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The Dawn Chorus

from 100 Snow White Horses by John Spillane

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When the morning breaks and the light comes flooding
Down on all our lives and the air is singing
Who sings the stars down from the darkness
Who cracks open the dawn?

Us! Us! cry the blackbird and the thrush
Us! Us! cry the redbreast robins
Us! Us! cry a band of wrens
Singing in the fresh green branches
All join in the dawn chorus

No words can describe the music of the tribes of the air
Who sings away the hag of winter
Who sings the sun up into the morning
Who cracks open the dawn?

Us! Us! cry the blackbird and the thrush
Us! Us! cry the redbreast robins
Us! Us! cry a band of wrens
Singing in the fresh green branches
All join in the dawn chorus

All the best musicians were singers
Who sings the sun up into the morning
Sings away the hag of winter
Hearts held high who cracks open the dawn?

Us! Us! cry the blackbird and the thrush
Us! Us! cry the redbreast robins
Us! Us! cry a band of wrens
Singing in the fresh green branches
All join in the dawn chorus

Bathed in glory, the linnet sings with all it’s heart and holds nothing back,
The turtle dove sings for free,
The blackbird sings best from her nest in the blackthorn tree,
Without them there is no music,
The skylark and the meadowlark, the chaffinch, the chiffchaff,
The greenfinch and the goldfinch, they sing for all they are worth,
Song thrush and mistle thrush and the wren, the king of all birds!
Enchanted cascades of brilliant liquid melody pour from
The bullfinch, crossbill, goldcrest and firecrest,
Hawfinch, linnet and the rose finch,
Wood warbler and willow warbler,
Blackcap, dunnock, garden warbler, redstart, redwing, bluethroat, fieldfare!
And a nightingale pouring her liquid notes out over the river in the morning,
Stonechat whin-chat, house sparrow, tree sparrow, hedge sparrow,
Woodlark, skylark, meadowlark, the mountain lark that sings away the dark,
For sheer joy they sing the dawn.
Without them there is no music!

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from 100 Snow White Horses, released April 2, 2021

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John Spillane

John Spillane is a musician, songwriter, performer, storyteller, poet and dreamer. Rooted in people, place and story, his music transports the listener and his live performances captivate audiences around the world. After 20 years, John is set to release his first independent release; 100 Snow White Horses.

Recorded in London with producer John Reynolds and singer Pauline Scanlon.
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