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József Attila: Lullaby (Altató in English)

Portre of József Attila

Altató (Hungarian)

Lehunyja kék szemét az ég,

lehunyja sok szemét a ház,

dunna alatt alszik a rét -

aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.

 

Lábára lehajtja fejét,

alszik a bogár, a darázs,

vele alszik a zümmögés -

aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.

 

A villamos is aluszik,

- s mig szendereg a robogás -

álmában csönget egy picit -

aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.

 

Alszik a széken a kabát,

szunnyadozik a szakadás,

máma már nem hasad tovább -

aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.

 

Szundít a lapda, meg a sip,

az erdő, a kirándulás,

a jó cukor is aluszik -

aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.

 

A távolságot, mint üveg

golyót, megkapod, óriás

leszel, csak hunyd le kis szemed, -

aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.

 

Tüzoltó leszel s katona!

Vadakat terelő juhász!

Látod, elalszik anyuka. -

Aludj el szépen, kis Balázs.



Source of the quotationhttp://mek.niif.hu

Lullaby (English)

The sky is letting its blue eyes close;

The house its many eyes closes, too.

The quilted meadow lies in a doze:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.

 

The wasp and beetle are both asleep;

Their heads are down on their feet, and through

Darkness, a drone in the dark they keep:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.

 

The tram has fallen asleep as well,

And while its rattling slumbers, too.

It tings in its sleep a little bell:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.

 

The coat is sleeping across the chair,

The tear is sleeping where it’s worn through;

No more to-day will it stretch the tear:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.

 

The ball and whistle are both at rest.

So is the wood where the picnic grew.

Even your sweets by sleep are possessed:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.

 

All will be yours in the crystal ball;

You’ll be a giant, it will come true;

But just let your little eyelids fall:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.

 

A fireman, soldier, herder of sheep,

You’ll be all three, and each will be you.

See, your mother is falling asleep:

Go to sleep softly, little one, do.



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://www.mathstat.dal.ca

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