The translation to the verses of this sweet lullaby are listed here: 

Sleep my baby, my sweet comfort, 
Sleep my lovely son.
Hush my child, my precious darling,
Hush, my little one.

Mother sits beside your cradle
Crooning tearfully.
Some day, you will understand
What these tears mean to me.
 
Your daddy’s in America
A thousand miles away,
You are still a tiny baby,
What more can I say?

In the weekdays, so they tell me,
They eat white bread, son,
Chicken broth, I’ll make for you there,
Sleep now, little one.

Till that blessed moment comes
The days are sad and long.
Sleep is such a soothing comfort,
Sleep my son, grow strong.

Accordion, Ben Gown,  Cello, Diana Parmeter

Shlof Mayn Kind (Sleep My Child)words by Shalom Aleichem

Harriet is a professional singer who has experiences in opera, musical theatre, choral music, and solo recitals.  She is currently following her passion to preserve the Yiddish songs that were written in the ghettos of Eastern Europe between 1939-1945

Shlof Mayn Kind (Sleep My Child)words by Shalom Aleichem

Harriet Bennish

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