Name: The Butterfly Song
Duration: P00H01M48S
Description: I always believed that butterflies were really fairies! They are the bringers of blessings and the heralds of spring! (I loved this song so much, I recorded it again on "Elf King's Horn"!!!)

The Butterfly Song

from All Earth's Children by Ginger Ackley

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I always believed that butterflies were really fairies! They are the bringers of blessings and the heralds of spring! (I loved this song so much, I recorded it again on "Elf King's Horn"!!!)

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Mariposa! Papillon! Fairies in the morning,
Bringing joy to everyone. Springtime is a-borning!
Cloak of morning, Lady's Touch chasing out the sorrow
Gaily lifting Winter's clutch, joy upon the morrow!

Mariposa! Papillon! Fairies in the morning,
Bringing joy to everyone. Springtime is a-borning!
Monarch of the wind and sky, dancing through the bowers
Softly blessing as you fly, lover of the flowers!

Mariposa! Papillon! Fairies in the morning,
Bringing joy to everyone. Springtime is a-borning!
To and fro on painted wings, dancing through the breezes
Spring and Summer now to sing, wand'ring as it pleases!

Mariposa! Papillon! Fairies in the morning,
Bringing joy to everyone. Springtime is a-borning!
Taking wishes to the sky, silent song a-singing,
Rainbow wing-ed butterfly, blessings are you bringing!

Mariposa! Papillon! Fairies in the morning,
Bringing joy to everyone. Springtime is a-borning!

Note: "Mariposa" is the Spanish word for butterfly and "Papillon" is how it is said in French!

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from All Earth's Children, released March 1, 2010
Composer and Lyricist: Ginger Ackley
Vocals, Autoharp, Penny Whistle: Ginger Ackley

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Ginger Ackley Cleveland, Ohio

Starting out in Texas, Ginger made it to Ohio as quickly as she could! Her music is full of magic and stories, seasoned with a love of folk and Celtic music. Her penny whistles often accompany her, too!

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