Cantava di poter volare libera e felice, cantava del giovane grano verde dei campi e dello splendido viaggio che poteva intraprendere nell'aria. ###>Indeed the poor bird had good reason to be sad, for it had been caught and put into a cage close by the open window. It sang of the happy days when it could merrily fly about, of fresh green corn in the fields, and of the time when it could soar almost up to the clouds.