Now the stars ignite in the blue sky
The half-moon raises its sable
I keep watching, so the bad mouse
Will not sneak into your trunk
Sleep tight, little Jumbo, rock-a-bye
Now the wood is getting dark
Now aunty, the old ostrich, is sleeping
And so is your uncle, the rhinoceros.
Now the wild beast calls in its sleep
In the brushwood of the big lianas
And the monkeys sing themselves to sleep
in the cradle of green bananas.
Sleep tight, little Jumbo, you little darling
You will want for nothing, my friend
Tomorrow you will have a coconut
That you will use as a rattle.
