Sandmann [English translation]

Close your eyes, my child, let the night begin

You'll surely sleep quietly, you must regain strength

Rest assured, my child, let the night take its course

What else sleep takes from you, the sandman will keep it this time

My child, invite the sandman in

Take him with you through the nursery

Into the dreams that torment you

For when you're awake it's much worse

You don't yet know what it means

To ward off the chill

That coldly envelops life

That makes you strong, wingless

Fills your heart with cold emptiness

Close your eyes, find rest, let the night get close to you

I am with you, I tuck you in

Close your eyes, my child, let the night get close to you

You must go to sleep quickly so that the sandman can come

Let the strength that he gives to you into your life, shut it away

so that the dream doesn't take it from you, let it free during the day

My child, invite the sandman in, take him with you on your journey

into dreams that torment you, he'll banish them silently and gently

You don't yet know what it means

To ward off the chill

That coldly envelops life

That makes you strong, wingless

Fills your heart with cold emptiness

Close your eyes, find rest, let the night get close to you

I am with you, I tuck you in, my child, for I am the sandman

For I am the sandman

For I am the sandman

Some day you'll be the one who guides your child through the nights

Who defends yourself from the coldness of life, who bestows the gift on the little heart

You float on wings through the world, you let the frost of life burn up

You have the strength to be so tender, your little heart will bloom again

Close your eyes, my child, let the night get close to you

I am with you, I tuck in you

Then you will be the sandman

Then you will be the sandman

Then you will be the sandman...