Do you enjoy watching, and even feeding, birds like Bambi’s parents in Beirut and like many Maritimers? Thankfully, in New Brunswick, we are blessed with colourful birds. Indeed, this morning Bambi saw a superb red one. Unfortunately, she did not have enough time for a picture. The other day she saw three, one yellow, one partly blue, and the other looked like a little zebra. It was the first time she sees the latter.
This being said, as a pure coincidence, she now came across the latest beautiful song of Mr. Nicola Ciconne. Guess what? It is entitled “Comme un oiseau” [“Like a Bird”].
For your convenience, a quick translation of its lyrics will follow the melody, with a slight adaptation by Bambi (https://bit.ly/3Brgj0P) with the assistance of her faithful friend, Mr. Google Translate.
As for your lovely birds, please keep singing, flying, and being free. Thank you for making us happier just by watching you, whether we live in Sackville, Beirut, or anywhere else on our beautiful planet.
“My heart is a bird
That cannot be caged
My voice is a flag
A desire, a courage
Even if sometimes I fall
Blown by the wind
I always get up
And carry on straight ahead.
My heart is a boat
Who does not know how to shipwreck
My faith is a stream
One love, one rage
Even if sometimes I tremble
And weather the storm
I never give up
I never stop.
Go fly, fly
You my beautiful bird
Follow your mad dash
Gonna touch the beautiful
Go fly, fly
You my beautiful bird
Fly further
And still higher.
Sometimes my wings break
On the back of the clouds
Sometimes my eyes get tired
And I only see mirages
But my dream stays there
It refuses to surrender
It struggles despite the cold
And it lives in spite of the world.
One day I will arrive
At the end of my journey
One day I will ask myself
And touch a shore
Then I will be free
As free as the wind
And life will be beautiful
As beautiful as a child”.
