wiege – English Lyrics

• By: Stephanie Choi

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hush, my child

Drift into slumber

In your dreams, you'll run and play

In paradise

Hush, my child

Gentle now, go to sleep

And somewhere in that moment

The lonely moon will dream

A silent, icy gaze

Falls upon us

Like a fragile reed

Trembling in fear

The gentle wind

Sways and dances

As breath sinks deep

With quiet longing

And without a word

You'll embrace

The sea that sings

Wings drenched in longing

Unfold at last

Like a fragile sprout

Too small to hold

Scattered sorrow

Sways and dances

As dawn rises

Unshaken and sure

And without a word

You'll embrace

The sea that sings

I resented you so.

I had to keep moving forward in every moment...

But you were always my one and only weakness.

That's why I resented you so.

LUKA, live with love.

Embrace the pain, the frailty, and the moments so unbearably shameful.

Forgive yourself...

Again and again, endlessly.

Because everything... begins from there.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty
drift /drɪft/ A2	verb - to be carried slowly by air or water
slumber /ˈslʌm.bər/ B2	noun - sleep, especially a deep or peaceful one
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine something desired
paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ B2	noun - an ideal place or state of great happiness and peace
gentle /ˈdʒen.təl/ A2	adjective - soft, mild, or kind in manner
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite that orbits Earth
fragile /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ B2	adjective - easily broken or damaged
trembling /ˈtrem.blɪŋ/ B2	verb - to shake involuntarily, typically as a result of fear or anxiety adjective - shaking slightly because of fear, cold, or excitement
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the natural movement of air
longing /ˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ/ B2	noun - a strong desire or yearning for something
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B1	verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - the paired appendages that allow a bird or other animal to fly
sprout /spraʊt/ B1	verb - to begin to grow; to produce new shoots or buds noun - a young shoot or growth of a plant
sorrow /ˈsɒr.oʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep sadness, especially caused by loss or disappointment
dawn /dɔn/ A1	noun - the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
weakness /ˈwiː.k.nəs/ B2	noun - a lack of strength or a vulnerable point
frailty /ˈfreɪl.ti/ B2	noun - the condition of being weak or delicate

Key Grammar Structures

• Drift into slumber

  ➔ Imperative sentence (command form)

  ➔ The verb 'Drift' is in the imperative form, used to give a gentle command or suggestion.

• The lonely moon will dream

  ➔ Future simple tense (will + base verb)

  ➔ 'Will dream' expresses a future action, showing what will happen later.

• Falls upon us

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'upon' showing direction or impact

  ➔ The phrase 'Falls upon us' means something descends and affects 'us'; 'upon' adds poetic emphasis.

• Too small to hold

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose ('to hold')

  ➔ 'To hold' shows the purpose or result — the sprout is too small for holding.

• As dawn rises

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'as' expressing time

  ➔ The word 'as' introduces a time clause meaning 'while' or 'when' something happens.

• I resented you so

  ➔ Past simple tense expressing completed emotion

  ➔ The verb 'resented' shows a past feeling that is no longer ongoing.

• I had to keep moving forward

  ➔ Modal 'had to' for past necessity

  ➔ 'Had to' indicates something necessary or obligatory in the past.

• Embrace the pain, the frailty, and the moments so unbearably shameful

  ➔ Parallel structure (noun repetition with shared modifier)

  ➔ The repeated nouns 'pain', 'frailty', and 'moments' form a rhythm and balance through parallelism.

• Forgive yourself... Again and again, endlessly.

  ➔ Imperative with adverbial repetition for emphasis

  ➔ 'Forgive yourself' is an imperative; 'again and again, endlessly' repeats adverbs to stress persistence.