Songtexte Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: II. "It Was Early Morning" - Sean Connery feat. Antal Doráti & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

It was early morning when Peter walked out of the house
He opened the gate and went out into the big green meadow
On a branch of a tall tree sat the pretty little
Bird. "All is quiet and beautiful this morning,"
She said delicately. The bird was Peter's friend
Just then the dumb duck waddled by. She was glad
That the gate had been left open as there was
A deep pond in the meadow and she wanted to swim
Seeing the duck, the bird flew down and settled next to her
The bird, who was very sweet said, "What
Kind of a bird are you if you can't fly?"
"What kind of a bird are you," the duck said snappily, "if you
Can't swim?" And with that she haughtily dived into the pond
That led to an argument. They argued and argued. The duck as she
Splashed around in the water, the bird hopping angrily on the shore
Just then something caught Peter's eye
The cat. The cat was stalking through the tall grass
The cat thought, "That bird is busy arguing. I can probably
Get her now," and on velvet paws she crept even closer
"Look out!" shouted Peter, and the bird
Flew up into the tree just in time
While the duck quacked angrily at the cat
From the middle of the pond
The cat walked round and round looking up at the bird
And thinking, "Is it worth climbing so high, I wonder?
By the time I get there she'll have flown away."
Grandfather came out of the house and through the open gate. He was
Puffing on his pipe. He never liked Peter to go out into the meadow
"Not really the place for you, grandson," he said gravely. "Wolves
And things. You know anything about wolves? A dangerous lot, wolves."
Peter said nothing. Of course he was not afraid of wolves
But he really couldn't argue with his grandfather