Carol of the Birds
Author: Martin Shaw
Composer: Martin Shaw
Languages (15)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: En sang om fuglene
- English: Carol of the Birds
- Finnish: Lintujen joululaulu
- French: Noël des oiseaux
- German: Der Vögel Weihnachtslied
- Icelandic: Söngur fuglanna
- Italian: Il canto degli uccelli
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: For ut av en skog fløy en gjøk
- Samoan: Pese A Manulele
- Spanish: Villancico de las aves
- Swedish: Fåglarnas lovsång
- Tongan: Hiva Fiefia ʻa e Manupuna
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Most common tunes for “Carol of the Birds”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Carol of the Birds” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1969 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sing with Me (1969), p. F-3;Hiva Pea mo Au (1969), p. F-3.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. From out of a wood did a cuckoo fly, Cuckoo, He came to a manger with joyful cry, Cuckoo, He hopped, he curtsied, ’round he flew, And loud his jubilation grew, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo.
2. A pidgeon flew over to Galilee, Vrercroo He strutted and cooed and was full of glee, Vrercroo, And showed with jewelled wings unfurled, His joy that Christ was in the world, Vrercroo, Vrercroo, Vrercroo.
3. A dove settled down upon Nazareth, Tsucroo, And tenderly chanted with all his breath, Tsucroo, He seemed to say: “You’re good and true, My beauty do I give to you” Tsucroo, Tsucroo, Tsucroo.