[KoeHalifax]

25 people were told that "nevermore" would they see their girlfriend. And she obviously liked this music.

[vamplord1994]

Castlefest 2012 ^.^

[chriss844]

nevermore......ich liebe dieses Lied.....wir sehen uns 2012 auf dem FestivalMediaval 5 in Deutschland.

[chinkaya]

i like the girl

[Earendilkg]

wow i am exactly 410000 viewer do i get some prize?

[burntham113]

@Earendilkg

You get to listen to it again!

[rogerstill71]

Aw, it's okay, but kinda histrionic. I like Potliqour's "The Raven" a lot more.

[olcaldrew]

very nice

[xWintersunxX]

i sung this to my english class. the words, ... the feeling from the notes played is perfect for these words.

[WrathOfPhropet]

man.. now I cant read that poem without singing it in mind

[KashyaCharsi]

I think you should make a song from Bells, too.

[LoveThatAddiction]

OMG I FEEL IN LOVE FROM THE TIME IT STARTED PLAYING o;

[joyaneana]

This music makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. This is the best way to tell such a poem, I'm in love...

[fetishhhh]

Poe would be proud!

[bobmwade]

love the tattoos and the poem

[RatMadness]

I just regard it as a wonderful hommage to Poe's Raven

[AllvF]

Just beautiful... Theres nothing else to say about this song...

[14fury]

omnia for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[14fury]

i got an eargasm

[whitehorse447]

REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDMOTHER

[Zgiadz]

This version of " The raven" 's far better than other ones...Eventhough it's been shortened!

[lobitas3399]

@Zgiadz is it really shortened?

[Zgiadz]

@lobitas3399 Yes...The original version by Edgar Allan Poe has a few more lines :) like twenty more I think...

[HuhnVlog]

Today on Caste-Fest in Lisse here, saw then perform. Just as good as this.

It's quite the coincidence it's EXACTLY 1 year (7 august) I first heard this song...

Thanks for the great experience Omnia. For ever more!

[rolo6rolo]

24 people are haunted by a raven. LOVE THIS SONG/POEM! Gonna get me a tattoo from the raven! It's a masterpiece!

[starrypawz]

Beautifully done. The only over rendition of the Raven I know is the Simpsons Halloween so sometimes when I think of the Raven the first thing in my head is 'Quoth the Raven, eat my shorts!' ><

[weenaut]

Like except the Mike Tyson face paint.

[Niridur]

I listen to this every night when I go to sleep for years now, so beautiful and soothing :)

[Patsuchi]

First time I heard these lyrics was when a friend cited them to me. It sounded so awesome

[sakuradu29]

I love the song, the tone and also the harp <3

[kinkyboots95]

i love edgar alen poe so much this is one of my favorout pagan bands too, and when i found a song by my fav band about my fav poem writen by my fav poet i just died

its just beautiful.....x

[specialkrj]

I've heard lots of musical interpretations of The Raven, but this is the only one i enjoyed.

[Shepherd1OFH]

Is that James Marsters readiing the poem?

[MysteriousBrownEyes1]

I've been listening to this for 4 years. ^ ^

[Koialbie]

gee I remember brandon lee saying some parts of it in the crow movie. genious

[pindakaasboterham]

it's my favourite!

[Ksiodan]

Poe's poem is wonderful, but with a such music it's amazing!

[BrennaxAdaira]

If I could fav. this a million times I would! Amazing.

[psychogrox]

oohhh oohh i love this, POE FOREVER one of my fave poems by him to :D

[dontengo10]

from 357,735 viewvs 350,000 are mine <3

[Eighten101]

@dontengo10 from now 403.349 views 405.000 are mine xD

[qazx23r]

@dontengo10 And 7700 mine

[hlupaco]

@dontengo10 SO FANNI)

[boyrichboy]

That girl is bloody beautiful! I want her to be my wifeman!

[Endarfin]

@boyrichboy guy to the right( and the one you hear) is her husband

[boyrichboy]

@Endarfin Damn! Oh well!

[Chaosdrache]

Ist das Genial !!!!! So was schönes habe ich seid langem nicht mehr gehört!!!!

Verliebte Grüsse aus Deutschland :D :D :D :D :D

[Dragon0Dragonics]

sound cool.

[Katara55]

I just notices ,he's crying in the end..oh man, that makes it perfect!

[Katara55]

Oh wow! It's amazing what you can discover by an accident! Beautiful..♥

[MasonKayneMacRae]

im proud to say im pagan

[lovie101spike]

@MasonKayneMacRae im proud 2 to be pagan

[WebGremlin]

Each time I read the poem I do this with the melody of this song in my head. I love the song, even though it's a pity it doesn't have the full poem as lyrics. Also, with all due respect, they look a bit childish. - As in, overdone on the gothic thing.

[LadyPegasus1963]

@WebGremlin if you knew anything about them, you would realize that for one this is their stage effects and second that it is not meant to represent goth at all but the long standing facial markings of ancient pagan traditions.

[WebGremlin]

@LadyPegasus1963 I do not know much about them, that's a given. Nevertheless I find it overdone, regardless of whatever reason. That doesn't mean I don't like them or their music. It's my opinion. And to finalize; genuine pagan traditions did/do not include such theatrical additions either.

[LadyPegasus1963]

@WebGremlin no, i didn't mean to imply that they do or did include such. I am unsure what it is you consider theatrical production by them. If you are referring to the facial symbols, then this is actually mild in comparison to many of the more elaborate facial artistry done in pagan history. Many of the high holidays include full body artistry and not all of it is removable ( such as branding, tattooing, and piercings, all of which are a part of pagan history and even in some current forms).

[emptybrink]

If you haven't heard their live clip of this on the dvd you should do so now! :O

[Ramscha1]

Selbst für mich als österreicher hat dieses Lied etwas Magisches an sich.

[evanescencelady01]

@Ramscha1 Wieso sollte es das denn nicht, weil du Österreicher bist? xD

[EvilHarmony]

This is not only words and notes, there is something more. Can't explain what's happening to me while listenning to this - no word can -, but... wow.

Always thought there was some kind of magic in Poe's words. And Omnia found how to show it.

[Time4master]

Art in his purest beeing. !

[9Omnia9]

the first time i was listening to this song /poem ... i was like WOW ! ... after yrs ^^ its the same feeling ... !

[DerGraueGrm]

so beautiful =)

[TheShagrath1989]

Absolutely a very nice poet/song. As earlier said, they keep the Celtic soul alive. I love this! Thanks to Congei :D. Keep up the good job, mate :).

[ultrAsker]

is there any chance for us to have a poet like Poe again?

'nevermore'

[jin54363]

thank you Omnia to keep the celtic soul alive, Hail the woodsy lord

[blackmyth]

@jin54363 Well, not anymore, really. Their music changed -a lot-. Too much for my taste, to be honest. But I do love the older songs.

[jin54363]

@blackmyth

why you say so?

[blackmyth]

@jin54363 Because they use quite a lot electric instruments and their music just isn't what it used to be. Two of the old members quit, which caused a lot of problems (not very nice things towards one of the persons leaving).

[AnalieSkywind]

I love their face tattoos.

[sparrowgirl25]

I wish they would do the first 18 lines of the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales in Middle English. It would sound so awesome, like Poe's poem, they have a natural lyrical quality

~Whan that Aprill!

[BunnyInAGasMask]

The lyrics of this aren't exactly the same as the original poem. They're similar, but there's a lot of curious discrepancies.

[Mindlabytinth]

@BunnyInAGasMask Just noticed it. Yet, I can't say I'm dissatisfied with the results.

[GreenTeaOreos]

:DDD My new best friend is the replay button!

It's just too beautiful!! How could you not enjoy this?! Amazing!!

[grimshake]

usually I'm stubborn on listening to only death/black metal, but I admit this shit is awesome.

[sorrowsingsoftly]

Absolutely beautiful, found this on Druidcast, then looked them up and found this again. Amazing poem, beautiful performance.

[ADyingFaith]

@sorrowsingsoftly Whats Druidcast?

[sorrowsingsoftly]

@ADyingFaith It's a podcast, you can look them up on Itunes. It's from OBOD.

[Wildmuff]

This is wonderful... where can I get their music? I checked iTunes and there's only 2 songs. ><

[Baalsin]

This song gives me goose bumps, every time I listen to it :)

[melodiantime]

ALSO LOVE THE RAVEN, AND WALTZINBLACK, BY THE STRANGLERS, A DIFFERENT KIND OF SOUND BUT PURE JOY TO LISTEN TO.

[Veparrr]

@melodiantime CAPS LOCK IS AWESOME, ISNT IT?!

[melodiantime]

YOU TUBE STRIKES WONDERS. YET AGAIN, FOR KNOWLEDGE OF GREAT WORKS OF MUSIC.I' VE NEVER HEARD THESE GUYS BEFORE, REALLY GOOD. I ALSO LOVE ' IN THE PORT OF AMSTERDAM ' -JACQUES BREL AND NEW MODEL ARMY. STUFF.

[darkxkitty93]

My favorite poem of all time by my favorite gothic writer by one of the best bands that I've heard in a long time, can you say EPIC!!!!

Justin Bieber's got nothing on this. XP

R.I.P Poe!

[statusgr]

A little bit chopped poem but the execution is briliant!:D

[TAXEXEMPTION]

poe would be proud

although we'll never know, for history is but a shroud.

[prayrex]

simply wonderful

[grarx]

Respect to Edward Alan Poe thank you !!!

[leavealoner]

@grarx yes, he was awesome, but i think u mean EDGAR alan poe...

[bigkevcxza]

this song is great!!!

[Naitomango666]

I just love his voice ^^

[crazymonkeyVII]

wow this is fascinating! i can listen this for hours on and on....

[3LQ84N1T0]

this song is bull shit...i rather read the poem myself

[thinkAboutEvolution]

fantastic voice

[magicfireflame]

I'm listening to this at about 11 at night, and it seems much more alive this way. Edgar Allen Poe is amazing, and Omnia brings his words swirl through the mind.

[Spajki95]

fuckin' damn good!!! nevermore!!! hell yeaaah

[blackangellovezmusic]

I love the poem and it's very nice to hear it performed by this band!

[CheerForTearzah]

still the best...

[MrMimergo777]

 Odin ! Odin !

[MrMimergo777]

Odin ! Odin !

[MrMimergo777]

:) <3 Odin ! Odin !

[MysteriousBrownEyes1]

Nevermore will I listen to any song but this one!

[TheFreyasman]

This musical representation is absolutely awesome!

It keeps Poe's work interesting. :)

[TheAlienne]

This is awesome.

[Havenent101]

edgar allan awesome! :)

one of my faves from him

[wolfjeanne]

too bad they cut out some of the best parts, but if they wouldn't it would have taken over 15 minutes. not that I would mind... more omnia ;-)

[celticstoneman]

most perfect song i even heard,

[Robbi159]

Holy... shit...

[Polterboo]

Edgar Allan Poe FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[borntoolateyork]

I had never heard of Omnia, but my daughter just pointed me to this video, and it is absolutely wonderful.

I'm now off to itunes on a mission!

[trevermark]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

[trevermark]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[DesperateTry]

Oh God. How beautifull! Poe's lyrics are like music themselves...

[TheBenortlip]

@DesperateTry The band actually removes several of the original stanzas and merges other ones that are repetitive together to form new stanzas. So while Poe's lyrics are very lyrical and musical, it should be understood that this is a performance version of Poe's work, and not simply a direct reading that is sung to music. In other words, this version is heavily revised from the original.

[MaryMiscarriage]

@TheBenortlip If you ask me 'heavily revised' is a bit over dramatic. I actually think there only is a slight difference. :)

[TheBenortlip]

@MaryMiscarriage I perform this version of it at open mic nights. One night I forgot my copy and tried to use the original. There are whole verses left out, minor changes to phrasings, and shifting and splicing within the verses. The original is 18 stanzas, and Omnia's version is only 13. Now, we could argue semantics over what constitutes heavily revised, but I think shortening it by almost a quarter counts.

[Bulletfanforever]

@TheBenortlip Do you have a copy of sheet music or tab for it? I would love to be able to play it, but I suck at playing by ear...

[sleepfucker]

nevermore... nevermore... this song if perfect. the poetry of poe, marhematically created,but so very beautiful is great on this music. those who don`t like this are in trouble,because they don`t regognise the beauty and they are poor souls carved in the stone of the reality,sad mortals without the poetry feeling that make us,the likers live with the angels..

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

months have passed since last time I made music...wtf..

hey guys please check my music on my profile...I've made some acoustic pagan celtic songs which came out not that bad..

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

beautiful... I just wish I had more time to read, to think, to play music, and to produce beautiful things like this...

"Quoth the raven never more.."

I hope my inspiration will be back someday..

[MysticleMonster]

God, this so awesome!!

[MysteriousBrownEyes1]

I listen to this almost every day. I remember the first time I listened to it, I replayed it for hours!

[corvion6]

How can you not like this, tis Edgar Allan Poe and tis good music!

[JesterColonist]

This is a story by Edgar Allen Poe, right?

[Goth666100]

@JesterColonist That's corekt :D

[liddelllithell]

I have listened to this many times and I just now noticed that they changed the bust upon which the raven perches from one of Pallas to one of Eris.

[KingtheQueen]

this always gives me the chills

[Mithrilelb]

I'm very fond of this, but I'm a bit furious that they haven't been accurate with the text (original The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe). I love that poem and memorized it recently, so I noticed.

Actually it's quite long for a poem: 18 strophes, each consisting of 6 lines.

They left out the entire 4th strophe, aswell as the 9th, 11th and 13th. The first two lines of the 14th strophe were combined with the last 4 of the 12th. The rest of both of those is left out.

And some sole words are wrong, too.

[Maergensargoth]

@Mithrilelb Bands usually change the poem lyrics to make it easier to sing - poetry does not always combine perfectly with music.

[aallaannaa]

I love Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'. this is just pure beauty

[hallows99]

If only I could give this more than a single thumbs up. Amazing on so many levels.

[Maergensargoth]

@hallows99 There are times I wish I was Ganesha, so that I could thumb up more than once. Omnia makes me feel in such a way. They're great.

[luna4ever36]

@Maergensargoth err, who's Ganesha?

[Maergensargoth]

@luna4ever36 Ganesha is a hindu elephant-shaped god with four arms. There are ones with six or even more, but this one was the first to come to my mind.

[Zanmefagalion]

@Maergensargoth Avalokiteśvara with thousand arms would be more suitable for thumbing up~

[Maergensargoth]

@Zanmefagalion I had that god in mind, just couldn't memorize his name.

[luna4ever36]

@Zanmefagalion lol, the buddha with so many arms.=D

[romeohhh]

The harp...the haaaarp!!!

[AutumnGracy]

I love the crying bit at the end.

[Silmaril0]

It seems like tht We need 19 shrappels and a shotgun...

great song and defnently the greatest story ever ♥

[JTEtheReturn]

so ne bratze

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Frag mal besser,ob du noch mal ohne Selb auskommen könntest...ich kanns nicht,bin ja schon fürs nächste Jahr angemeldet.

Lass dich mal am Zelt vom Schnitzladen blicken.

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Jepp...es war genialst. Und wie es scheint,kommen jedes Jahr mehr Leute nach Selb.Es spricht sich rum,welche hohe Qualität dieses Fest bietet.

[GrahamAndras]

Edgar Allen Poe was a genius.

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Wenn dieGötter es wollen und wir gesund bleiben,werden wir garantiert auch nächstes Jahr wieder in Selb dabei sein.

Selb ist der Höhepunkt des Jahres.

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Und??? Warum hast es nicht getan?

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Die Dudelsackbauer waren zwei Zelte neben meinem.

Die Schneiderey war schräg gegenüber.

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Ich hatte meinen Stand fast am Ende des Handwerkermarktes hin zur Burgbühne. Da wo Tanzwut gespielt haben.

[krawallooo]

@AnnaLinaVampir Ich auch...da kannst du dir sicher sein.

Weißt du, das ich auf dem Festival auf dem Handwerkermarkt einen Verkaufsstand habe? Ich verkaufe selbst beschnitzte Hörner und besondere Messer.

[theromanian19]

Amazing

[dravenbloodwood]

music of the gods true blessings come apon my ears...

[krawallooo]

Ich hab Omnia am Wochenende in Selb auf dem Festival Mediaval gesehen...es war gigantisch geil!!!!

[johadson100]

is best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[EllunaHellen]

No, not 19 Justin Bieber fans.

19 people hate this because it freaked them out and now they can't sleep!

[Elvinauk]

Stunning, wow.