There were two birds (Jennifer Bastable)

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• (Posted 2025-10-24)  CPDL #87212:       

Editor: Jennifer Bastable (submitted 2025-10-24).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 366 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: There were two birds
Composer: Jennifer Bastable
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SMzATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: A traditional rhyme set for five voices (with a couple of short soprano solos from within the choir).

Original text and translations

English text

There were two birds sat on a stone,
One flew away, and then there was one.
The other flew after then there was none,
And nothing was left but the stone alone.