Birds have inspired a lot of music. Think of the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”, Vivaldi’s summer movement of “The Four Seasons”, the 3rd movement of Dvorak’s “American ” String Quartet, Williams’ “The Lark Ascending”. The list goes on and on. Here is a bird-inspired traditional folk song lamenting an unfortunate love. Mary Travers sang it well and made you imagine that she wished to be a tiny sparrow. Like bird song, her voice helped purify our ears.
Tags: Bird-inspired music, Mary Travers, sparrows
Fat Finch — Backyard Birds, Birding & Blogging 
April 12, 2010 at 7:37 pm |
Wow, lovely song, lovely voice!
Birds and bird flight have always fascinated me. Though I know I will always want to be a human being, I know I will never be happy without the existence of birds, esp. my little friends–the happy tiny sparrows. ^^
Very touching music. Thanks for sharing it! ^^