Sleep, oh, my little one,
Sleep while a dream is spun--
Dusk and a star.
Hush! Hear the veery cry
Fluting a lullaby
Closing your drowsy eye--
Dusk and a star.
Saffron, the moon from some
Port where the angels hum--
Bells from afar ...
Gently the shadows come--
Dusk and a star!
