Gently play that melody, sing freely.

轻轻弹起那旋律，放声自由唱。

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Once, I was a birdie on the branches, with their own melody, gently Paizhuo wing, flying toward the blue sky of their own.

曾经，我是枝头上的一只小鸟，有着属于自己的旋律，轻轻地拍着羽翼，飞向属于自己的蓝天。

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The eighth movement, "The Resurrected and the Song of the Star Aldebaran, " strikes a meditative mood, with strings chanting a gently shifting melody while stars twinkle and birds twitter in the glockenspiel, piccolo and piano.

NPR: Messiaen At 100: A Song For The Solar System

An introduction, complete with finger cymbals and (almost) a cappella vocals, slides seamlessly into a gently driving, plaintive folk melody.

NPR: The Dry Spells: Mystical, Wounded Whimsy