Sun Bird Explained

See also: Sunbird (disambiguation).

Sun Bird
Cover:	SunBird1908.png
Caption:	Sheet music cover, 1908
Type:	composition
Published:	1908
Composer:	Kerry Mills
Lyricist:	Thurland Chattaway

"Sun Bird" is an intermezzo composed by Kerry Mills in 1908.^[1] Thurland Chattaway wrote lyrics that appear in some later publications. The chorus is a love song from an Indian warrior to Sun Bird, an Indian maiden:^[2]

The song has been recorded numerous times in many different styles.

Bibliography

• Chattaway, Thurland (w.); Mills, Kerry (m.). "Sun Bird" (Sheet music). Sydney: Albert & Son (c. 1908).
• Mills, Kerry. "Sun Bird" (Sheet music). New York: F.A. Mills (1908).

Notes and References

1. Mills, "Sun Bird" (Sheet music).
2. Chattaway, "Sun Bird" (Sheet music).