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The Sisters

from The Stern Task of Living by Hibsen

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    The CD for the Stern Task of Living is a beautifully designed 4 panel package with a booklet containing some background information about how the album was conceived plus lyrics of all the songs. The artwork, which was painted by Mark Keogh, captures the guests arriving at the 'Little Christmas' dinner from the short story 'The Dead', which is the most famous short story from James Joyce's Dubliners.

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lyrics

A beautiful death
Such a beautiful corpse
No friends like old friends
That a body can trust

Fr. Flynn is gone
You’ll be sorry to hear
From madness to death
For eternity

[Chorus]
Nannie and Eliza lived in a time
Where hushed words could weave rumours to rhyme
Where lives were destroyed by victimless crimes
Poor Father Flynn struck down in his prime

From the great halls of Rome
To the catacombs
Where the latin he spoke
Earned him the stole

Then a paralysed mind
Stared into space
Like mutton in lamb
A secret disgrace

[Chorus]

Was the chalice he broke
Really the source
Of simoniac days
Spent in remorse

Mortal or venial
He was no trouble to us
Now it’s all over
We’ll miss him the most

[Chorus]

A beautiful death
Such a beautiful corpse
No friends like old friends
That a body can trust
Enough

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from The Stern Task of Living, released May 26, 2023

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Hibsen Dublin, Ireland

Hibsen are an Irish contemporary folk music ensemble formed by folk artists Gráinne Hunt and Jim Murphy. They released their debut album 'The Stern Task of Living' on 26th May 2023. The album was inspired by the book of short stories 'Dubliners' by James Joyce. Each of the 15 songs on the album is named after the short story on which it is based. ... more

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