The Lament For Brendan Behan (Read by Ciarán Bourke 1935-88) Ambient Music by Ciarán Paul Roche

The Lament For Brendan Behan

Poem By: Joe O'Broin
Performed By: Ciarán Bourke (1935-1988)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciaran_Bourke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dubliners

Music Arranged, Produced and Performed By: Ciarán Paul Roche

The bird footage (including the Red Tail Hawk) was filmed on an iPhone in and around my garden at the end of November 2011.

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The Lament for Brendan Behan: By Joe O Broin.

Sad solemn notes and crates of newly drawn stout,
the usual symptoms when a life goes out.
But the extinction this time being 7 times the most.
The music held no echo and the tears drowned our toast.
Sorrow and bereavement, life has no meaning now, silence is master.
Laughter and song bowed for gone went our great captain to some more hospitable inn where cant and hypocrisy can no longer embarrass him.

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The RTE (Late Late Show) Archive Footage / Sound Sample of the late great Ciaran Bourke is Used Without Permission. Click here to see the original performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgoCwCyhh-Q

This video is not motivated by profit and is my personal tribute to the poem, performance and performer. I will remove the sample and images of Mr. Bourke upon request.
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Cheers,
Ciarán

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Music and Video produced Anton Studios: Dec. 2011
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Copyright© Ciarán Paul Roche 2011 - all rights reserved

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[PapunaOfficial]

beautiful, very nice

[nasagogblog]

Great stuff! But I wish the spoken word for more audible. But then I'm a writer, so I'm a little biased.... By the way, I have been reading the stories of Benedict Kieley, an Irish writer whose works covers the 30s and 40s. Check it out. He's little known but wonderful.

[panagiog]

Wow!

[ThomasSheridanArts]

I recall that poem when it was read on that show. It was so moving. Great stuff Ciaran.

[luvperu1]

Thank you Ciaran for sharing the poem-

your music and wonderful birds in your

backyard-which is quite picturesque.

How beautiful it is....HAppy Holidays to you..Polly

[JampyKeys]

Really nice !!!