Sleeping Child – English Lyrics

• By: Music Travel Love, Michael Learns to Rock
• Album: Nothing to Lose

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the serene beauty and profound message of 'Sleeping Child' by Music Travel Love and Michael Learns to Rock. This song offers a gentle introduction to understanding themes of innocence, protection, and global harmony, inviting listeners to reflect on the world through the eyes of a child and consider the language of peace and compassion.

[English]

The Milky Way upon the heavens

Is twinkling just for you

And Mr. Moon, he came by

To say goodnight to you

I sing for you, I'll sing for mother

We're praying for the world

And for the people everywhere

Gonna show them all we care

Oh my sleeping child

The world's so wild

But you've built your own paradise

That's one reason why I'll cover you, sleeping child

If all the people around the world

They had a mind like yours

That'd be no fighting and no wars

There would be lasting peace on Earth

If all the kings and all the leaders

Could see you here this way

They would hold the Earth in their arms

They would learn to watch you play

Oh my sleeping child

The world's so wild

But you've built your own paradise

That's one reason why I'll cover you, sleeping child

I'm gonna cover my sleeping child

Keep you away from the world so wild

Keep you away from the world

Away from the world so wild

Oh my sleeping child

The world's so wild

But you've built your own paradise

That's one reason why I'll cover you, sleeping child

Oh my sleeping child

The world's so wild

But you've built your own paradise

That's one reason why I'll cover you, sleeping child

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
milky /ˈmɪl.ki/ B1	adjective - full of milk; resembling milk
heavens /ˈhev.ənz/ B1	noun - the sky, especially when regarded as a place of gods
twinkling /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - to shine with a flickering light
moon /muːn/ A2	noun - the natural satellite of Earth
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ A1	noun - a female parent
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a deity, asking for help or expressing thanks
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all its countries and peoples
people /ˈpiː.pəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - living in a natural state; not domesticated
paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ B2	noun - a place of great happiness and peace
cover /ˈkʌv.ər/ B1	verb - to place something over or upon
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - freedom from war or conflict
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - armed conflict between groups or nations
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male monarch
leader /ˈliː.dər/ B1	noun - a person who leads or guides others
arms /ɑːmz/ B1	noun - the upper limbs of the human body
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at or observe attentively
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct something by putting parts together