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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Sparrows
Language: English 
On the ground beside a very tiny grave grew a small flower, grew all alone.
Then one day not so very long ago sparrows came and took the flower 
              and flew away.

In the air around a very tiny grave flew a yellow wasp, flew all alone.
Watching the sun grow grass on the gravestone, covering the words 
              but we know wasps can't read.

In the air above a very tiny grave blew the north wind, blew all alone.
Bringing the snow to level the earth so no one will know 
              that there ever was a grave.

In the ground below a very tiny grave lay a small child, lay all alone.
Welcoming weather coming to take her grave back to the place 
              where she had come from.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Carmen Braden (b. 1985), "Sparrows", 2009, first performed 2010 [ mixed chorus ], Canadian Music Centre
        Score: Canadian Music Centre [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 128

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