Name: Spirits of the Dead
Duration: P00H03M44S
Description: Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name, set to music; an ode to that sweet mystery of life— death—and all who have left us to dwell in the heavens; cemetery music

Spirits of the Dead

from Mysterious Star: A Tribute to Poe by THISTLE

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Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name, set to music; an ode to that sweet mystery of life— death—and all who have left us to dwell in the heavens; cemetery music

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Thy soul shall find itself alone/ mid dark thought of grey tombstone,
Not one of all the crowd to pry/ into thine hour of secrecy.

Be silent in that solitude/ which is not loneliness, for then the spirits of the dead who stood
In life before thee-- are again /in death around you and their will shall overshadow thee, be still

The night, though clear, shall frown/ And stars shall look not down
From their high thrones in the heavens/ with a light like hope to mortals given

But their red orbs without beam/ to thy weariness shall seem
As a burning and a fever/ that shall cling to thee forever.

Now are thoughts thou shalt not banish/ Now are visions ne'er to vanish
From thy spirit shall they pass/ no more, like dew drop from the grass.

The breeze, the breath of God is still/ and the mist upon the hill
Shadowy, shadowy, yet unbroken/ is a symbol and a tolken

How it hangs upon the trees!/ Mystery of mysteries

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from Mysterious Star: A Tribute to Poe, track released October 7, 2023
Poem by Edgar Allan Poe
Thistle Jemison: harp and voice
Al Cerulo: percussion
Engineered and Mastered by Jeff Cook at Second Story Sound

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THISTLE New York, New York

THISTLE is a cello/harp/percussion trio playing original compositions in the by harpist/singer Thistle Jemison. The music is best described as Chamber Folk, with lyrics inspired by literature, poetry, fairytales and lullabies. THISTLE has been described as mystical, haunting, and angelic, and is meant to be listened to anywhere there is natural or man-made beauty. ... more

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