Sleepsong – English Lyrics

• By: Secret Garden

Lyrics & Translation

While 'Sleepsong' is an instrumental masterpiece, it is a perfect gateway for learners to practice active listening. By focusing on the emotional nuances and the phrasing of the violin and piano, you can learn to connect musical melody to atmospheric vocabulary and emotional expression in English-speaking musical contexts.

[English]

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 far

To the far fields of fortune

With diamonds and pearls

At your head and your feet

At your head and your feet

To banish misfortune

May you find kindness

In all that you meet

May there always be angels

To watch over you

To guard 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 your days

Now fall of to sleep

I'm not meaning to keep you

I'll just sit for awhile

And sing Loo-li, lai-lay

May there always be angels

To watch over you

To guard 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, lai-lay