Lyrics Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7 - Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!" - Choir of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard, Бенджамин Бриттен

Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7 - Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!"

what do you do?
in april, I open my bill.
in may, i sing night and day.
in june, i change my tune.
in july, far, far i fly…
in august, away!
I must…
cuckoo, cuckoo… (softly in background, repeated)
what do you do?
in april, i open my bill.
in may, i sing night and day.
in june, i change my tune.
in july, far, far i fly…
in august, away!
I must…
cuckoo, cuckoo… (softly in background, repeated)