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| English translation #2 / ענגליש איבערזעצונג / Traduzione ing... |
| SLEEP MY CHILD, KEEP SLEEPING | SLEEP MY CHILD, SLEEPING PEACEFULLY |
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| Sleep my child, just keep on sleeping | Sleep, my child, sleep peacefully, |
| I will sing you for you a song | I'll sing you a lullaby. |
| When you, my child are some years older | When my little baby's grown, |
| You’ll know what’s right and know what’s wrong. | You'll know the difference--and why. |
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| When you, my child, are some years older | When my little baby's grown |
| When you grow up you’ll know for sure | You'll soon see which is which: |
| That not all folk are really equal | Like the rest of us, you'll know |
| For some are rich and some are poor. | The difference between poor and rich. |
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| The greatest palace, finest homes | The largest mansions, the finest homes, |
| Are built by people who are poor. | The poor man builds them on the hill. |
| But who resides beneath their domes? | But do you know who'll live in them? |
| Some wealthy, lazy, snooty boor! | Why, of course, the rich man will! |
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| The man who’s poor lives in a cellar | The poor man lives in a cellar: |
| The water dripping from the wall | The walls are wet with damp |
| He ends up one rheumatic fella | That bring pain to his arms and legs |
| All he can do is crawl and bawl. | And a rheumatic cramp. |
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