The Happy Night

Good night, little star!

I must go to my bed,

And leave you to shine,

While I lay down my head.

Oh, soundly I’ll sleep

Till the sweet morning light;

Then you will be fading,

But I shall be bright.

Yes, while I’m asleep,

You will play in the sky;

And when I awake,

You will close your bright eyes.

If I could but climb

On yon moonbeam so white,

I’d frolic with you

Through the long summer night.

What joy we should have

In the sky-fields of blue!

I should always be happy

If I were with you.

Good-night, little star!

I must go to my bed,

And leave you to shine

While I lay down my head.