Ninna Nanna Very Sad and Beautiful
"I put him to sleep in the cradle
And entrusted him to the sea
May he be saved or go lost
And never return again to me"
They said it down in the kitchens
The word climbed up the stairs
And now the whole house knows
Last night, a child was crying
They said it down in the kitchens
And the whole house knows
That yesterday she had a baby
And that today she no longer has him
"Now get up and tell me
I know you had a baby
All night he cried, and why
Now you no longer have him with you"
"I put him to sleep in the cradle
And entrusted him to the sea
May he be saved or go lost
And never return again to me"
"Now get up and come with me
Tonight we will go into town
Wash your hands, wash your face
Put on the gray dress that you have"
She didn't wear the gray dress
That night to go into town
Dressed in white, people saw her
Pass by in front of them
"Last night I combed the hair
Of my mistress
Then I put my son to sleep
And entrusted him to the sea"
My mother certainly didn’t know
When she held me close to her
About the lands I would travel
About the fate I would have
"I put him to sleep in the cradle
And entrusted him to the sea
May he be saved or go lost
And never return again to me"
