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nightingale (​С​О​Л​О​В​Е​Й​) (protest of the invasion of Ukraine)

by puppeteer

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The nightingale is the national bird of the Ukraine, while the two-headed eagle is that of Russia.

ANY INCOME MADE FROM THIS SONG THROUGH ANY MEDIA WILL BE FORWARDED TO UKRAINIAN RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS.

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NIGHTINGALE (protest of the invasion of Ukraine) by Puppeteer C) 2022

My grandmother came
On a boat crammed with souls
Who prayed for the same,
For peace not for gold
In the Land of Gold.

Once she had settled,
Took freedom in,
Pogroms in the shtetl
Would not hold a candle to the hell
Her people would begin.

Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn.

Two-headed eagle
Grabs the neck of the nightingale.
Here comes the cloud
Again
In a storm of blood,
In the pouring rain

Freedom’s a nightingale
Inspiring a fairy tale,
Giving us courage.
Her sweet song can’t fail
To encourage.

Cities are burning.
Their ghosts have fled.
My grandmother’s turning
In the grave of all her dead,
Now newly fed.

Craze of control
Can’t see what it stole.
Crazy quest to make whole
The unmendable broken hearts
Of Sebastopol

Florence Nightingale 1854.
Florence Nightingales 2022 in the Nightingale.
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СОЛОВЕЙ

V1

Моя бабуся прибула

На човні, набитому душами,

Які молились за одне

За мир, а не за золото

На Золотій землі.


V2

Як тільки вона влаштувалася,

Отримавши свободу,

Погроми у містечку,

Що гірші, ніж у пеклі,

Люди почнуть скандувати


Солженіцин, Солженіцин, Солженіцин, Солженіцин.


CH

Двоглавий орел

Хапає за шию солов’я

А ось і хмара

Знову

У кривавій бурі

Під проливним дощем


V3

Свобода – це соловей

Надихаюча казка

Надає нам сміливості

Його солодкий спів не може

Не підбадьорювати


V3

Горять міста

Їх духи втекли.

Моя бабуся повертається

У труні з ще

Теплими мерцями.


V4

Манія контролю

Не бачить вкрадене.

Шалений квест

Задля возз’єднання розбитих сердець

Севастополя.


Флоренс Найтінгейл 1854

Флоренс Найтінгейл 2022 у Соловей

credits

released May 30, 2022
Song written played and sung by Puppeteer
EXCEPT
The bass is from the amazing Sandy Beales (sandybeales.com)

The image used was one of the great recent street paintings by
Seth Globepainter known worldwide for his wall art (seth.fr/en/)
I have emailed him for permission, not knowing if I even require it as it is a picture from a public street, but out of respect for this great artist I did inquire. I have not heard back yet. Should he not approve this, I will change the image.

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puppeteer Chicago, Illinois

who is puppeteer? i grew up of American parents in Paris and London. i became a psychologist by career, remaining a music obsessive, writing songs when i could on bits of paper. raising a family prevented creative outlet of that nature. now, as a divorced skeleton, i spend time when i can writing and recording for this collection of songs, entitled Songs of Love and Earth. ... more

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