I don't know when a folk song has been handed down among the people that children in every household can hum:
"Caged bird, you have happiness that no one else in the world has, but why are you always crying?
The woman in Huansha by the river said, 'Because the people who lock the birds love birds too much'
Caged bird, bird with broken wings, put away your tears. Break free from the birdcage, peck the person who is locking you blind, and then fly to the sky you long for.
Caged bird, you have lost all your happiness, why are you still crying?
The storyteller on the roadside said, 'Because the birds have fallen in love with the feeling of being chained'
Caged bird, bird with full wings, put away your tears. Fly back to the person you love most, and stay with him for the rest of your life."