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Lyr Req/Add: A Special Night (Don Besig)
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: A Special Night (Don Besig) From: GUEST Date: 26 Sep 20 - 02:35 PM Little bird, flying high, gliding so silently across the winter sky. Little star, shining bright, lighting his way on this cold winter night, Please, won't you tell me: Why is it so? Is there something special you want me to know? Little bird, little star shining bright, tell me what is so special tonight! Little lamb, white as snow, watching the sky from the valley down below; Little lamb, all alone, try to believe what a joy we have known. Now we can tell you the good news we bring. In a humble stable is born a King. Gift of God, sent from above to bring us peace and love. Angels in heaven sing of his birth: "Glory in the highest, and peace here on earth!" Tiny child, born on this night will teach us love, He will make things right, He will bring us peace and light! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: A Special Night (Don Besig) From: GUEST Date: 19 Dec 14 - 08:23 AM I too have looked for this song for a long time. I remember hearing at midnight mass as a child! Thank you! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: A Special Night (Don Besig) From: GUEST,GUEST Date: 17 Dec 14 - 12:24 PM To address a bit of confusion here: the song "little bird, I have heard..." is different to "a special night". It's the one I remember (I don't think I've ever heard A Speoial Night before) and the tune is the same as a German folk song, Handschen Klein Here's a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRiqL7S3yXg |
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Subject: RE: req/ADD: Little bird flying high (Don Besig) From: maeve Date: 05 Oct 14 - 11:41 AM Sound sample available here with some of the melody: http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-special-night-mw0002231961 Sheet music here. Sung by a middle school chorus: "A Special Night" |
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Subject: RE: req/ADD: Little bird flying high (Don Besig) From: GUEST Date: 05 Oct 14 - 11:24 AM My version from circa 1940 : Verse: Little bird, I have heard What a merry song you sing Soaring high, to the sky On your tiny wing Chorus : Jesus little ones are we And he loves us you and me As we share, in his care We must happy be Verse: All the day, lambs at play In the field where daisies grow Skip about, in and out They are happy so Chorus as before. |
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Subject: RE: req/ADD: Little bird flying high (Don Besig) From: GUEST,Big A Date: 15 Sep 14 - 07:33 AM Little bird what a merry song you sing, flying high to the sky on your tiny wings skip about, skip about, skip about where daisies grow And that really is all I have |
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Subject: RE: req/ADD: Little bird flying high (Don Besig) From: GUEST Date: 15 Sep 14 - 07:14 AM Skip about, skip about, skip about where daisies grow flying high to the sky on your tiny wings That's all folks :)) |
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Subject: RE: req/ADD: Little bird flying high (Don Besig) From: Joe Offer Date: 09 Apr 13 - 01:00 AM Gee, a 1999 request, answered in 2013. It's not a record, but it's darn close. Thank you very much, Jes. -Joe- |
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Subject: ADD: A Special Night From: GUEST,Jes Date: 08 Apr 13 - 11:33 PM The song is called "A Special Night." A SPECIAL NIGHT (Don Besig) Little bird, flying high, gliding so silently across the winter sky. Little star, shining bright, lighting his way on this cold winter night, Please, won't you tell me: Why is it so? Is there something special you want me to know? Little bird, little star shining bright, tell me what is so special tonight! Little lamb, white as snow, watching the sky from the valley down below; Little lamb, all alone, try to believe what a joy we have known. Now we can tell you the good news we bring. In a humble stable is born a King. Gift of God, sent from above to bring us peace and love. Angels in heaven sing of his birth: "Glory in the highest, and peace here on earth!" Tiny child, born on this night will teach us love, He will make things right, He will bring us peace and light! Hopes this helps out~! |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST Date: 08 Aug 12 - 03:25 PM My grandmother (born 1897) used to sing this song (although she would sing 'what a pretty song you sing'). I believe she learned it at school, so it is from the Edwardian era (at least). |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Sonya Delamere Date: 21 Jul 12 - 03:59 PM I can remember these lines from the 50s but would love to hear if anyone has any further verses - Little bird, I have heard What a merry song you sing Soaring high in the sky On your tiny wing Jesu's little friends are we And He loves us, you and me As we fly to the sky We must happy be - as near as I can remember |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: EBarnacle Date: 03 Jul 12 - 06:00 PM My brother's variant was: Birdie, birdie, in the sky, Why'd you do that in my eye? |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST Date: 03 Jul 12 - 03:26 PM At school in the 60s we sang a hymn, the lyrics Little bird, I have heard, what a merry song you sing. Flying high in the sky, on your tiny wing Jesus little ones are we, and he loves us you and me, As we share in his care We shall happy be |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,ubique Date: 20 Sep 11 - 11:08 PM Little birdie flying high, dropped a message from the sky, and as I wipe it from my eye, I thank The Lord that cows don't fly. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Eliza Date: 25 Aug 11 - 04:24 PM In the late fifties, Ffyfes bananas were giving away a plastic banana-shaped thing, it had eight holes I think, and a terrible tone. I drove my parents mad playing 'Little Bird' on it. Does anyone else remember those plastic banana whistles? (Wish I'd kept it, quite a fun item nowadays!) |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST Date: 25 Aug 11 - 11:46 AM LITTLE BIRD, I HAVE HEARD, WHAT A MERRY SONG YOU SING SOARING HIGH, IN THE SKY, ON YOUR TINY WING ALL THE DAY, LAMBS AT PLAY, IN THE FIELDS WHERE DAISIES GROW SKIP ABOUT, IN AND OUT, THEY ARE HAPPY SO. ALL GODS LITTLE ONES ARE WE AND HE LOVES US ?????????? ??????????????? ??????????????? WE ARE HAPPY SO. The ???? means these are words I have forgotten. Haven't sung this for about 55 years so not bad in the memory dept. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,tracey. guest Date: 15 Jul 11 - 02:57 AM i played this on recorder too approx 1968 can still remember the notes and how to play it!!! |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Eliza Date: 17 Dec 10 - 10:59 AM I remember something similar when learning to play the recorder in the fifties:- Little bird, I have heard, what a merry song you sing, Flying high in the sky on your tiny wing. Jesus' little ones are we, and he loves us you and me. As we share in his care, we will happy be. A bit mawkish, but we were only seven! |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Choir Boy Date: 16 Dec 10 - 10:57 AM The name of the song is "A Special Night" by Don Besig. Hope that helps... |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,kiwi girl Date: 15 Nov 10 - 11:55 PM oops...i mean special night and it went flying so silently across the winter sky.. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,kiwi girl Date: 15 Nov 10 - 11:52 PM It's a song I'm singing in my choir called Silent Night. and it goes: little bird, flying high,flying so peacefully across the winter sky.. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Maye, who is singing this in choir. Date: 05 Nov 09 - 05:22 PM Little bird... flying high... Gliding so silently across the winter skyy! Little star... Shining bright, lighting his way on this cold winters' night. Please won't you tell me... why is it so? Is there something special you want me to know~? *OOOOooo ooOOOOOO* Little lamb, white as snow, watching the sky from the valley down below~ Little lamb, all alone, try to beliiieve what a joy we have known! Now we can tell you the good news we bring, in a humble stable is born a king. a gift of God, who is sent from above to bring us peace and love. *OOOOooo ooOOOOOO* Angels in heaven sing of his birth... (I lost it there) |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Guest Date: 25 Nov 08 - 01:54 PM As mentioned by Jacob, the song "A special night", is a Christmas song written by Don Besig. If you want to purchase it, I've had great success with Day Murray Music on-line. It's a beautiful song, and have had two choirs sing it for different performances. Good luck! |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Jacob Ken-Hui Tan Date: 22 Nov 08 - 03:23 PM The song is called "A special Night" I'm not sure who it's by, but I have the sheet music at home, and though it has been almost 9 years since your original post, I'll post it for you by Monday Morning. Yours, Ken-Hui |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST,Gerry (channeling Lewis Carroll) Date: 07 Nov 08 - 01:15 AM Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a teatray in the sky. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: GUEST Date: 06 Nov 08 - 08:37 PM Did you ever find this song? I'm looking for it also!
watching the sky from the valley down below. Please won't you tell me, why is it so? Is there something special you want me to know? Little lamb, little star shining bright tell me what is so special tonight? |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: Robert Date: 20 Dec 99 - 02:14 PM Thanks for trying to help, but its not the one. I'll just have to keep on trying. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: Susan of DT Date: 17 Dec 99 - 04:50 PM Little birdie in the sky Why you do that in my eye? I no baby, I no cry I only glad elephants no fly |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: Melbert Date: 17 Dec 99 - 04:44 PM Little bird, flying high drops a message from the sky. Angry farmer wipes his eye. "Bloody good job cows can't fly!". (I did have a very wierd childhood!) |
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Subject: RE: Help: Little bird flying high From: MMario Date: 17 Dec 99 - 04:03 PM we used to do one
High above the sky I go |
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Subject: Little bird flying high From: Robert Date: 17 Dec 99 - 02:27 PM I'm trying to locate the title and words to an old children song. I've searched litterally everywhere for it and to no luck. I hope somebody out there can help. This is the only words that i can come up with "little bird flying high... flying so softly (or gracefully) across the winter sky" |
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