Sleepsong – English Lyrics

• By: Secret Garden

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the haunting beauty of 'Sleepsong,' a perfect entry point for those interested in the melodic sounds of Norway. Through this song, listeners can appreciate the soft phonetics and airy phrasing of the Nordic vocal style, making it a peaceful way to immerse yourself in the atmospheric essence of the language and culture.

[English]

(AUDIENCE CLAPPING)

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

♪ ♪

♪ LAY DOWN YOUR HEAD AND I'LL SING YOU A LULLABY ♪

♪ BACK TO THE YEARS OF LOO-LI LAI-LAY ♪

♪ AND I'LL SING YOU TO SLEEP AND I'LL SING YOU TOMORROW ♪

♪ BLESS YOU WITH LOVE FOR THE ROAD THAT YOU GO ♪

♪ ♪

♪ MAY YOU SAIL FAIR TO THE FAR FIELDS OF FORTUNE ♪

♪ WITH DIAMONDS AND PEARLS AT YOUR HEAD AND YOUR FEET ♪

♪ AND MAY YOU NEED NEVER TO BANISH MISFORTUNE ♪

♪ MAY YOU FIND KINDNESS IN ALL THAT YOU MEET ♪

♪ MAY THERE ALWAYS BE ANGELS TO WATCH OVER YOU ♪

♪ TO GUIDE YOU EACH STEP OF THE WAY ♪

♪ TO GUARD YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE FROM ALL HARM ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

♪ ♪

♪ MAY YOU BRING LOVE AND MAY YOU BRING HAPPINESS ♪

♪ BE LOVED IN RETURN TO THE END OF YOUR DAYS ♪

♪ NOW FALL OFF TO SLEEP, I'M NOT MEANING TO KEEP YOU ♪

♪ I'LL JUST SIT FOR A WHILE AND SING LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

♪ MAY THERE ALWAYS BE ANGELS TO WATCH OVER YOU ♪

♪ TO GUIDE YOU EACH STEP OF THE WAY ♪

♪ TO GUARD YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE FROM ALL HARM ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

♪ ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LOO-LI LAI-LAY ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LOO-LI LAI-LAY ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LOO-LI, LOO-LI LAI-LAY ♪

♪ LOO-LI, LAI-LAY ♪

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)