Un air en fa mineur [English translation]

A tune in F minor, a tune from elsewhere

A heavenly tune of good old blessed times

A tune in F minor echoing ancient joys

A voice that makes you feel good, the child who remembers

Sleep, my baby, and daddy will return

Sleep, my treasure, and he’ll bring you

All the beautiful things you can dream of

And even roses for me God willing

A tune in F minor, an altogether mellow tune

That takes you far away into a cuddly dream

A tune in F minor that fondles my heart

My mother smiling at me, the child falls asleep thrilled

Sleep, my child, and daddy will be back

Sleep, my treasure, and he’ll bring you

All the beautiful things you can dream of

And even roses for me God willing, God willing