Imprisoned Canary

I’m that little canary that once sang in your yard

Right outside your window, I sang all day long

Then they put me in a cage and made me a prisoner

They took me to the city, traded me for money

In the basement of that building was where I lived

They insulted me to make me sing, but in sadness I stayed silent

Living like a captive, I often used to imagine

If I broke open that cage, I’d return to my homeland

One late afternoon, the boss’s daughter came

She saw my sadness and her heart was moved

She opened the cage door and freed me from prison

“Go away, little canary, go sing in your homeland”

Today I’m back here again, since the early dawn

Announcing dusk and the breaking of the day

Flying over the forest and bringing joy to my beloved

So happy to be back in my old home