Secret Garden - Sleepsong lyrics

This song belongs to Secret Garden (duo).
Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer-pianist Rolf Løvland.
"Sleepsong" features artist Fionnuala Gill (Saoirse).

Lyrics:

Lay down your head and I'll sing you a lullaby
Back to the years of loo-li lai-lay
And I'll sing you to sleep and I'll sing you tomorrow
Bless you with love for the road that you go

May you sail far to the far fields of fortune
With diamonds and pearls at your head and your feet
And may you need never to banish misfortune
May you find kindness in all that you meet

May there always be angels to watch over you
To guide you each step of the way
To guard you and keep you safe from all harm
Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay

May you bring love and may you bring happiness
Be loved in return to the end of your days
Now fall off to sleep, I'm not meaning to keep you
I'll just sit for a while and sing loo-li, lai-lay

May there always be angels to watch over you
To guide you each step of the way
To guard you and keep you safe from all harm
Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay

Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay...

I don't own anything.

[juemelgar]

feels like someone is leaving and all you can do is smile while crying

feels like the person singing is really sad but there is a sound of satisfaction in their voices
like they are contented....

it just makes you feel safe....

singing with all her might

singing while trying to stop the sadness from coming

wishing you a happy life

wishing you to always be safe


to always move forward....


I can imagine a picture



a lovely starry night with a beautiful goddess like woman is singing in the middle of the ocean singing this lullaby

the nature was like the

raining

warm

warm rain

like a cry of joy

light cover her from her foot to the head at last part she disappears and the world was left with warm lights falling from sky while everyone are sleeping


its a goodbye from a loveone

[-vi-kaltorlac]

Having been abandoned at the age of 10, forced to survive on my own, I have no memories of a mother and yet this song has filled my empty childhood heart with a warmth that I cannot understand nor ever want to leave, I'm 28 now

[jaimeashy]

One day, I was just listening to Song Of The Sea. Then I found this song. I keep on and keep on singing. Remember each word of this song. Sing it by heart. 2 days later, my beloved aunt died. I cried hard. and i sang this song for her that day. Now everytime i play this song, i cry while singing. i miss her.

[raenicolewickersheim]

When my mom was still alive she would play this for me to help me sleep, tonight I’m playing it for my son.

[Kurista_Meow]

This made me cry 😭😭 It sounds so soothing, mysterious, and the vocals are mesmerizing. Celtic music almost always gives me this feel and it's so indescribably beautiful.

[ishmaelichelberg]

Beautiful. Celtic tunes speak the language of the heart.

[deanna]

what i think it means: it's a chant casting a spell on those who fall asleep, specifically on pure souls (more specifically children), in order to protect their bodies keeping the bad evil spirits away as their souls roam while they sleep.

[tracygold]

This song touches your soul that's how beautiful it is

[jessicarunyon]

I played this song on my belly and sang it to my daughter when I was pregnant and after she was born no matter how hard she was crying she would stop when we started playing it. Love this song so much! 💗

[russharper]

I just sent this link to my son, his son, my Grandson, less that a year old suffers from random seizures . They're at the hospital now and I wanted Hunter to hear something peaceful as he tried to sleep.
Thank You Very Much. I'll let you know if it helps, it couldn't hurt.

[KosirP.]

5 months ago I have started to have anxiety and panic attacks from stress, expectations and being there for everyone. This song calms me down and I don't know how to explain it, but it alows me to cry, to not be guarded anymore, to let everything out. I am grateful for that.

[mayanikkk]

Who is seriously giving this a thumbs down??? This song is so beautiful😍😍

[ren]

Absolutely haunting. This song is so underrated, it's beautiful and deserves so much love and attention.

[masacross]

After being exposed to so much negativity and stress, hearing this song is like drinking a gallon of water in a desert.

Edit: What I was trying to say was that it was refreshing.

[citlalliortiz]

I always get this weird feeling when I hear music like this!Like I've heard it before somewhere idk if it's just me but it's just so strange.

[legendofzeldafan-nkbv]

"Bless you with love, for the road that you go". That part makes me think of my mom, and how much I love her.

[try]

The part where she sung "To guard you and keep you safe from all harm" gave me chills bro that was so good

[hyunjoon.watterson]

I am weak when listening to celtic music

[GlassCups-WeAreAllSound]

I have a friend going through times that hes not happy. Hes nor happy with himself or his life. I found tgis song an hour ago, and its all i wang to listen to. all i think about is wanting to see him and hold him to give him that much more of my support. We are both young, hes younger than me and hes one of my closest friends. Has been for years. This song is truly beautiful. Life is too, and it conveys so many emotions at once... props to the creator for a truly beautiful song.

[sunflowerz]

April 16, 2021

My cat was put down this afternoon. He was 8 months old and we had only had him for 6 months. He was diagnosed with leukemia and had an inoperable tumor pressing against his esophagus, meaning that he couldn't eat or drink. I loved him with every bit of my heart and would have given anything for him to be able to live for another month or even week. He was the sweetest cat I ever knew. This song is able to give me comfort while I grieve for him.

I love you, Oliver, forever and always.