When Robin Sings
Author: D.Barron
Melody: When the Pipers Play

When Robin Sings
Author: D.Barron
Melody: When the Pipers Play

When Robin sings with fiery breast,
Defies wild Winter to try its worst
In Yuletide storm and icy gale,
It says good days will come again.

The Blackbird sings when Springtime’s near
To say warm days are drawing near;
It thrilled great Fionn, it thrills us now
With twilight song upon the bough.

The Cuckoo’s call means Summer’s come
With long, warm days, bright shining sun,
Soft gentle showers, lush, juicy fruit
And crops all sap, full to the root.

Swallows twitter in Autumn dawn
To tell the world they’ll soon be gone;
They seek the sun; we wait for cold,
For frosty fields and growing old.

Red Robin sings all through the year,
Through good and bad it brings good cheer,
It tells us how, on life’s rough slope,
To live with Love, Enough and Hope.

The song celebrates the joys of birdsong throughout the year, but especially the song of the Robin.