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Lament for the Slender-billed Curlew
The Slender-billed Curlew was the first confirmed extinction of a mainland bird in recent times (as of 2024).
The sounds here are from the Eurasian Curlew (more commonly called Curlew) which has just this week returned to the fields around where we live.
The calls were passed through A2M to play some of the Roli Noise sounds. ZOA was used to play the rest.
Lots of effects were also involved !
Comments
This is haunting and melancholy. 😞 Man, I'm so sorry to hear that the Slender-billed Curlew went extinct. What I'm not sorry for is hearing how beautiful this piece turned out.
Absolutely gorgeous piece. The integration of the pads and effects with the calls was amazing.
I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment (and the likes) @jwmmakerofmusic and @peanut_gallery 👍
Hi @GeoTony This is haunting and cinematic, and as evocative as some of your earlier work inspired by the Scottish glens.
Forgive me for heading off at creative tangents when I hear your compositions of late (dead dogs et al), but the curlew appears in this haunting Scots war poem I've been enjoying recently, about an elderly mother lamenting her son who was slain in battle (WWI probably).
Your track could easily be a musicla interpretation of it!
The Field by the Lirk O' the Hill (in the original Scots tongue first, then translated below)
by Violet Jacob
Daytime an’ nicht,
Sun, wind an’ rain;
The lang, cauld licht
O’ the spring months again.
The yaird’s a’ weed,
An’ the fairm’s a’ still –
Wha’ll sow the seed
I’ the field by the lirk o’ the hill?
Prood maun ye lie,
Prood did ye gang;
Auld, auld am I,
But O! life’s lang!
Ghaists i’ the air,
Whaups cryin’ shrill,
An you nae mair
I’ the field by the lirk o’ the hill –
Aye, bairn, nae mair, nae mair,
I’ the field by the lirk o’ the hill!
Translation for our international readers:
Daytime and night
Sun, wind and rain;
The long, cold night
Of the spring months again.
The yard's all weed,
And the farm's all still -
Who'll sow the seed
In the field by the dip of the hill?
Proud man you lie
Proud did you go;
Old, old am I,
But O! life's long!
Ghosts in the air
Curlews crying shrill
And you no more
In the field by the dip of the hill -
Yes, child, no more, no more,
In the field by the dip of the hill!
Inventive (but sad) Nice to hear you on other apps lately.
Very nice...
Feel free to head off on a tangent whenever you want @craftycurate … the poet’s son was killed in WW1 so I guess it’s partly about him ?
We have a flock of about 20 curlews near us at the moment. Their call is probably my favourite of any bird, haunting and unnatural but sort of soothing.
Cheers @MrStochastic , I have started attending GeoShredders Anonymous 😊
🙏 @lasselu
on the other hand, what about mapping geoshred to soundbox and playing it like that? Just remembered this piece wasn't about soundbox, that was your other one; but still it could be interesting.
Ah that makes sense … in so few words the poem evokes so much, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the poet was tapping into her own pain. The poem moves me deeply for reasons I can’t explain, but it is due at least in part to the skilful use of words to paint such a powerful picture.