I would have flown very high br To touch the nice shining blue sky br And would have reached the bottom of the sea br In search of joy for me and thee br Only if I was a bird with wings br I would wonder around and cheerfully sing br br I would have played on the peak of hills br with buds and bows and grass until br I was tired enough to take some rest br Between the glens in my flabby nest br Only if I was a nightingale br I would sing around the hills and dales br br I would have walked inside the park br To hug queen flower of dark br And would have kissed the butterflies br Who roam around before my eyes br Only if I was a cuckoo of spring br I would stay around the lilies ring br br I would have built my dwelling place br Beneath the palm among the pace br And would have slept never to wake br Where flowers sway beside the lake br And only I could have done all these br Of I was a sparrow of love and peace.