Do You Hear What I Hear?
[unknown] Lyrics

Said the night wind to the little lamb,
The wind spoke to the lamb and asked a question about what it saw.

"Do you see what I see?
The wind asked the lamb if it could see what it was seeing high up in the sky.

Way up in the sky, little lamb,
The wind referred to what it saw as being very high up in the sky and addressed the lamb.

Do you see what I see?
The wind rephrased its question to make sure the lamb could see what it was seeing.

A star, a star, dancing in the night
The object the wind saw and referred to was a star that was moving.

With a tail as big as a kite,
The star had a tail that was as long as a kite.

With a tail as big as a kite."
The wind repeated its description of the star's tail to emphasize its size.

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
The lamb spoke to the shepherd boy and asked a question about what it was hearing.

"Do you hear what I hear?
The lamb asked the boy if he could hear what it was hearing.

Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
The sound the lamb heard was coming from the sky and addressed the boy.

Do you hear what I hear?
The lamb restated its question to make sure the boy was listening.

A song, a song high above the trees
The sound the lamb heard was a song that was above the trees.

With a voice as big as the the sea,
The singer had a loud and powerful voice.

With a voice as big as the the sea."
The lamb repeated its description of the singer's voice to emphasize its power.

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
The shepherd boy spoke to the king and asked a question about what he knew.

"Do you know what I know?
The boy asked the king if he had knowledge of something he knew.

In your palace warm, mighty king,
The king was addressed in his warm palace by the boy.

Do you know what I know?
The boy repeated his question to make sure the king was listening.

A Child, a Child shivers in the cold--
The knowledge the boy had was about a child who was cold and shivering.

Let us bring him silver and gold,
The boy proposed a solution to help the child by bringing him valuable gifts.

Let us bring him silver and gold."
The boy repeated his proposal to emphasize the importance of the gifts.

Said the king to the people everywhere,
The king addressed the people and instructed them to listen to what he was about to say.

"Listen to what I say!
The king ordered the people to pay attention and listen to his words.

Pray for peace, people, everywhere,
The king requested that the people pray for peace everywhere.

Listen to what I say!
The king repeated his order to make sure the people were listening to his message.

The Child, the Child sleeping in the night
The king referred to the child the boy had told him about, who was sleeping in the night.

He will bring us goodness and light,
The king believed the child was going to bring goodness and light to the people.

He will bring us goodness and light."
The king repeated his belief about the child's abilities to emphasize his message.