by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)

A bird sings now
Language: English 
A bird sings now;
Merrily
Sings he
Of his mate on the bough. 
And her eggs in the tree ; 
But yonder a hawk 
Swoops out of the blue 
And the singing is over 
-- Is this true ? 
God now have mercy on me and on you.

About the headline (FAQ)

Authorship:

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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
Line count: 10
Word count: 47