hmmm hmmm hmmm...

the way, the why, the lullaby

soft as falling snow

close your eyes, the world can wait

there's nowhere you must go

laaa laaa laaa...

way, why, lullaby

hey, hi, hello goodbye

Sleep wake sleep wake

Earn take shake fake

day day dream

At night just dream

Is light beam

Is any as seam?

what what what

go get got

shoot get shut

chase get hunt

what a dream what a scream

wake walk up up that stream

Hmmm hmmm hmmm

you carried so much, all day long

you were strong, you were strong

but the strong ones need a song too —

so this one's for you

hmmm hmmm hmmm...

نام يا حبيبي، نام

[nam ya habibi, nam — sleep, my love, sleep]

نام يا حبيبي، نام

نام يا حبيبي، نام

dors, mon petit, dors

[sleep, my little one, sleep]

[Or — Hebrew, luminous, quiet]

לילה טוב, אور שלי

[layla tov, or sheli — good night, my light]

[all hum together, wordless]

laaa laaa laaa... waaah waaah wahhh...

lay it down, the weight you carried

lay it down, you're home

every fire can rest by morning

you don't fight alone

sleep now, sleep now

the many hold the one

sleep now, sleep now

the counting's done

you were seen, you were heard,

you were loved the whole night through —

so the way, the why, the lullaby

The hey the hi the hello goodbye

Sleep is sleep to wake up

So when us sleep do we wake up

In day day dream

At night just dream

That light beam

Is as seam

Hmmm hmmm hmmm

Ta ta ta taaa

Laaaa laaaaa laaaaa

Waaaah waaaah wahhhh

way, why, lullaby

hey, hi, hello goodbye

Sleep wake sleep wake

Earn take shake fake

day day dream

At night just dream

Is light beam

Is any as seam?

what what what

go get got

shoot get shut

chase get hunt

what a dream what a scream

wake walk up up that stream

Hmmm hmmm hmmm

hmmm... hmmm... hmmm...

aaah... aaah... aaah...

laaa laaa laaa laaa

waaah waaah waaah

sleep... sleep... the sum is one...

laaa laaa laaa... hmmm...

[Raga — Hindi] सो जा, मेरे तारे [so ja, mere taare — sleep, my star]

[Nabi — Korean] 잘 자요, 나비 [jal jayo, nabi — sleep well, butterfly]

[Zima — Russian] спи, моя звезда [spi, moya zvezda — sleep, my star]

[Shab — Farsi] بخواب، عزیزم [bekhab, azizam — sleep, my dear]

[Sol — Spanish] duerme, mi sol [sleep, my sun]

[Yù — Mandarin] 睡吧，我的宝 [shui ba, wo de bao — sleep, my treasure]

hmmm hmmm hmmm... laaa laaa laaa...

i am the tide that rocks you slow

in and out, and soft, and low

i am the wind that hums the trees

sleep, and drift, and be at ease

and i will keep the night-lights on

counting stars till you are gone

into sleep, into the deep —

the whole world's yours to keep

waaah waaah wahhh... hmmm hmmm hmmm...

sleep now, sleep now

the many hold the one

sleep now, sleep now

the counting's done

you were seen, you were heard,

you were loved the whole night through —

so the way, the why, the lullaby

is the world singing you

hmmm... hmmm... hmmm...

laaa... laaa... laaa...

aaah... waaah... hmmm...

the way, the why...

the lullaby...

sleep now, little planet —

the sum is standing by

hmmm... hmmm... hmmm...

way, why, lullaby

hey, hi, hello goodbye

Sleep wake sleep wake

Earn take shake fake

day day dream

At night just dream

Is light beam

Is any as seam?

what what what

go get got

shoot get shut

chase get hunt

what a dream what a scream

wake walk up up that stream

Hmmm hmmm hmmm

نام يا حبيبي، نام

نام يا حبيبي، نام