“Sleep thou, dearest boy of mine!
I will cradle thee, I will watch thee.
The boy has been sitting on his mother’s lap,
The two have been playing all the life-day long.
The boy has been resting at his mother’s breast
All the life-day long. God’s blessing on my joy.
The boy has been lying close in to my heart
All the life-day long. He is weary now.
Sleep thee, dearest boy of mine!
I will cradle thee, I will watch thee.