Blue Bird, where are you

This is a solo soprano art song by Louis K. Liu (劉克爾), sung in Chinese. The music opens with a searching melody, evoking the title "Blue Bird, where are you?" The text describes a desperate search for the blue bird, a symbol of hope or peace, across mountains and fields, but only sounds of lament are heard. The imagery shifts to the vastness of the sky and the grim reality of war, with "beacon fires linking heaven and earth." The singer laments the suffering of humanity in troubled times, feeling lost and without solace. The song questions the departure of this longed-for symbol, leaving the singer in a state of poignant yearning.