The Sheaf

I made this song for a Christmas song contest on a local forum. Although I made it in a big hurry to meet the deadline, it still received couple of "best" votes. Now I have had more time and the English version is more "finished". The song is about importance of feeding birds in winter. I just noticed that today is National Bird Day in US, so what could be a better day to release it smile

Quite simple arrangement, I really like that songwriter guitar - it really creates a beautiful mood for the song.

RealDrums: ShakerAndTambourine

RealTracks:

#908 Bass Electric SmoothBallad Ev16 065
#1542 Piano Acoustic Rhythm PopBelieve Ev16
#3068 Guitar Acoustic Fingerpicking Songwriter
#3700 Guitar Acoustic Soloist SlackKeyBallad Ev 085
#3064 Vocal Oohs Rhythm Pop3-PartEv 085
#1543 Synth Pad PopBelieve EV16 065

MIDI Melody: VST Voices of Gaia

Vocals by me

Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab

Lyrics:
Harsh winter froze the fruitful ground
even the smallest snacks are gone,
seeds to peck can't be found
most birds flew south,
you chose to stay
with grain and nuts
I fill your tray.

Yellowhammer,
you have found a moment of relief
you enjoy the small oat grain
under shelter of the sheaf
you start to preen your feathers
ruffled in the snowy drift
you accept with gratitude
the gracious gift.

This cold sweep of the Arctic breath
engulfs the young and weak
and whirls by the frost peaks of death
seek salvage from my sheaf and bite
then struggle through the coming night.

Yellowhammer...

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Janne

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