A bird sings now

A bird sings now;
Merrily
Sings he
Of his mate on the bough. 
And her eggs in the tree ; 
But yonder a hawk 
Swoops out of the blue 
And the singing is over 
-- Is this true ? 
God now have mercy on me and on you.

by James Stephens (1882-1950) , "Ora pro nobis", from The Hill of Vision, published 1912, rev. 1926

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Walter Mourant (1910-) , "A bird sings now" [medium voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-22.

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