Little Bird is a soothing multilingual album that combines a classically inspired minimalism with emotional intensity and range. Piano, string, and solo voice carry listeners on a timeless, lyrical journey through a fluid expanse of states and experiences, from ethereal innocence to searing insight, from chanson to pop ballad. Little Bird features stories that span hearts, minds, centuries, and cultures, and songs that reflect a love of history, humanity, poetry, and art. It was conceived with love for the active in mind and the tender of heart. It is my second studio album.

  1. Little Bird
  2. Giant
  3. Turn to You
  4. Hold On
  5. Intangible Things
  6. Le Vide
  7. Ever After, Never More
  8. All That Glitters
  9. The Gift
  10. S’un Casto Amor (poem by Michelangelo Buonarroti)
  11. The Poet

Written, composed, and performed by Sarah Prodan. Orchestrated and mixed by Robert Sibony. Produced by Sarah Prodan and Robert Sibony. Vocals were recorded with Brian (Bt) Gibbs at Skyline Entertainment and Publishing in California. Piano was recorded with A. Young at The Chalet Studio in Canada, except for “S’un Casto Amor” (recorded with Brian (Bt) Gibbs at Skyline Entertainment and Publishing) and “The Gift” (recorded with Adam Fair at Villa Sound). Mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering in Toronto. 

Release date: 13 November 2023. To listen, stream, or purchase, click here.

For a review of the album, see Kev Roland’s write-up at House of Prog here. Thank you, Kev!

© Sarah Prodan 2025. All rights reserved.

Lyrics

1. Little Bird

Walking in the dark                      

Beneath trees and bright stars              

I sense movement, catch a spark          

I look up and there you are        

Piercing yellow eyes                             

Staring past the sky                              

Silent seer of the deep                          

Share your vision with me    

Soar little bird                                      

High above the earth                           

Take me on your holy flight                 

Let me see through you tonight            

Golden rings in black                           

See the moon, reflect it back                

Athena’s sacred sight                           

My sweet guardian of the light             

Soar little bird                                      

High above the earth                           

Take me on your holy flight                 

Let me see through you tonight           

Take me there. Take me now               

Beyond the shadow and my doubt       

Take me on your holy flight                 

Let me see through you tonight           

Let me see the truth tonight     

2. Giant

A giant arrived among them

Impressed them with his height

Offered shelter in his stride

A grey-scale rainbow they trailed behind. 

Little by little, step by step

The landscape changed before them

In curious ways

And the fog rolled in

And the sky grew dim

There were clouds in their eyes

And the veil grew thin

And the dark set in

And they couldn’t tell left from right

As day turned to night

The day turned grey

The giant rose among them

Cast a shadow, eclipsed their light

Divided them from each other

Till the strong chose to fight

Little by little, step by step

The landscape changed before them

In curious ways

And the fog rolled out

And the sky lit up

There was sun in their eyes

And the veil stayed thin

And the light streamed in

And they knew they’d be alright

As night turned to day

The day radiates

3. Turn to You

A twinkle in her eye     

First walk outside 

So much to see 

So much to do 

A tiny step 

A small regret 

She falls, she asks 

‘Do I stand or cry?’ 

Ooooh, she turns to you 

Ooooh, to get her through

Ooooh, she turns to you          

He puts aside his doubt           

Climbs on the boat

That would to take them

To a dream beyond the waves

A path outgrown 

A fate unknown 

On the wide sea 

He asks “Will I fail or succeed?”

Ooooh, he turns to you

Ooooh, to get him through

Ooooh, he turns to you

What do you do?

What do you do?

When the only way out is through?

What do you choose?

What do you choose?

When there’s nothing left lose 

Ooooh, I turn to you

Ooooh, to get me through

Ooooh, I turn to you

I turn to you    

4. Hold On

Brave face

Feigned grace

Smile when

You want to cry

Sad farewell

Deeply felt

No answers

That satisfy

            

When the night is cold

And you feel alone

Hold on

Hold on

This too shall pass

This too shall pass

Downcast eyes

Swallowed sighs

Silence when

You want to yell

An ending’s here

Next steps aren’t clear

A door closed 

No window’s in sight

When the wall is high

And you don’t want to climb

Hold on 

Hold on

This too shall pass

This too shall pass

5. Intangible Things

I wake up         

It’s 3am                                   

I hear music                                         

An ancient hymn                                 

Talking to me                                      

Echoing                                               

In the four walls                                  

Of the mess we’re in                

We started

Like a dream

I was the brightest 

Star you’d seen 

You lit up my nights

Like no one else

But when my heart broke 

So did everything else

When what you get 

Ain’t what it seems 

And what you need 

Are intangible things

It was a place                           

Only I could go                                               

It was between me                               

And my soul                            

But you waited for me                         

On the distant shore                

And from the waves                

I felt your support                   

And I’m back now 

And everything’s changed        

Because I’m different 

And you’re not the same 

In the spaces 

Where we grew and changed 

I grew stronger 

Now you’re pulling away 

When what you get 

Ain’t what it seems 

And what you need 

Are intangible things

And what you need

Are intangible things

6. Le Vide

Le panier reste vide sur la table

Dehors, les oiseaux ne chantent plus

La mort règne depuis ton départ

Maître de mon silence aïgu 

Des éclairs passent par la fenêtre

Éphémères, ils ne demeurent pas le soir

Comme toi, ils entrent sans invitation

M’illuminent, puis me laissent dans le noir.

Un océan, tes vagues vont et viennent

Basculant entre choix libre et absent

Elles m’entourent, elles me repoussent

Me résistent, puis m’effleurent en partant

Mon soleil, tu crées un désert

Un berceau sec et suffocant

Tes rayons brûlent la vie naissante

La tuent d’un feu si accablant

Tu me tues d’une chaleur accablante

7. Ever After, Never More

If I had a dollar

For every time you lied

For every time I wondered

For every tear I cried

I’d long for no more worldly goods

Heaven would remain

The single, solitary prize 

I’d have left to claim

How you smiled so smugly

How you hurt so much

The people that you claimed to love 

The people that you touched

You smell of things gone rotten

A heart too hard to feel

The pulse of life within it

Encased in polished steel

And I’ll love you ever after      

And I’ll love you never more

Your attempts to cheapen me  

Won’t hurt me anymore

Perhaps you think I’m stupid

Indeed I’ve had to learn

To see with open eyes

The truth behind your pride

I hate you for your glory

I loathe you for your crown

The pedestal you clamour from

While those around you drown. 

Your hatefulness is catching

Like a plague it grows and spreads

To tender spots in gentle ones

That no one else defends

And I’ll love you ever after      

And I’ll love you never more   

Your attempts to cheapen me  

Won’t hurt me anymore           

8. All That Glitters

Snow falls down all around

You hold me in your arms

We’re taken in by the glowing lights

The beauty of it all.

We’re present to each other

The only moment’s now

And it’s easy to see 

And to believe it might be real.

All that glitters might be gold

Our dreams might magically unfold

It’s world in love

It’s a world inspired

We go deeper, further, higher

Sitting by the fire, 

hand in loving hand

Planning with each other 

adventures in new lands.

All that glitters might be gold

Our dreams might magically unfold

It’s world in love

It’s a world inspired

We go deeper, further, higher

All that glitters might be gold

Our dreams might magically unfold

It’s a world in love

9. The Gift

An ocean breeze lifts my hair

A scent of home fills the air

I close my eyes to the morning light

I see visions of you 

When a gentle soul lends a hand

A shining smile leads the band

Kind words bring delight

I see reflections of you

The gift of your love lives on in my heart

The gift of your light means I’m never in the dark

The gift of you is a wonderous grace

Your presence, your essence, your way

Your presence, your essence, your way

A knowing gaze at the kitchen sink

A trembling hand, my love to greet 

The contours of my face and cheek

I see images of you

The gift of your love lives on in my heart

The gift of your light means I’m never in the dark

The gift of you is a wonderous grace

Your presence, your essence, your way

Your presence, your essence, your way

10. S’un Casto Amor (poem by Michelangelo Buonarroti)

S’un casto amor

s’una pietà superna,                  

s’una fortuna infra dua

amanti equale,  

s’un aspra sorte

all’un dell’altro cale,                 

s’un spirito, s’un voler

duo cor governa;          

s’un’anima in duo corpi

è fatta etterna,              

ambo levando al cielo 

e con pari ale;               

s’Amor d’un colpo

e d’un dorato strale                  

le viscer di duo petti

arda e discerna;            

s’aman l’un l’altro

e nessun medesmo,                  

d’un gusto e d’un diletto,

a tal mercede                

s’a un fin voglia

l’uno e l’altro porre:                 

se mille e mille, 

non sarien centesmo               

a tal nodo d’amore

a tanta fede;                 

e sol l’isdegno il può 

rompere e sciorre.

S’un casto amor

s’una pietà superna,                  

s’un casto amor

s’un casto 

amor

11. The Poet

Sun shines through

The crystal blue

That opens to

     Worlds between

     Worlds beyond

          Me and you

Light touches down

Illuminates her crown

A golden halo

            That holds her

            That holds us

                        In love

Leaving no song unsung 

Leaving no song unsung 

Words emerge

She chooses the best

To express 

     Movements within

     Movements w/out

         The pulse of life

Her pen dances

Her pages sing

Of everything

     Worth saying

     Worth sharing

        The truths of life

Leaving no song unsung 

Leaving no song unsung

Life needs a witness

The poet’s work is never done

Whatever you do in life, 

     Her verses seem to say,

     They seem to pray,

Leave no song unsung

Leave no song unsung

Play every chord

Hit every note

Consonant or dissonant

     Happy 

     or sad

Leave no song unsung 

Leave no song unsung

In the album of your life

Leave no song unsung