Birds Move Their Wings
Author: Mabel Jones Gabbott
Composer: Richard B. Watkins
Languages (15)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Fugle kan flyve
- Dutch: Vogeltjes vliegen
- English: Birds Move Their Wings
- Finnish: Lintu lentää
- French: L’oiseau s’envole
- German: Vogelflug
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Fuglen den flyr så hurtig avsted
- Portuguese: Movendo as Asas
- Samoan: O Apaau o Manulele
- Spanish: Las avecitas
- Swedish: Fåglar de flyger
- Tongan: ʻOku Kapa Puna ʻA e Fanga Manupuna
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Most common tunes for “Birds Move Their Wings”
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Appearances of “Birds Move Their Wings” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1977 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI?)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: 活動歌語 (1977), p. 54; Activity Songs and Verses (1977), p. 54; Atividades com Músicas e Versos (1977), p. 54; O Pese ma Solo mo Gaoioiga (1977), p. 54; Cantos y Versos de Movimiento (1977), p. 54.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
Birds move their wings and fly through the air; They ride on a breeze and sway and sway. And when they are tired, they fold in each wing; And when the sun rises the birds sing and sing.