Caoin

Caoin

(For Iarla Ó Lionáird)

Lament sob keen weep As lilting Iarla Ó Lionáirds Heavenly sweet soaring voice uttering Aisling Gheal Or Taimse Im Chodladh In Sean-nós shape timbre with lustre of Burren glittering silver . Warbling velvety air dancing in gob of Iarla in volume rate pitch Fluency articulation tone Fruity honeyed orotund . Sing song soft sweet mellowly lilting of Ó Melodies in a jingle rich tune Warbling velvety air dancing in gob of Iarla like voice of a singing bird Great Tit, Nightingale, Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Peregrine, Falcons, Kestrels, Henharriers, Curlews and Plovers . Great Tit flute like Melody two syllable song calling up through Corcomoroe Tetete-te-te-te &thrill Ee-o-lay Po po po gurgling In a rich buzzy thrilled whistle . Rising up through Mullach Mór & Loughavalla in The Burren Sounds of cheer faraway loveliest Tropical soft and exquisite In poetic epic elegy . Caoin songbird, call sing cry’s picked up by Burren Karst Soneyed vocalized song system of signal pitch tone amplified .

In chatter chirp cluck Cock-a-doodle-doo Tu-whit-tu-whit to-whoo Hoot quack shriek Thrill tweet twitter whistle .

Warbling velvety air dancing in gob of Iarla in volume rate pitch Fluency articulation tone Fruity honeyed orotund . Sing song soft sweet mellowy lilting of Ó Melodies in a jingle rich tune Warbling velvety air dancing in gob of Iarla like voice of a singing bird Great Tit, Nightingale, Robbin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch Rising up through Mullach Mór & Loughavalla in The Burren . Sounds of cheer faraway loveliest Tropical soft and exquisite In poetic epic elegy Gladdening our Kinvara & Burren Beo hill walkers . Caoin Lament sob keen weep As lilting Iarla Ó Lionaird’s Heavenly sweet soaring voice uttering Aisling Ghael Or Taimse Im Chodladh In shape of Sean-nós timbre With lustre of Burren glittering silver .