Colin Bell/ Song of the Nightingale



	(Intro: According to an old asian tale an Emperor was so taken by the beautiful song of the nightingale that he sent some of his soldiers to capture her and bring her to his palace where her song was to fill the palace halls with her melodious tune. However after being caught and brought to the palace the bird remained silent and would not sing until again set free��.)



	They caught the bird
	To silence the song
	But the song could not be bound
	For the song
	Was the cry for freedom itself
	That lives forever on

	And when the bird stopped its singing
	The song went on
	For it had long made its home in the forest
	And it sang in the hearts of those
	Who had heard it in the dawn of day
	And though it was quiet
	In the heart of the forest
	The song was resounding far away



	And the quietness of the nightingale
	In the cage of the king
	Seemed to make it only more strong
	And made the hearts in the forest
	Desire it with even more longing


	And the nightingale knew
	That the silence of her song
	Gave strength to the hearts of the forest
	As their longing would grow
	With each moment that passed
	That left the forest silent