'gone away is the bluebird'

Answer 1

I believe that's from the song "Walking in a Winter Wonderland"

here's the lyrics:

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,

In the lane, snow is glistening

A beautiful sight,

We're happy tonight.

Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,

Here to stay is a new bird

He sings a love song,

As we go along,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

He'll say: Are you married?

We'll say: No man,

But you can do the job

When you're in town.

Later on, we'll conspire,

As we dream by the fire

To face unafraid,

The plans that we've made,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,

And pretend that he's a circus clown

We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,

Until the other kids knock him down.

When it snows, ain't it thrilling,

Though your nose gets a chilling

We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,

Walking in a winter wonderland.

Answer 2

This is a line in the song 'Winter Wonderland'. To interpret the meaning, it should not be taken out of the context of the rest of the song. It is likely that it refers to the seasonal changes that could be observed in Honesdale, PA in 1934, the year the song was written. This includes the departure of bluebirds and the arrival of the new bird (mostly likely cardinals) for the winter. It is well known that some birds migrate according to the seasons, and this lyric could be a reference to the writer's observation that bluebirds have departed for the winter but cardinals have arrived.

For more information on this, see birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2019/12/23/here-to-stay-is-the-new-bird/

Answer 3

that the summer ( blue bird may refer to the clear blue summer skies) has gone away and the winter (a new bird ) has come in its place.