Jabberwocky

[MsMagicalCat]

Wow..that was an absolute treat before bed,I used to read this poem over+over again as a gal...Must admit you really bring it to life,thankyou..Sophie:)

[Loreleila]

@MsMagicalCat Thanks Sophie. :)

[WarblesOnALot]

@Loreleila G'day... Very nice, I recognise bits & snippets, but I managed to have missed having heard it all put together, before... So, thanks ! If I'd written stuff like this, I'd have been asked to share the Gold-Top Mushrumps...; Psyllocibin, Awaaaye !

(Never Bin-Game to try them, actually. I'm already bent enough !).

Ciao !

[greatraven1]

Lovely! I could swear one or two of those images came from the Graeme Base book... yes?

You have a much nicer voice than mine, and a nice idea to just show the art. I'm afraid the one I've uploaded is just me, and I recite it from memory, so probably have bits wrong.

But we should all read Jabberwocky on-line, just because.Thanks!

[Loreleila]

@greatraven1 They come from all over. I tried to watch your video but it won't play for me. I'll try later. Personally I don't think having bits of this particular poem wrong matters. I learnt it when I was tiny and my reading has errors for that reason but I love that it captures the minds and imagination of children and adults alike. I've been criticised here numerous times for reading it 'wrong'. That seems to me to miss the point.

[DrYESFX]

You have an excellent voice, my dear. Why not read more passages from this famous story?

[Loreleila]

@DrYESFX Thank you very much, perhaps I will. And thanks also for the addition of your own Jabberwocky. :)

[SSGTWinters]

The Jabberwocky came back and made 32 accounts to dislike this video.

[Loreleila]

@SSGTWinters Actually he only made 12. The rest was a votebot.

[StephanieLisaTara]

there is absolutely nothing as mesmerizing than this early children's tale...bewitching, thrilling, magical - sets the standard for all that followed! terrific stuff.

[mayday2720]

Battlefield.Bad.Company.2-RELO­ADED brings me here

[Loreleila]

@mayday2720 Curiouser and curiouser said Alice.

[20meerkat]

i'm listening to this at 50 minutes past midnight (10 to 1.00 in the morning) and it is actually quite scary....

[DragonKyndred]

Love your voice and reading of my all time favourite poem. Have you heard "Mama Frog" by Ambrosia? There's a delightfully spooky reading of the poem in the song!

[Loreleila]

@DragonKyndred Thank you. :) I haven't heard that, no. I'll look out for it.

[KutWrite]

Nice pix and nice voice... but...

It's "gyre" with a soft "g" like "gyroscope." Humpty Dumpty explains this to Alice in "Through the Looking Glass."

And there's only one "R" in "borogoves." It's not "boro-groves."

Sorry, that ruins it for me.

[Loreleila]

@KutWrite I'm sorry you find it ruined by my failure to exactly pronounce a nonsense poem. I find that quite sad. Not for me, but for the spirit of the thing. I'm sure Lewis Caroll would have laughed. Have you actually taken in the meaning and purpose of his books? Before I attempt another I will refer to a fictional egg to make sure I produce something creative 'correctly'.

I actually learnt this poem by heart when I was 5 because I loved it. That, I'm sure, would delight Mr Caroll.

[KutWrite]

@Loreleila - Ruined? Who said that?

Sorry I hurt your feelings, though. I thought I was constructive, not mean.

Didn't you read I said you had nice pix and a nice voice?

Humpty was also part of the story, meant to help people "get" the esoteric stuff in his poems.

Carroll was a teacher. So he might've chuckled, then gently corrected you. That's what I tried to do.

Coincidence: I memorized this in English and German, and "You are Old, Father William" for my Soph. Classical Lit. final

[Loreleila]

@KutWrite 'Ruined? Who said that?'

You did: 'Sorry, that ruins it for me.'

My feelings aren't in the slightest bit hurt. I just find it quite bizarre that I should be corrected on the pronunciation of a nonsense poem in a book about the surreal nature of reality. I don't wish to be 'gently corrected'. This video is what it is and has been up for 3 years. You are not the first to be troubled by the way I did it. Hoorah I say. And I have read the books so I know all about Humpty. :P

[KutWrite]

@KutWrite - "You did: 'Sorry, that ruins it for me.'"

Oops! I stand corrected.

"I don't wish to be 'gently corrected'. "

That's going to happen here whether you wish it or not. Happens to me on my little bird videos.

Hey - No harm intended. Still like your voice & pix. Have a frabjous day!

[Loreleila]

@KutWrite I know you intended no harm. Callooh callay!

[MOVIEMANGLE]

1. Absolutely perfect reading. Captures the feeling of the poem and leaves us with a still ominous feeling at the end.

2. Some of the coolest Jabberwock pics I've ever seen!

[Loreleila]

@MOVIEMANGLE :)

[today1440]

i sure would like your criticism of my adaptaion??

[sunnysumma]

im sorry, but i crack up when she says "tumtum" and "beamish boy"

[Augustus0704]

Great! Although it's "boroGOVES", not "boroGROVES" (0:09), a commonly erratic pronunciation.

[pedrodrol]

Lewis Carroll was a C'thulhu's cultist, for sure.

[potatoeateryum]

Wow, I'm glad I just listened to this, I've just fallen in love with it all over again :) How the hell did I manage to forget about it? It brings back my life in High school, spent sitting in those boring English class. Oh the good old times :D Thanks for bringing it all back to me :)

[Loreleila]

@potatoeateryum You're most welcome. :)

[Twistermon]

The Jabberwocky´s a well known poem.

I just wonder if the Jabberwocky´s a myth or fact...?

[ember1k]

Sophia lamb, is that you?

[falco1700]

I love how this video perceives this poem with such seriousness, while in reality it is a joke and nonsense-for it does not make any sense.

[Fynxz77]

Fool is a person trying to teach how to do foolish things correctly. How can nonsense words be said correctly if it none other than fools being foolish.

[TheAlvinandbrittney]

at 0:37 that picture was in the movie

[AlchemicalDavid]

Ahhh - memories of youth.

And a very nice recitation if I may say so?

Thanks for that, Loreleila.

[Loreleila]

@AlchemicalDavid Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[AlchemicalDavid]

@Loreleila

I did - thanks. I also enjoyed a load of your favourites - sorry, I clicked on your name :)

Don't go through my profile without a decent amount of LSD :)

[Loreleila]

@AlchemicalDavid lol Don't need to. Lifes a trip. Some great old favourites in yours too. :)

[AlchemicalDavid]

@Loreleila

Oh! You damned hippy, you :D

I know what you mean :P I'm not as much of a stoner as my profile might indicate. I'm no saint, though :d

[Loreleila]

@AlchemicalDavid Sainthood is often not what people claim. ;)

[ShyGuyXXL]

Now is it Jabberwock or Jabberwocky?

[Loreleila]

@ShyGuyXXL I would say it's Jabberwock and the poem is the Jabberwocky, ie relating to the Jabberwock.

[bealtespip123]

God damn,am I the only one in the world afraid of the Jabberwocky??? :(

[PartieMuttpuppy]

... that last picture is scary as hell...

[AFROJASON666]

reminds me of when i was a child and my grandma always read stories to me. good job.

[Loreleila]

@AFROJASON666 Thank you very much.

[shaon317]

Are you sure you're not Emma Thompson, because you sound just like her! I think you have a wonderful voice for reading.

[Loreleila]

@shaon317 lol I'm pretty sure. And thanks :)

[nhiapthao]

@shaon317 i totally agree. I thought i was listening to Professor Trelawny or Nanny McPhee.

[prhughes0]

Finding you very interesting in various of your phases.

[Loreleila]

@prhughes0 Thank you.

[personman666]

that was lovely. haha i giggled when i saw the jabberwock with the white rabbit

[mnolanporter]

I like your voice and your reading.

[Loreleila]

@mnolanporter Thank you.

[devilsfan28]

BORRRRRRINNNNNGGGGG

learn to recite poetry

[FlammaMan]

And to think that this poem was originally written to teach people how to NOT write a poem, yet it's still a fantastic and cryptic poem.

[igotnothin4]

the story of alice in wonderland/through the looking glass is my favorite story ever! you read this very nice!

[Loreleila]

@igotnothin4 Thanks :) It is a great story.

[somecallmeblue]

love the reading was very elegant

[Loreleila]

@somecallmeblue Thank you :)

[jibberjabberwock]

0:37 is what I've always thought of him as. I love the Jabberwocky, he's different. xD

[Snuffles187]

I like that you have responded to people comments on it :)

And you are right, there is certainly many ways to sat a poem.

IAnd I shall agree that you did a good job on this :) makes me wanna have a go :P

[Loreleila]

@Snuffles187 Thanks. :) You should have a go, it's fun.

[Snuffles187]

@Loreleila You welcome :)

[caltie]

Nice,intelligent and elegant: the poem interpretation, the pictures of the video, and the answers to the comments. Nice, intelligent and elegant. Thanks for all. I really liked it. ^_^

(Sorry about the bad english, i´m spanish)

[Loreleila]

@caltie Thanks. :) Your English seems pretty good to me.

[wyattrabbit]

I like this. :) I'm obsessed with all things wonderland. I wonder if you would like this crazy alice art film thats online.

ALICEANDTHEWHITEHAIR COM

[HipHopFollower]

I dont know why im so fascinated on the Jabberwocky

I dont know if its the fact that its a monster that is unlike any other,the fact that it has hidden meanings behind it,the fact that even though ive just read about it,it seems to have played a part in my life for all of these years,or any other odd reason,but im glad i found this at an age i caninterprete things better than when i was a child

[ijblseries]

Wonderfull voice

[californiaimaginatio]

Best one I've heard all day: good job! You actually pronounced everything perfectly! Thank you!

[Loreleila]

@californiaimaginatio Thanks! Have you been listening to them all day?

[Squirble]

This is the second time I've been here and, Loreleila - I still say you did a good job on this. Just because you didn't do it how others thought you should've done it, doesn't mean it's not good or that you did it wrong. It's open to interpretation - that's what literature and performance is all about - interpretation. If anyone thinks it should be performed another way, they ought to make their own video as an example instead of just criticising yours.

[Loreleila]

@Squirble Exactly. I find it quite bizarre that some people come and tell me how I 'should' read any poem, let alone this one. Thanks for saying this though. It's appreciated. :)

[michelangelo466]

can't you say any of it with enthusiasm?

"1, 2, 1, 2 and through and through!! the vorpal blade went ""snicker snack"""!!! "

[Loreleila]

@michelangelo466 I like the way I say it. So do others. Why don't you make a video doing it the way you think it should be done and attach it so I can see exactly what you mean. :)

[michelangelo466]

cos i'm sure u r a well educated woman but it's like u've been dared or told to do it. i'm sorry but if you ask a 9 year old to say this poem then they would use the most exciting use of words ever imaginable. i think it's a shame that adults think it's wierd saying things in a exctied manner

[Loreleila]

@michelangelo466 I sincerely hope you're not a teacher. There are many kinds of children, and the way each offers their way of doing things is valid. This is how I said it when I was 5, and how I say it now. I was a quiet intense child.You're extremely negative. I wonder how well that serves you. There is more than one way to do anything.

[HipHopFollower]

@michelangelo466 i feel that would kind of take away the seriousnesss

[ShadowinEX]

Wait, are you reading this?

[Loreleila]

@ShadowinEX Of course

[saladdinosaur]

calooh!!! calehhh!!! what does that mean?

[Loreleila]

What doea any of it mean?

[ckbkgrl]

you have a nice voice :)

[Loreleila]

Thank you. :)

[thedrownedworld]

i've got my vorpal sword in hand

[Loreleila]

Snicker snack.

[rasheed54321]

guys this is one example of a poem that is famous but has made up words and doesn't really show that you need perfect spelling, grammar, and puncutuation.

[pem440]

@Loreleila No Lewis Carrol did not use drugs the two reasons why the stories are as weird and wild as they are is because he suffered AIWS and psychology damage also he was telling the stories to a little girl so he wanted the girl to listen.

[emoneko839]

@lorelia. He didn't do drugs artard that was proven wrong. He made jaberwocky when he was twelve. Tell me why would a twelve year old do drugs. You fail.

[Loreleila]

Actually it's moot and debatable. He certainly encountered drugs, whether he took them or not, more than likely opiates. I think the caterpillar might disagree with you. He did not write the Alice books when he was 12. I do not fail, but you might find yourself a better style of engagement.

[generosos87]

he wrote jabberwocky for two reasons: to add to the story and to be spontaneous, and to show how NOT to write a poem haha, who woulda thunk that it would end up being his best known poem

[joseph182]

waaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!JABBAWOCKEEZ­!!!!!

[Cullenjasper29]

The original is around three pages long.. this is just a few paragraphs of what is a very~ large poem. xD

Like the voice but.. was a little.. they tried to be creepy and it came out boring. D:

[Loreleila]

Well thaks for the flattery. lol I did not try to be creepy and I am so sorry to have bored you. Others seem to rather like it..

[flarixs]

@Cullenjasper29 i thought the jabberwocky was a short poem that he exspanded for Alice Through The Looking Glass And What She Found There. because it was origanaly part of Mischmasch or something like that im not sure i have the collection somewhere i think but i though it was just a mix of his poems. it was suposed to be like a dissorderly mix of poems or so i though

[McAwesometon]

lewis carroll must have invented super crack or somthing

[Loreleila]

He did use drugs.

[manofria84]

this poem is great

[myvibe12]

the poem was read in such an amazing way...your voice reminds of some famous actress....i dont remember who right now...but it sounded really good :)

[Loreleila]

Thank you! :)

[RiddleMeThis13185]

@Loreleila and yes...you truly have a wonderful voice and did a fantastic job :]

[Loreleila]

:-)

[RiddleMeThis13185]

@myvibe12 the actress your thinking of is tilda swinton (i take pride in my movie knowledge...)

[contemplativegirl21]

Ah, it is akin to Tilda Swinton.

[contemplativegirl21]

Cate Blanchett? That's who the reader's voice reminds me of.

Very good indeed!

[InvaderIs]

I love this poem so much!

[VAMPIRICROCKSTAR]

You my dear have a fabulous voice!! Very soothing!!

[Loreleila]

Thank you very much. :)

[C3P0meetsData]

That is the most horrifying thing I've ever seen. Good reading though.

[Loreleila]

Thanks, I think :P

[ludwigvan17]

Beautiful reading and pictures. Cept I think you said borogroves.

[Loreleila]

Thanks, and yes I did. Comments about it are littered through the comment section. I learnt the poem as a tiny child. It stuck. I won't be changing it. I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

[SnowWhiteQueen29]

@Loreleila I learned it from reading the book THAT many times. And I say borogroves as well. I don't think it really matters since it's a nonsense word anyways, but I do remember saying that before, so I think somewhere in these comments I said it..Oh well...you did WONDERFUL reciting this. <33

[angel0exterminador]

Brava! Loved your reading!

[Loreleila]

Thank you very much, and for subscribing. :)

[Skinny4Twenty]

where is the photo from at 1:16 from? id like a copy its great.

[Loreleila]

It's from the original book. See here for the image: momerath . org

[Skinny4Twenty]

im not sure if that is right. im refering to the last photo of the video. is that the correct one?

[Loreleila]

Oh, no, it isn't. I must have misread the time. You know I can't remember where I got that one from. Sorry. :(

[Skinny4Twenty]

well thanks for your time anyhow. its a great photo and would like it as my desktop background hehe. anyhow take care!

[SnowWhiteQueen29]

@Skinny4Twenty It may be too much trouble, but you could just pause it there, hit print screen and then paste it into paint or something and then crop and resize. And then save it, of course.

[TurboRat100]

haha its the jabbawockeez

[Squirble]

Oh my goodness- you have a chilling voice. That was meant as a compliment. And where pronunciation and stuff's concerned - I'll go and check with Lewis Carol and let you know what he said. Honestly - I don't think it matters because it's 'nonsense' - you take it as you wish, stress it and perform it as you see fit. I thought you related that beautifully.

[Loreleila]

Thank you, I really apprecaite that. :)

[RenovatedLocksmith]

You've got a good voice, but your annunciation could use some work. Flow more with it.

That is: "Not GYre and GIMBle in the WABE." Just "gyre and gimble in the wabe..."

[Loreleila]

I just love the way people keep coming and telling me how to pronounce nonsense verse. ROFL!

[RenovatedLocksmith]

Not how to pronounce nonsense; just how to read in general. You'll have more impact if you use less stress on the first syllables.

[Loreleila]

Well thank you for your advice. My voice is my trade, or one of them. I generally seem to have the sort of impact I would wish to, and prefer natural to anything else, but I'll bear it in mind.

[phatman52]

Lol cant even being to imagine how distrubing burton will make this creature

[Lepper36]

Knowing Burton... It'll be deliciously dark.

[TheDragonRescueTeam]

I would make it horrid looking. All my art turns out scary. ^_^

[SnowWhiteQueen29]

Oh. You said borogRoves. I didn't even notice. :P That's how I say it......borogroves....It doesn't sound right without the r, to me. Ehh. Whatever. Pronunciation doesn't really matter with nonsense words.

[Loreleila]

Exactly! :) It doesn't sound right to me said any other way either.

[Loreleila]

It doesn't come out if you stay in bed. :)

[dirtybongwater1]

Hi, ma'am. Sorry but I hate to say this, but, you seem to have mispronounced ' borogoves'... twice.

[Loreleila]

If you take the time to read through the comments you will see this has been raised several times. I must admit I find it hilarious that it should be so essential to pronounce a nonsense word 'correctly'. I'm sure Mr Carroll would be most amused. It was how I learnt to say it before I could read and I'm sticking with it. ;)

[chyrd]

Actually Mr Carroll was fairly adamant about the pronunciation of the words of this poem... in notes he had written and in the Hunting of the Snark he would talk about the "hard g of gimble and gyre and the O in borogoves"

but of course you didn't ask for my two cents... so I'll shut up now... LOL

[Loreleila]

That was more an aid to pronunciation rather than an adamance. Imagine never having heard this, the notion of such a poem being something of a novelty, and presented in the era it was. It's interesting though, what creates a 'correctness' in words of many kinds. There are of course common and agreed ways to string letters together (but even that is not correct, just agreed) but the English language keeps developing and ideas on pronunciations changing. Tomato, tomato, if you know what I mean. :P

[chyrd]

I'd like my two cents back please...

[Loreleila]

They were a loan not a gift? :\

[chyrd]

fine you keep em... but ya still said borogoves wrong... LOL... :-P

JK

[chyrd]

do you do voice over? if not you should... great voice...

[Loreleila]

Thanks. I've thought about it. Maybe one day I'll make it happen.

[Loreleila]

watch?v=fxYK9-T3km4

[jamiroquaid]

No she didn't...how would you pronounce it?

[dirtybongwater1]

How? The right way, obviously.

[vietpho79]

thats how the jabbawockeez got their name

[LegendInc]

i memorized this poem for AP Language in one hour

[Loreleila]

I'm impressed.

[LegendInc]

thank you

i kind of had to though

i'm a bit of a procrastinator and i have to recite this poem in front of my class on tuesday, plus create poster about Lewis Carroll

[megadork456]

my grandma memorized it in 3rd grade and still can say it quite quickly. i'm trying to get down the Quadrille of the Lobster, but this is a great poem.

though i think i'd rather have a bandersnatch.

[amoldox]

nice reading kool were doin this in english

[Loreleila]

Thanks. It's a great poem. Enjoy studying it. :)

[akakatydid]

Absolutely loved this reading!

You've got a great expressive voice...

Beautiful.

(now i'm gonna check out your other vids!)

[Loreleila]

Thank you very much. :)

(hope you find something you like)

[nothernlassie]

Really lovely reading

Thanks for that I enjoyed it a lot!

[Loreleila]

Thank you! :)

[YoshiOno]

Who is doing the reading?

[Loreleila]

Me.

[SugarRushx3x]

I'm singing this song at school for my chorus. (=

i love it!

[Loreleila]

:) I love it too.

[puredarkpower]

i did this when I was doing a show and I just forgot the last line (i was 9 at the time)

[Loreleila]

Oh dear!

[PrincessGirl216]

this is a song u know

[Loreleila]

So I believe, though it was not originally created as one.

[CoasterZooFreak]

Just so you know, it's borogoves, not borogroves.

[Loreleila]

If you care to, you might like to read down the comments a lillte way. This conversation has already been had.

[Jeorney]

I'm.... confillibuthed. Free me from my dizzy twanglepuss.

[Loreleila]

Oh no! Not the disentanglefromtwangle! This requires much contesideration.

[Jeorney]

Ah but your musee undizzys my twanglepuss and I am now loxaminous.

[Loreleila]

Then all is tranquaifulous. :)

[gpfwestie]

We need to shun that friumias bundersnatch.

Lovely recital thanks.

[Loreleila]

lol, indeed we do. Thanks.

[Rahkshi500]

Jabberwock sure is creepy, eh? I mean in Project ARMS, he was a frickin beast of destruction!

[snipachild]

damn I have to recite this tomorrow

[Loreleila]

I hope it went well

[Loreleila]

I know just what you mean.

this is tilda swinton isn't it?