THE TAME BIRD WAS IN A CAGEby: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)HE tame bird was in a cage, the free bird was in the forest.They met when the time came, it was a decree of fate.The free bird cries, "O my love, let us fly to the wood."The cage bird whispers, "Come hither, let us both live in the cage."Says the free bird, "Among bars, where is there room to spread one's wings?""Alas," cries the caged bird, "I should not know where to sit perched in the sky."The free bird cries, "My darling, sing the songs of the woodlands."The cage bird sings, "Sit by my side, I'll teach you the speech of the learned."The forest bird cries, "No, ah no! songs can never be taught."The cage bird says, "Alas for me, I know not the songs of the woodlands."There love is intense with longing, but they never can fly wing to wing.Through the bars of the cage they look, and vain is their wish to know each other.They flutter their wings in yearning, and sing, "Come closer, my love!"The free bird cries, "It cannot be, I fear the closed doors of the cage."The cage bird whispers, "Alas, my wings are powerless and dead."
Two common names: Bird Aviary or Free Flight Bird Aviary
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"The Tame Bird Was in a Cage" symbolizes confinement, restriction, and longing for freedom. The caged bird represents imprisonment, while the longing for the wild sky symbolizes the desire for liberation and breaking free from restrictions.
The tame bird was in a cage; the free bird was in the forest. They met when the time came; it was a decree of fate. The free bird cries. "Oh my love, let us fly to the woods." The caged bird whispers "Come here, let us both settle in a cage." Says the free bird, "Among the bars, where is the room to spread one's wings?" "Alas," cries the caged bird, "I should not know where to sit perched in the skies." The free bird cries, "My darling, sing the songs of the woodlands." The caged bird says, "Sit by my side; I'll teach you the speech I learned." The forest bird cries, "No, ah no! Songs can never be taught." The caged bird says, "Alas for me, I know not the songs of the woodlands." Their love is intense with longing, but they never can fly wing to wing. Through the bars of the cage they look, and vain is their wish to know each other. They flutter their wings in yearning and sing, "Come close, my love!" The caged bird whispers, "Alas, my wings are powerless and dead.
It means when a bird, that is born for happiness... let that sink in.... is put in a cage, William blake is asking, how, in a cage, when he's born for happiness, let that sink in... will the bird sing? To be born from happiness, you don't sit in a CAGE and SING. William blake's question. Why?How can a bird that is born for joy sit in a cage and sing?
She wrote the poem "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" about the free bird and the one in a cage as a metaphor for her life and for the lives of all those people who have lived in slavery or who are oppressed.
Animals and mostly birds of any sort. (He would go and find a bird set it in a cage draw it and set it free.)
Free as a bird
Free as a bird means that you can do what you want, and be free.
This depends on a number of factors:Climate and weather. Birds in a cage do not have the same defences they do when flying free, and they are more prone to overheating in summer or being too cold in winter.The size of the cage. Some aviary birds are fine in hot or cold weather if they are in a large enough cage.Predators. If your area is prone to cats wandering or, in Australia, birds like butcher birds that will attack caged birds, then do not leave the bird cage outside.
As free as a bird :)