Ah, Poor Bird

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Ah poor bird

Take thy flight

High above the sorrows of this sad night.

 

I recall this round from years at Girl Scout camp, a fine source for group singing. It dates to Elizabethan times, but its actual origins are unknown.  I found this video of it on YouTube, done by a music teacher for his students. As BA is a former scout, camp director, and retired music teacher and recorder player, this is fun for me. Enjoy!

 

For today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt of Bird

5 thoughts on “Ah, Poor Bird”

  2. A few years ago, an artist in residence did a madrigal with my class. The lyrics are insane, but the song is beautiful. Hopefully you can see the link. NO this is not my class. I teach sixth graders, but they sang it beautifully!

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June 2017: I started writing Curioussteph.com with this: By day, I'm a retired family physician turned body-oriented psychotherapist. I garden, travel, am owned by 2 elderly cats, figure skate and am training for my first triathlon. April 2020: Three years later, the two elderly cats have crossed the rainbow bridge, and we now have an 11 year old adoptee, Ziggy. I'm done with triathlon and skating for the time being, and I am still physically active, running, biking and walking. It's now the time of the coronavirus, which is affecting us all.