Kybartai Noctune Remode (by the EUOIA's Jurgita Zujute)

The original ‘Kybarti Junction’ appears in a straight translation by René Van Valckenborch in A Translated Man. (See here.)

The version here utilises the technique of his own ‘Revolutionary Song’ from the same book to transform the poem; Jurgita Zujūtė has performed the piece chorally with Stephenas Vaikinas-Žemė and Josephine Ventiliatorius. Actually, that's me performing it with Steve Boyland and Jo Blowers, which you can read about here. Of course, it is a technique that might be fruitfully applied to many poems.

 Here is the original 'Revolutionary Song' in colour!

Kybartai Noctune Remodel

(Revolutionary Song Number 2)

what is that sound humming like an antique

is that sound humming like an antique fridge

that sound humming like an antique fridge packed

sound humming like an antique fridge packed with

humming like an antique fridge packed with ice

like an antique fridge packed with ice the

an antique fridge packed with ice the hint

antique fridge packed with ice the hint of

fridge packed with ice the hint of a

packed with ice the hint of a turbine

with ice the hint of a turbine something

ice the hint of a turbine something turning

the hint of a turbine something turning a

hint of a turbine something turning a patient

of a turbine something turning a patient siren

a turbine something turning a patient siren rising

turbine something turning a patient siren rising and

something turning a patient siren rising and falling

turning a patient siren rising and falling perhaps

a patient siren rising and falling perhaps it’s

patient siren rising and falling perhaps it’s merely

siren rising and falling perhaps it’s merely the

rising and falling perhaps it’s merely the sound

and falling perhaps it’s merely the sound of

falling perhaps it’s merely the sound of maintenance

perhaps it’s merely the sound of maintenance men

it’s merely the sound of maintenance men on

merely the sound of maintenance men on the

the sound of maintenance men on the railway

sound of maintenance men on the railway hi-viz

of maintenance men on the railway hi-viz jackets

maintenance men on the railway hi-viz jackets between

men on the railway hi-viz jackets between last

on the railway hi-viz jackets between last train

the railway hi-viz jackets between last train and

railway hi-viz jackets between last train and first

hi-viz jackets between last train and first testing

jackets between last train and first testing the

between last train and first testing the line

last train and first testing the line it’s

train and first testing the line it’s a

and first testing the line it’s a tumour

first testing the line it’s a tumour on

testing the line it’s a tumour on the

the line it’s a tumour on the flanks

line it’s a tumour on the flanks of

it’s a tumour on the flanks of night

a tumour on the flanks of night this

tumour on the flanks of night this voice

on the flanks of night this voice its

the flanks of night this voice its pain

flanks of night this voice its pain rising

of night this voice its pain rising and

night this voice its pain rising and falling

this voice its pain rising and falling a

voice its pain rising and falling a suspiration

its pain rising and falling a suspiration perhaps

pain rising and falling a suspiration perhaps within

rising and falling a suspiration perhaps within me

and falling a suspiration perhaps within me the

falling a suspiration perhaps within me the benign

a suspiration perhaps within me the benign whine

suspiration perhaps within me the benign whine of

perhaps within me the benign whine of my

within me the benign whine of my nervous

me the benign whine of my nervous system

the benign whine of my nervous system but

benign whine of my nervous system but it’s

whine of my nervous system but it’s more

of my nervous system but it’s more like

my nervous system but it’s more like negative

nervous system but it’s more like negative space

system but it’s more like negative space growling

but it’s more like negative space growling in

it’s more like negative space growling in shadows

more like negative space growling in shadows beside

like negative space growling in shadows beside the

negative space growling in shadows beside the glowing

space growling in shadows beside the glowing curtain

growling in shadows beside the glowing curtain sound

in shadows beside the glowing curtain sound motes

shadows beside the glowing curtain sound motes floating

beside the glowing curtain sound motes floating in

the glowing curtain sound motes floating in the

glowing curtain sound motes floating in the eye

curtain sound motes floating in the eye of

sound motes floating in the eye of my

motes floating in the eye of my audition

floating in the eye of my audition darkness

in the eye of my audition darkness breathing

the eye of my audition darkness breathing pure

eye of my audition darkness breathing pure light

of my audition darkness breathing pure light or

my audition darkness breathing pure light or the

audition darkness breathing pure light or the broken

darkness breathing pure light or the broken reed

breathing pure light or the broken reed of

pure light or the broken reed of a

light or the broken reed of a pigeon’s

or the broken reed of a pigeon’s throat

the broken reed of a pigeon’s throat gasping

broken reed of a pigeon’s throat gasping toward

reed of a pigeon’s throat gasping toward dawn

Robert Sheppard and René Van Valckenborch

I am pleased to say the the whole EUOIA anthology, Twitters for a Lark appears from Shearsman. 

See the hub post about the book here. 

There is another Jurgita Zujute poem in the anthology, 'Insomniac Division'. And she has a complete page on the EUOIA website here.