Sleep my baby on my bosom,
Warm and cosy will it be,
Round thee mother's arms are folding
In her heart a mother's love.

There shall no one come to harm thee,
Naught shall ever break thy rest.
Sleep my darling babe in quiet,
Sleep on mother's gentle breast.

Sleep serenely, baby, slumber
Lovely baby, gently sleep,
Tell me wherefore art thou smiling,
Smiling sweetly in thy sleep?

Do the angels smile in heaven
When thy happy smile they see?
Dost thou on them smile while slumbering
On my bosom peacefully.

Don't be frightened, tis a breeze
Brushing leaves against the door.
Do not dread the murmuring seas,
Lonely waves against the shore.

Sleep my child, there's nothing here,
While in slumber at my breast,
Angels smiling, have no fear,
Holy angels guard your door.

Wales, arr. Ruairi Bowen