Folksongs. Shlof, Shlof, Shlof (Sleep, Sleep, Sleep)
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Yiddish lullaby collected and sung by the Yiddish folklorist and singer Ruth Rubin (1906-2000). From the Ruth Rubin Papers in the YIVO Archives, RG 620. Recorded in 1957.
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Father will go to the village
He will bring back an apple
So your little head will be healthy!
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Father will go to the village
He will bring back a nut
So your little feet will be healthy
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Father wil go to the village
He will bring back a little duck
So your little hands will be healthy
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Father will go to the village
He will be bring back soup
Your little tummy will be healthy
Sleep , sleep, sleep
Father will go to the village
He wil bring back a bird
Your nails will be healthy
Sleep, sleep, sleepl
Father will go to the village
He will bring back a hare
You will have a healthy nose!