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The Sound Of Music – So Long, Farewell lyrics
(All children)
There's a sad sort of clanging
From the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple, too
And up in the nursery
An absurd little bird
Is popping out to say ca-coo
(ca-coo ca-coo)

(Brigitta, Gretel, Marta) (Fredrick, Leisel, Kurt, Louisa)
ca-coo Regretfully they tell us
ca[Hook]-coo But firmly they compel us
To say good bye
Coo-coo
(All)
To you

(Children)
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight
(Marta)
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

(Children)
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu
(Fredrick)
Adieu, adieu
To you and you and you

(Children)
So long, farewell
Au revoir, Auf Weidersehen
(Leisel)
I'd like to stay
And taste my first champagne
(talking to the captain) yes?
(Captain) no!

(children)
So long, farewell
Auf Weidersehen, goodbye
(Kurt)
I leave and heave
A sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye

(Brigitta)
I'm glad to go
I cannot tell a lie
(Louisa)
I flit, I float
I fleetly flee, I fly

(Gretel)
The sun has gone
To bed and so must I

(Children)So long, farewell
Auf Weidersehen, goodbye

Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

(guests)
Goodbye
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    Unregistered 2021-05-12 02:55:35
    SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!!!!
    I think there's a dual meaning embedded in:
    "And up in the nursery
    An absurd little bird
    Is popping out to say ca-coo
    Regretfully they tell us
    But firmly they compel us
    To say good bye
    To you"
    Because they sing it on later in the movie at the singing festival after singing it at the party. The Nazis are going to take away Captain von Trapp and make him become part of their army, so after each person sings their line, they escape out the stage door. I think the "absurd little bird" could be the Nazi leader person (Hans Zeller I think), "firmly compelling" them to "say goodbye." to Austria and escape. I'm no expert though. :)
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      SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!!!!
      I think there's a dual meaning embedded in:
      "And up in the nursery
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