Tuvayhun: Viii. Rachel’S Song

Oh Mama, I don't want to go to sleep! 
So many things I want to do,
So many things I want to see,
I couldn't ever go to sleep!
Dear Mama, will you sing to me?

Go to sleep, my precious child,
And lay aside your worries. 
Tomorrow is another day
To grow and learn, and love and play. 
Tomorrow, all the world shall be
Just as it was today, you'll see.

Oh Mama, I don't want to go to sleep! 
I want to jump! I want to dance!
I want to sing the whole night through! 
I couldn't think of sleep at all.
Dear Mama, May I sing with you?

Go to sleep, my restless one,
And still your stirring spirit
The silent stars shall dance tonight 
And greet the sun in morning light. 
Tomorrow all the world shall leap 
But only if you go to sleep!

(I pray to God who dwells above
To watch you closely as you sleep, 
And grant you all the joys you seek. 
The world is darker than you know)

Tomorrow morning, when you wake,
The world will be made new again
But you will be a little taller,
And the big, wide world just a little smaller. 
Tomorrow the world is yours to keep
But tonight, my darling, precious child, 
Tonight, my sweet one, go to sleep!