Pure is the fastest-selling international début classical album to date, and Westenra became an international star, aged 16, when the first of her international albums were released. In August 2006, Westenra joined the Irish group Celtic Woman and toured with them on their 2007 Spring Tour.
Westenra has performed for dignitaries around the world. She is the youngest UNICEF Ambassador to date and has contributed to charities around the world.
Hayley Westenra's music was featured prominently in the 2007-2008 Nintendo Wii game, Endless Ocean.
See also (references):
- Official website: www.hayleywestenra.com
- This bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Westenra
Go To Sleep
Hayley Westenra Lyrics
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Go to sleep you little baby
Your mama's gone away and your daddy's gone to stay
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
You're a sweet little baby
You're a sweet little baby
Honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
Gonna bring a bottle to the baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
She's long gone with the red shoes on
Gonna meet another lovin' baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
You and me and the devil makes three
Don't need no other lovin' baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Go to sleep you little baby
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
And be my ever lovin' baby
The lyrics of Hayley Westenra's song Go To Sleep is about a lullaby being sung to a baby by the baby's family members while they are away. The baby's mother and father have left to go elsewhere, leaving nobody but the baby at home. The lyrics tell the baby to go to sleep and not to cry. The baby is described as being sweet, and the family will bring a bottle of milk for the baby. The mother is described as being long gone and the hope of finding another loving person is mentioned, though the baby already has the love of the remaining family members.
The lyrics speak of the family's love for the baby and their desire to ensure the baby is safe, happy, and well-fed while they are away. The lullaby is intended to soothe the baby and help it drift off to sleep, while also reassuring it that it is loved and cared for. The song is a celebration of family and the love shared between them, even when they are apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Go to sleep you little baby
The singer is urging the baby to fall asleep
Go to sleep you little baby
The singer repeats her request for the baby to sleep
Your mama's gone away and your daddy's gone to stay
The baby's parents have left and will probably not be back soon
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
The only one left to care for the baby is the singer
Everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
Everyone else is out working in the fields
You're a sweet little baby
The singer compliments the baby for being sweet
Honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
The baby is being compared to something sweet that doesn't run out
Gonna bring a bottle to the baby
The singer plans to feed the baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
The singer is telling the baby not to cry
She's long gone with the red shoes on
Someone, possibly the baby's mother, has left while wearing red shoes
Gonna meet another lovin' baby
The person who left will likely find another child to love
You and me and the devil makes three
The singer is making a playful joke about the three of them being together
Don't need no other lovin' baby
The singer is assuring the baby that they don't need anyone else to care for them
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
The singer is inviting the baby to rest on the stones
And be my ever lovin' baby
The singer wants the baby to always be loved by her
Contributed by Samuel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.