 | Songs and ballads by Samuel Lover |  |
THE TWO BIRDS.
A bright bird lived in a golden cage,
So gently tended by groom and page,
And a wild bird came, her pomp to see,
And said, “I wish I could live like thee;
For thou cans't sing,
And prune thy wing,
While dainty fare
Thy slaves prepare.”
The wild bird came her pomp to see,
And said, “I wish I could live like thee!”
So gently tended by groom and page,
And a wild bird came, her pomp to see,
And said, “I wish I could live like thee;
For thou cans't sing,
And prune thy wing,
While dainty fare
Thy slaves prepare.”
The wild bird came her pomp to see,
And said, “I wish I could live like thee!”
Then from the cage came a plaintive voice,
Which bade the wild bird to rejoice,
“For I'd give my golden cage,” said she,
“For thy humble perch on the wild-wood tree;
For thou cans't sing
On freedom's wing
These bars of gold
A slave enfold;”
“I'd give my golden cage,” said she,
“For thy humble perch on the wild-wood tree.”
Which bade the wild bird to rejoice,
“For I'd give my golden cage,” said she,
“For thy humble perch on the wild-wood tree;
For thou cans't sing
On freedom's wing
These bars of gold
A slave enfold;”
“I'd give my golden cage,” said she,
“For thy humble perch on the wild-wood tree.”
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Then, when the bird of the wild-wood knew
The bright one weary of bondage grew,
He set the pining captive free,
And away they flew singing “Liberty.”
In joy they roam
Their leafy home,
And trill the lay
The live long day—
The lay of love, from hearts set free,
For love was blest with liberty!
The bright one weary of bondage grew,
He set the pining captive free,
And away they flew singing “Liberty.”
In joy they roam
Their leafy home,
And trill the lay
The live long day—
The lay of love, from hearts set free,
For love was blest with liberty!
| Songs and ballads by Samuel Lover | |