Sing a Song of Many Blackbirds

kAmp 7C:6?5 >6?E:@?65 E@ >6 E96 @E96C 52J E92E D96 925 D66? 2 G6CJ =2C86 7=@4< @7 3=24< 3:C5D 7=J:?8[ A6C92AD 2D >2?J 2D 2 9F?5C65[ 2?5 H@?56C65 :7 E96J H6C6 $E2C=:?8D] p== D96 >2?2865 E@ D66 H2D E92E E96J H6C6 3=24< 2?5 D@>6 @7 E96> 2AA62C65 E@ 36 D9:?J]k^Am

kAm(96? x H2D 2 49:=5[ 6G6CJE9:?8 x <?6H 23@FE q=24<3:C5D 42>6 7C@> 2? @=5 t?8=:D9 ?FCD6CJ C9J>6i “$:?8 2 D@?8 @7 D:IA6?46[ 2 A@4<6E 7F== @7 CJ6[ u@FC 2?5 EH6?EJ 3=24<3:C5D[ 32<65 :? 2 A:6j (96? E96 A:6 H2D @A6?65[ E96 3:C5D 3682? E@ D:?8j (2D?’E E92E 2 52:?EJ 5:D9 E@ D6E 367@C6 2 <:?8n” {:<6 >@DE ?FCD6CJ C9J>6D[ E9:D @?6 2AA62=65 E@ >6 3642FD6 @7 :ED D:?8\D@?8 C9J>6 2?5 :ED D:>A=:4:EJ[ 2?5 H92E 4@F=5 36 >@C6 D:>A=6 E92? q=24<3:C5Dnk^Am

kAmu2C 7C@> D:>A=6[ E9@F89[ 3:C5D E92E 2C6 3=24< 42? 36 2 4@?7FD:?8 3F?49] |2?J 7@=<D[ :7 2D<65 E@ ?2>6 @?6[ >:89E >6?E:@? rC@H @C #2G6?[ $E2C=:?8[ #65\H:?865 q=24<3:C5 @C vC24<=6] %92E H@F=5 36 2 =@8:42= 368:??:?8[ 3642FD6 E96J 2C6 2== 3=24<[ 3FE E96J 2C6 ?@E 2== C6=2E65] #65\H:?865 q=24<3:C5D 2?5 vC24<=6D 36=@?8 E@ @?6 72>:=J[ E96 x4E6C:526[ 2=@?8 H:E9 qC@H?\962565 r@H3:C5D] rC@HD 2?5 #2G6?D 2C6 >6>36CD @7 E96 r@CG:526 72>:=J[ 3FE D@ 2C6 q=F6 y2JD] $E2C=:?8D 2C6 :? E96 $EFC?:526 72>:=J[ 2=@?8 H:E9 |J?2D]k^Am

kAmw6C6 :? |2:?6[ H6 >:89E EJA:42==J D66 D6G6? >6>36CD @7 E96 ECF6 q=24<3:C5[ @C x4E6C:526[ 72>:=Ji q@3@=:?<[ #65\H:?865 q=24<3:C5[ t2DE6C? |625@H=2C<[ #FDEJ q=24<3:C5[ r@>>@? vC24<=6[ qC@H?\962565 r@H3:C5[ 2?5 q2=E:>@C6 ~C:@=6] (9J @C?:E9@=@8:DED 92G6 8C@FA65 DF49 5:G6CD6 DA64:6D :?E@ @?6 72>:=J 42? 36 AFKK=:?8 E@ E9@D6 @7 FD H9@ 2C6 324<J2C5 3:C5H2E496CD[ 6G6? E9@F89 H6 <?@H E9@D6 DA64:6D AC@323=J D92C6 2?2E@>:42= @C 86?6E:4 D:>:=2C:E:6D] ~FC =@42= >6>36CD @7 E96 q=24<3:C5[ @C x4E6C:526 72>:=J D66> E@ 92G6 >@C6 5:776C6?46D E92? D:>:=2C:E:6D] q@3@=:?<D 2C6 3=24< 2?5 3F77 3:C5D H9@ ?6DE :? @FC =@42= 8C2DD=2?5D 2?5 H:?E6C :? pC86?E:?2[ 3FE t2DE6C? |625@H=2C<D[ H9@ 2C6 J6==@H 2?5 3C@H?[ ?6DE :? 8C2DD=2?5D 2?5 H:?E6C 24C@DD E96 D@FE962DE6C? &?:E65 $E2E6D] #65\H:?865 q=24<3:C5D ?6DE :? @FC =@42= >2CD96D[ 3FE #FDEJ q=24<3:C5D ?6DE :? EC66D 2?5 D9CF3D ?62C H2E6C[ >@DE=J :? E96 ?@CE96C? 3@C62= 7@C6DE] qC@H?\962565 r@H3:C5D[ H9@ 5@ ?@E 3F:=5 ?6DED 2E 2==[ =2J E96:C 688D :? E96 ?6DED @7 @E96C DA64:6D] vC24<=6D[ =2?<J[ 8=@DDJ 3=24< 3:C5D H:E9 2 =@?8 <66=\D92A65 E2:=[ @7E6? ?6DE ?62C H2E6C[ 2?5 @?6 DF>>6C 2 A2:C ?6DE65 :? 2 =@H E2?8=6 @7 3FD96D @? @FC A@:?E[ D276=J DFCC@F?565 @? E9C66 D:56D 3J E96 =2<6] q2=E:>@C6 ~C:@=6D[ H9@ 2C6 >@C6 @C2?86 E92? 3=24<[ H62G6 :?EC:42E6 92?8:?8 ?6DED] z?@H:?8 H9:49 3:C5D 36=@?8 E@ H9:49 72>:=:6D :D @7E6? FD67F= :? :56?E:7J:?8 3:C5D[ D:?46 >@DE 3:C5 72>:=:6D D92C6 @3G:@FD D:>:=2C:E:6D[ 3FE q=24<3:C5D 2C6 2? 6I46AE:@?] k^Am

kAm$@[ H92E 23@FE E96 7@FC 2?5 EH6?EJ q=24<3:C5D :? E96 ?FCD6CJ C9J>6n xE D66>65 =@8:42= E92E D:?46 E96 5:D9 H2D D6E 367@C6 2 <:?8[ E9@D6 3:C5D >:89E 36 7@F?5 :? t?8=2?5] x? 9@A6D @7 7:?2==J EC24<:?8 5@H? E96 @C:8:?2=[ @77:4:2= q=24<3:C5[ x 4964<65 >J 7:6=5 8F:56 E@ E96 3:C5D @7 qC:E2:?] ~?=J @?6 q=24<3:C5 H2D =:DE65[ 2?5 :E :D 2== 3=24<] w@H D:>A=6] qFE E96? x 4@?E:?F65 C625:?8[ 2?5 5:D4@G6C65 E96 @C:8:?2=[ @77:4:2= t?8=:D9 q=24<3:C5[ %FC5FD >6CF=2[ :D ?@E 2 >6>36C @7 E96 q=24<3:C5 72>:=J 2E 2==[ 3FE 2 >6>36C @7 E96 %9CFD9 72>:=J[ H9:49 >62?D :E :D 5:DE2?E=J C6=2E65 E@ E96 p>6C:42? #@3:?] w@H 4@?7FD:?8] k^Am

kAm(96? >J 7C:6?5 925 E@=5 >6 23@FE E96 =2C86 7=@4< @7 3=24< 3:C5D E92E D96 925 D66? DH:C=:?8 @G6C9625 D96 H@?56C65 :7 E96J H6C6 tFC@A62? $E2C=:?8D] }@E ?2E:G6 E@ }@CE9 p>6C:42[ E96 $E2C=:?8D H6 D66 E@52J 2C6 56D46?565 7C@> $E2C=:?8D 3C@F89E 7C@> tFC@A6 2?5 C6=62D65 :? }6H *@C<’D r6?EC2= !2C< :? E96 =2E6 `g__D] $:?46 E96?[ E96J 92G6 DAC625 H:56=J 2?5 DF446DD7F==J 24C@DD @FC 4@?E:?6?E] %96D6 72>:=:2C[ DE@4<J 3:C5D H:E9 2 D9@CE[ DBF2C65 E2:=[ EC:2?8F=2C H:?8D[ 2 J6==@H 3:==[ 2?5 DA64<=65 A=F>286[ 2C6 DA64<=65 H:E9 H9:E6 :? H:?E6C[ 3FE 3J DF>>6C E96 H9:E6 E:AD @7 E96:C 762E96CD 92G6 H@C? @77 2?5 E96J 2AA62C 8=@DDJ 3=24<] x 28C665 H:E9 >J 7C:6?5 E92E >@DE =:<6=J E96 3:C5D D96 925 D66? H6C6 $E2C=:?8D]k^Am