Mann im Mond [English translation]

Come, little girl, the night is young

Be good, be nice, silent would be best

I'll show you paths that no one knows

Ensorcelled places that only I know by name

The man in the moon

Look up, the man in the moon

it's him who's enthroned over all

Look up, the man in the moon

The night is clear, our view reaches far

In the heavens a fairy-tale world slumbers

The stars twinkle, the wind whispers

I'll show you where all the little children are

The man in the moon

Look up, the man in the moon

it's him who's enthroned over all

Look up, the man in the moon

We can all fly, we're as free as the wind

The night lends us wings, come along, my child

We'll ride the clouds, don't you hear the call?

And far off in the heavens above us only one looks on

The man in the moon

There's the man in the moon

who lives above the clouds

Look up, the man in the moon

One last thing left for us to do

Bid farewell, little one, then climb in the chest

You needn't cry, it won't hurt

Set forth on the journey, step into the snow

I'll cover you tenderly with leaves

The branches will softly sing a song as I do

Now, my angel, find peace forever

And quietly the man in the moon looks on

There's the man in the moon

Look up, the man in the moon

who lives above the clouds

There's the man in the moon

The man in the moon

who's enthroned over us all

Look up, the man in the moon

He watches [as in "I'll take first watch"], alone, the man in the moon

The light of dawn colors him red

the man, the man in the moon