which way and whence the lightning flew,
or how it burned, bright and blue,
design and figure by your lights:
then forth, and shew the several flights

your birds have made, or what the wing,
or voice in augury doth bring,
which hand the crow cried on, how high, how high
the vulture or the hern did fly;

what wing the swan made, and the dove,
the stork, and which did get above:
show all the birds of food or prey,
but pass by the unlucky jay;

the night crow, swallow, or the kite,
let these have neither right,
nor part,
in this night's art

which way, and whence the lightning flew,
or how it burned, bright and blue,
design and figure by your lights:
then forth, and shew the several flights
your birds have made, or what the wing,
or voice in augury doth bring,

the signs are lucky all, and right
there bath not been a voice, or flight,
of ill presage
the bird that brings?
her augury alone to kings,
they dove, hath flown
and to thy peace
fortune and the fates increase
credits
released May 11, 2020

ciamkam - instruments & movements
ada lizardziuk & anatol malinowski - vox (5)