Richard Burton reads John Donne's poem 'Go and catch a falling star'

Sounds profound but poor old John Donne is more or less saying 'find me a woman who isn't a slut'. Self righteous, pompous Christian idealogue.

Boy this is some kind of pompous shit huh? 😄

He should be buried in the Valleys .

A beautiful voice he has for these poems! A sad loss to the movie screens! 💔💔💔RIP Richard Burton

That voice . Unforgettable - like the moment when, many years ago, my husband and I were approaching the town of Gstaad very early in the morning and coming in the opposite direction was an open green Rolls Royce ( I believe it belonged to Elizabeth Taylor )with Richard Burton at the wheel !

Wow! Thank you for posting!

Not to be taken literally
Obviously a hidden meaning!

It' be-fell once, my sight caste high' on glimmer. Far risen' to single point. As poem seeking to answer' this connection, without substance. A speck' in-telling, such breif luminous' mark. Trailing off, before dancing away' from vision of spark. These conceptual' flights, return. Back' from hidden rotation. To relate what' seems, but' hollowed outline. Vaguely filling in, it's notation. That alludes' the forgotten reason, beyond this spherical realm. Day wondering captures, only' half. What hope's did dreams' often fell. "In-dusk" settles, night's dull response. An outcry' for wishful gleaning, by creptive' moon's ambiance. Dogging' under blackness, tracing' as ominous slayer. Before leaving quarry, found lost' in it's enchantment of layers. On page, I' began writing, another wordless' stroke. For mind's quest' of something. Not referred to realism. Or' off-set' of world's observings. That' have sage, there-often' spoke.

Gud bevare minne om Richard Burton,en stemme en aldri vil glemme.
Brynjar Hoff

HE COULD READ THE PHONE BOOK AND MAKE IT SOUND INTERESTING.

English is less suitable for poetry of all European languages. This does not sound good at all, and Mr Burton was seriously struggling.

I would have really enjoyed his recitation of "The Ballad of Diddling Nell."

The same can be said of men!

A voice that we will never forget. RIP Richard he is buried in Switzerland. 😢

You should hear him sing Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Genius

to two or three, step or to toe
all but one, a mandolin played
to none
poem: women who can not be
trusted

This bitter little piece is typical of a man who has been jilted and tars the whole female sex with the same brush! Not very well read, either - sounded like Burton was quite indifferent to the emotion and was just using his fine voice as a substitute for feeling.

Where can you find a virtuous woman?Tell me if you know and I will have her for my wife.

Beautiful!

Starts at 13 seconds in

The best

💞

1633 printed Edition has "haires", in response to discussion about this. 'Snow white haires (hairs)' makes sense, as in grey hair when older..

Too fast.

Not Burton or else sped up

I think the tapes been sped up. Burton speaking very fast.

Very nice!

Born and died a genius, and true. And what a voice !!!

so very poignant 🌹

He reads nicely but I was surprised at the timbre of his voice.

too bad he didn't do the Old (original ) English Pronunciation of "Find, Wind and Mind"
else it'd have sounded proper and not thrown out the aesthetic flow.

He wasn't up on his "Original Shakespearian Pronunciation"

Thank you .....
Wonderful !!

thank you so much

I just remember this from Howl's Moving Castle. This guy sounds like a fricken wizard!

Ah .and yet the true bittersweetness shall ever be , that he never died and I am He. wlp lll

Sincere apologies - for forty years I've thought the word was 'hares', but I was wrong. I thought that 'hares' was used in the sense of "catches up quickly with you". Next time I'll check before criticising...

in my book the word is spelled HAIRS, just because of the spelling does it make it a different word?

No, "hairs" is correct. Why would you think it otherwise? It means that when we grow old, our "hair" turns white, ergo "til age snows white hairs on thee."

Don't like this reading.Too much of Richard Burton and not enough of the poem.I like the sound of his voice but I like the poem more!

Lovely reading, but line 13 should be, "'Til age snow-white HARES on thee", not "HAIRS on thee". Big difference...

I'm very much enjoying these poetry uploads I find in my subscriptions. Wonderful to hear Richard Burton reading John Donne.