Clancy of the Overflow

Clancy of the Overflow

"Clancy of The Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works.

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The poem is written from the point of view of a city-dweller who once met the title character, a shearer and drover, and now envies the imagined pleasures of Clancy's lifestyle, which he compares favourably to life in "the dusty, dirty city" and "the round eternal of the cashbook and the journal".

And the bush hath friends to meet him, and their kindly voices greet him
In the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars,
And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended,
And at night the wond'rous glory of the everlasting stars.

The title comes from the address of a letter the city-dweller sends, "The Overflow" being the name of the sheep station where Clancy was working when they met.

The poem is based on a true story that was experienced by Banjo Paterson. He was working as a lawyer when someone asked him to send a letter to a man named Thomas Gerald Clancy, asking for a payment that was never received. Banjo sent the letter to "The Overflow" and soon received a reply that read:

Clancy's gone to Queensland droving and we don't know where he are

The letter looked as though it had been written with a thumbnail dipped in tar and it is from this that Banjo Paterson found the inspiration for the poem, along with the meter.

In 1897, Thomas Gerald Clancy wrote a poem to reply to Banjo Paterson's, named "Clancy's Reply".[1]

Clancy himself makes a cameo appearance in another popular Banjo Paterson poem, "The Man from Snowy River", which was first published the following year.

In other media

Clancy was portrayed by Jack Thompson in the movie The Man from Snowy River, and Clancy is mentioned in the musical theatre production The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular – during the recitation of the poem, Clancy is mentioned by Steve Bisley in his role of Banjo Paterson while the poem is being re-enacted in the show.

Contemporary recordings of the poem include Jack Thompson's recitation on "Jack Thompson, The Bush Poems of A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, 2008" and "Jack Thompson, Favourite Australian Poems, Fine Poets Collection Volume 5, 2010. [2]

The poem "Clancy of the Overflow", has also been set to music and recorded several times, including:

Proposed film

In 2004 there were plans to make a movie of "Clancy of the Overflow", a sequel to the 1982 film The Man From Snowy River, but this fell through due to financial reasons. The director was to have been Simon Wincer, who was a co-producer for The Man from Snowy River.[3] Bruce Rowland (who composed the music for both the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River and its 1988 sequel film The Man from Snowy River II (USA title: Return to Snowy River), as well as composing music for The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, was to compose the music for the film. The film was to have been funded by private investors, but the A$22 million minimum investment was not met by the deadline of June 2004, and the film has been shelved indefinitely.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Clancy's Reply" by Thomas Gerald Clancy
  2. ^ "Jack Thompson, The Bush Poems of A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, 2008", Fine Poets, accessed 12 May 2011
  3. ^ "Simon heads for the Overflow" by Garry Maddox, The Sydney Morning Herald (1 April 2004)
  4. ^ "Clancy film falls at first hurdle" by Philippa Hawker, The Age (1 July 2004)

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