Hello, dear Hivers!
For this week's theme I couldn't really think of a kite song as such, but I picked a song which is about flying far away and which I love very much: "Snowbird".
It has a sad and melancholy quality, but also contains pictures of new life and spring.
Written by the Canadian Gene MacLellan it depicts the heartache of an unfulfilled love. I believe he suffered from depression for most of his life, which would explain the aura of the song as well.
Anne Murray's version from 1970 is generally considered the best known one, and certainly the one I remember from when I was a child, but the song has been covered by many others, including Elvis Presley, Lynn Anderson or Andy Williams.
And here comes my version now.. 😄
Hope, you like it and thanks for listening!
Lyrics
Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting for it's coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings the song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring.
When I was young, my heart was young then, too
Anything that it would tell me, thats' the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in life's the thing that I can't win.
Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could, you know that I would fly away with you.
The breeze along the river seems to say
That he'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay
So little snowbird take me with you when you go
To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow.
Spread your tiny wings...
