The Stolen Child - W.B. Yeats

This was made withing the virtual world of Second Life

Poem The Stolen Child by W.B. Yeats and read by Anya Yalin.

WHERE dips the rocky highland
Of Sleuth Wood in the lake,
There lies a leafy island
Where flapping herons wake
The drowsy water rats;
There we've hid our faery vats,
Full of berrys
And of reddest stolen cherries.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Where the wave of moonlight glosses
The dim gray sands with light,
Far off by furthest Rosses
We foot it all the night,
Weaving olden dances
Mingling hands and mingling glances
Till the moon has taken flight;
To and fro we leap
And chase the frothy bubbles,
While the world is full of troubles
And anxious in its sleep.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Where the wandering water gushes
From the hills above Glen-Car,
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Away with us he's going,
The solemn-eyed:
He'll hear no more the lowing
Of the calves on the warm hillside
Or the kettle on the hob
Sing peace into his breast,
Or see the brown mice bob
Round and round the oatmeal chest.
For he comes, the human child,
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than he can understand.




This was created within the virtual world of Second Life.

Better render on vimeo here:

http://www.vimeo.com/4746397

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[tracechops]

Thank you very much for all your comments, it's very much appreciated! :D

[Ceolteor]

Lovely video, quite enchanting. Nice reading too!

[dreaminstories]

This is absolutely amazing! The graphics are beautiful and your voice is *perfect*! ♥

[varmlandgirl]

Love the voice- and of course, 2nd Life imaging. Breath of fresh air into a timeless Yeates poem~

[Ben13596]

Absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you!

[0LittlemissLola]

this is amazing!

[daniqueva]

What is the woman on the playbox holding?

[AnnaMayaHouse]

@LouiseJephcott908

I check back on this video every so often and your comment just made me smile. Thank you for the wonderful compliment :)

Trace did such an amazing job shooting and editing this project. I still feel honored that I was able to contribute my voice.

[BBK551]

very nice !

[LouiseJephcott908]

This belongs in a film! Seriously! It should be in a film! Your voice is amazing! You certainly pass for an American with the accent. I'm not American myself - I'm British - and I LOVE your accent! Well done with the video.

[darlingzooloo]

This was wonderful!!! <3



[VampyreCat07]

the voice reminds me of Luna Lovegood.

[mystix45]

dude i found this in our english book and those who know me know i'm fairy obsessed so i loved the poem. then i found out that loreena mckennit had made a song for it so i went searching and found this instead! loved it btw! totally gave me chills though