by Cora Randall Fabbri (1871 - 1892)
If I were a bird, I would sing all day
Language: English
If I were a bird, I would sing all day; I would sing of you To the dropping dew, To the heaven's blue, All the praise I knew, Till the whole world heard - If I were a bird! If I were a flower - Say a daisy small — I would kiss your feet When I saw you fleet, Pass me by, O sweet! I would murmur "Dear" All the summer hour — If I were a flower!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "If I were a bird, I would sing all day", published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], from Five little love songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 77