(原版)澳大利亚语文第二册 LESSON 33
LESSON 33 THE SONG OF THE MAGPIE
THE SONG OF THE MAGPIE
dawn-ing sing-le branch-es voice
pierc-ing pos-sum peer-ing ease
qui-et soar hol-low
1. Such a merry bird am I,
Singing all day long;
In the gum-tree's branches high
You may hear my song.
2. When the rosy dawning light
Tells the day's begun,
Loud I sing with all my might,
To the rising sun.
3. Quickly to the hollow tree,
Home the 'possum hies,
Peering through the leaves at me,
With his piercing eyes.
4. Then with many a loud "ha! ha!"
The laughing Jackass wakes,
Rings his merry voice afar,
Such a noise he makes.
5. Down upon the ground I fly,
Seeking food to eat;
Happy, careless, gay am I,
Life to me is sweet.
6. All day long, I sing and fly
In the tall gum-trees;
Not a single care have I,
Living at my ease.
7. When the merry day is o'er,
Sinks the sun to rest;
Gladly homewards, then I soar
To my quiet nest.
