by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov (1814 - 1841)
Translation by Constance Purdy (1887 - 1960)

Cossack Cradle Song
Language: English  after the Russian (Русский) 
Go to sleep, my little warrior, 
     Bayushki, Bayu.
See the silver moon in Heaven 
Shining down on you.
All the great long night
The dear God watches over you; 
Go to sleep, my little warrior, 
     Bayushki, Bayu.
Close your pretty eyes, my brave one, 
     Bayushki, Bayu.
Here’s your mother close beside you, 
Singing just to you.
Dream of lovely things,
And have a happy voyage or two, 
In the morning come and tell me, 
     Bayushki, Bayu.

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