Do You Hear What I Hear?
Percy Faith & His Orchestra & Chorus Lyrics
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Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Do you hear what I hear
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know
Do you know what I know
In your palace warm, mighty king
Do you know what I know
Do you know what I know
A child, a child shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Listen to what I say
The child, the child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
The lyrics to Percy Faith & His Orchestra & Chorus's song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" tell a story of a series of conversations between different people and animals who are all witnessing something amazing that is happening in the sky. The first verse has the night wind speaking to a little lamb, asking if it sees a star dancing in the sky, with a tail as big as a kite. The second verse has the lamb asking a shepherd boy if he can hear a song ringing through the sky, with a voice as big as the sea. The third verse has the shepherd boy asking a mighty king if he knows that a child is shivering in the cold, and suggests bringing him silver and gold. The final verse has the king urging people everywhere to listen to him and pray for peace, because the sleeping child in the night will bring them goodness and light.
Line by Line Meaning
Said the night wind to the little lamb
The wind talks to the lamb and asks if it can see what the wind is seeing in the sky.
Do you see what I see
The wind wants to know if the lamb can see the object in the sky that it is seeing.
Way up in the sky, little lamb
The object that the wind and lamb are seeing is very high up in the sky.
Do you see what I see
The wind repeats its question to the lamb.
A star, a star, dancing in the night
The object they are seeing is a star that appears to be dancing in the night sky.
With a tail as big as a kite
The star has a large tail, similar in size to a kite.
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
The lamb now speaks to the shepherd boy about what it saw in the sky.
Do you hear what I hear
The lamb asks the shepherd boy if he can hear what it is hearing in the sky.
Do you hear what I hear
The lamb repeats its question to the shepherd boy.
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
The object in the sky is making a ringing sound that the shepherd boy can hear.
Do you hear what I hear
The lamb repeats its question once more to the shepherd boy.
A song, a song, high above the trees
The ringing sound they are hearing is actually a song, and it seems to be coming from high above the trees.
With a voice as big as the sea
The voice singing the song is very powerful, like the roar of the sea.
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
The shepherd boy now tells the king what he heard.
Do you know what I know
The shepherd boy asks the king if he knows what he knows.
Do you know what I know
The shepherd boy once again asks the king if he knows what he knows.
In your palace warm, mighty king
The king is comfortable and warm in his palace while a child is shivering in the cold.
Do you know what I know
The shepherd boy repeats his question for the third time to the king.
A child, a child shivers in the cold
The shepherd boy reveals that there is a child who is cold and shivering, possibly in need of help.
Let us bring him silver and gold
The shepherd boy suggests that they bring the child gifts of silver and gold to help ease his suffering.
Said the king to the people everywhere
The king speaks to all the people, suggesting that they listen to what he has to say.
Listen to what I say
The king is encouraging people to pay attention to his words.
Listen to what I say
The king repeats his command to listen to him.
Pray for peace, people everywhere
The king's message is a call for people to pray for peace.
Listen to what I say
The king repeats his command one final time.
The child, the child, sleeping in the night
The child they were talking about earlier is now sleeping peacefully in the night.
He will bring us goodness and light
The king believes that the child will bring goodness and light to the world.
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne
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