Owl City- To The Sky Lyrics

Twice Born and a Bird!

किं काकः धर्मं जानति? kiM kAkaH dharmaM jAnati?( Does the crow know dharma?)

आम्! धर्मं जानति यतः  सः द्विजः Am! dharmaM jAnati yataH  sa: dvija:(Yes! He knows dharma for he is a dvijaH)



What has a crow got to do with dharma and being a dvijaH?

The word द्विजः(dvijaH) has more than one meaning.

It can mean a Twice Born(One who knows Dharma as in Brahmana Varna) and it can also mean a bird.

So the sentences above is playing with both the meanings of  द्विजः(dvijaH)