Allen Ginsberg - Father Death Blues

Allen Ginsberg sings "Father Death Blues", and relates two anecdotes on death involving his guru Trungpa Rinpoche. From the documentary "A Poet on the Lower East Side".

[@copyflex]

I was so lucky to hear him sing for 2 hours in Stavanger around 1994-95 playing this instrument. he was truly amazing.

[@danieljenkins5049]

"You will live, or you will die. Both are good."

[@s0alaih]

i sing this to my children every night before they sleep

[@vincentvancraig]

Thats terrifying

[@absurdnow]

@@vincentvancraig hahahahahahaha

[@danielpires9520]

​@@vincentvancraigand lovely at the same time. Allen would be proud. 😊

[@kevinwiggins1611]

It's amazing to hear his voice it adds so much to the work

[@cartoonsandcannabis]

He’s just ‘round block I can hear his steps closing in Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum ☸️

[@simpletownworx]

Happy Birthday Allen!

[@barbarajloriordan2697]

This song just kills me every time.

[@gavinknight8560]

I've never made it to the end without tears, but they are not tears of sadness

[@franklinryan7495]

This was on TV in the uk. About an hour later I was in bed and there was a banging on the door. It was the cops. they'd come to ask me to phone home as my father had died

[@RonDvorkin]

Franklin, a very powerful story. All my sympthy

[@bobbyjuju7442]

[@pawelrok]

Today 20 yeare 5.04.97 .thank You Allen...for ALL
Do zobaczenia.

[@danielnemeth9854]

it's called harmonium/portable harmonium/indian harmonium.

[@dismith73]

'Please let him go and continue your celebration'

[@bolek1718]

Piękna piosenka

[@dismith73]

Irwin Allen Ginsberg June 3, 1926 - April 5, 1997

[@fraankhanon]

Not a terse comment - You will live (and) will you die. Or isn't really and option and thus we thank death. It is really the only way to be at peace with a finite celebration. - notes from a pilgrim in progress.

[@hulleeseeya]

his one song! : )

[@bujdosattila]

A filmet Gazdag Gyula rendezte. Azt örökítette meg, amikor Eörsi István (maga is költő, drámaíró, Ginsberg magyar fordítója) felkereste Ginsberget.

[@ecc84]

This was taken from a BBC documentary can anyone tell me if it was an Arena documentary as i remember watching it back in the 80's.

[@franklinryan7495]

It was on an arts prog after Newsnight .

[@pawelrok]

[@chesketh]

It's a harmonium - kind of like an autoharp

[@tonybravado9993]

Not really. An autoharp is a stringed instrument

[@MentiColorateChannel]

what instrument???

[@punkrockefeller]

LSD must be 1 hell of a drug.

[@gavinknight8560]

The drug is reality. The LSD is the conjurer.

[@paulmcgrory5165]

A travesty he didnt get the Nobel. And an imposter did.