Elefantens Vuggevise [English translation]

Now stars are lit in the blue sky

The half moon raises his saber

I see to that the bad mice won't

Sneak up in your trunk

Sleep tight, little Jumbo and hushaby

Now the forest grows so dark

Now aunt is asleep, the old ostrich

And so is the rhino, your uncle

Now in his sleep the wildbeest are calling

In the thicket of large lianas

And monkeys sing themselves to sleep

In cradles of green bananas

Sleep tight, little Jumbo, you tiny tot

Nothing, my darling, you shall miss

Tomorrow you'll get a coconut

You can use it as a rattle

A zebra puts on his pajamas

in black and white stripes

A flying squirrel with hairy legs

sits in the dark and squeaks

Sleep tight, little Jumbo, I hope you're full?

You don't know the sorrows of a housewife

A small plantation of one thousand reeds

Those we shall pickle tomorrow

Listen, the tiger roars his evensong

And scouts to each side

By the midstream, with his claws sharpened

The black panther sneaks

Sleep silent, little Jumbo, you little mite

You cute little beetroot

You asked me to tell you a fairytale

Now you're sound asleep already