Sandmann [English translation]

I am the sand in your eyes

That dream you dreamt the night before

I bring about doubt and faith, as well

Sleep now, and bestow me the powers

Over fear, and dreams --

I will make all known to you

Sleep now and become one with me,1

Like sand within my hands.

You know it is I who comes every night

I subtly slip into your dream

I follow you beneath your clouds of slumber2

I stalk you through time and space

I test your heart and soul

Can you resist my glance?

Sleep now and become one with me,1

Like sand within my hands.

Compare each grain of sand to a dream

Like a single star in a sea of night

Shining bright like a diamond

Nevertheless, it's simply sand

All is sand within my hands

And yet, it's simply sand

All is sand...

Within my hands.

I imbibe the light and draw the shadows

Death is my brother

And my children feed on your eyes --

Bloodied and torn from the sockets

I am a heathen and a demon

I don the vestments of hell

Sleep now and become one with me,1

Like sand within my hands.

Sands of purity3bestow dreams of light4

Sands of light3drive out dreams of misery

But sands of darkness5are the demise of eyes6

Sands of corruption7bring only...

Death!8

1. a. b. c. lit. become mine2. lit. sheets, blanket3. a. b. lit. white sand4. lit. beautiful dreams5. lit. black sand6. referring to the lines where the eyes are scooped out and fed to the Sandman's children.7. black sand8. lit. bring you death