A Cradle Song
Cradle Song
Sweet dreams, form a shade
Sweet dreams build a thick cloud,
O'er my lovely infant's head!
shrouded my lovely infant's head.
Sweet dreams of pleasant streams
Sweet dreams in which streams flow cheerfully,
By happy, silent, moony beams!
accompanied by happy and tranquil moonlight
Sweet Sleep, with soft down
Sweet sleep, soft hair hanging down
Weave thy brows an infant crown!
Knit a child's crown to cover your eyebrows.
Sweet Sleep, angel mild,
Sweet sleep, like a gentle angel,
Hover o'er my happy child!
Hover o'er my happy child!
Sweet smiles, mother's smiles,
Hover over my delight!
Sweet smiles, mother's smiles,
All the livelong night beguiles.
The long night passed like this.
Sweet moans, dovelike sighs,
Sweet moans, sweeter smiles,
Sweet moans, sweeter smiles,
All the dovelike moans beguiles.
All the gentle sobs disappeared.
Sleep, sleep, happy child!
Sleep, sleep, happy child,
All creation slept and smiled. thy mother weep.
Your mother is shedding tears above your head.
Sweet babe, in thy face
Holy image I can trace;
I can find that holy image.
Sweet babe, once like thee
Sweet baby once like you,
Thy Maker lay, and wept for me:
Your Maker lay down and wept for me
Wept for me, for thee, for all,
Cry for me, for you, for all people,
When He was an infant small.
When he was a little child.
Thou His image ever see,
His image you can always see,
Heavenly face that smiles on thee!
That divine face that smiles at you.
Smiles on thee, on me, on all,
Smiles to you, to me, to all people,
Who became an infant small;
He became a little child,
Infant smiles are His own smiles;
A child's smile is his smiling face,
Heaven and earth to peace beguiles.
A peaceful atmosphere enveloped the world.
