Friday 25 July 2014

riddle - Immovable object


I have a long history from east to west,
to some I'm the worst and others the best.
With a core made of resin I dance and I flutter,
no one judges me when I speak with a stutter.


I may be an object of legend or myth,

at first you won't find me but maybe in fifth.
For at any point, you summon power of three,
And look to the wind, you may just find me.


My presence strengthens each link in the chain,
certain times that you use me, it may be in vain.
Storms when you're older and peace as a child,
with us two together, adventures are wild.


A limited spectrum between ceiling and floor,
Shot full of holes from twelve until four.
In solving this riddle you're just out Of Time,

you should hear my voice as it is sublime.


It should be clear by now that I'm not a Paid Genius Poet,
"What am I, I ask?," by now you should know it.



(Edit) Rearranged stanzas and hints and got rid of spoilers >!


Part 3



Answer



You are



An ocarina




I have a long history from east to west,
to some I'm the worst and others the best.



"The ocarina belongs to a very old family of instruments, believed to date back over 12,000 years."



With a core made of resin I dance and I flutter,
no one judges me when I speak with a stutter.



They can be played legato or staccato. The ocarina has a resonating chamber (on which resin is a pun); being a wind instrument, it's a relative of the flute (hence: flutter)




I may be an object of legend or myth,
at first you won't find me but maybe in fifth.



It's present in the fifth Legend of Zelda game released, The Ocarina of Time, in which it was part of the game's lore.



For at any point, you summon power of three,
And look to the wind, you may just find me.



OK, we're into video game territory for sure here. The power of three could be the Triforce. It also could have to do with the three stones you have to gather from the Forest, Fire, and Water temples before you get the Ocarina of Time. Wind has to do with the type of instrument it is.




My presence strengthens each link in the chain,
certain times that you use me, it may be in vain.



Sometimes when you use the ocarina in the game, nothing happens. And "link" refers to, well, Link



Storms when you're older and peace as a child,
with us two together, adventures are wild.



Adult Link saves areas from evil - prior to this, the areas are ravaged with fire and storms; afterward, they are calm, as they were when he was a child. Also, the Song of Storms is a song that is taught only to Adult Link.




A limited spectrum between ceiling and floor,
Shot full of holes from twelve until four.



OK, this is back to regular ocarinae: The ocarina doesn't allow for a very wide range of notes, and also: "[v]ariations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body." - ibid.



In solving this riddle you're just out Of Time,
you should hear my voice as it is sublime.



The Ocarina of Time! Hooray! And "sublime voice" refers to the beautiful sound it makes.




It should be clear by now that I'm not a Paid Genius Poet,
"What am I, I ask?," by now you should know it.



"Paid Genius Poet" is an anagram of Giuseppe Donati, inventor of the ocarina



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