Do You Hear What I Hear?
Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox feat. Ashley Stroud 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
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
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
In your palace warm, mighty king,
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
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
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 Scott Bradlee Postmodern Jukebox feat. Ashley Stroud's song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" are full of vivid imagery and symbolism. The song is a conversation between various characters - a night wind, a little lamb, a shepherd boy, a mighty king, and the people - about a wondrous event happening in the sky. The night wind asks the little lamb if it sees what it sees, which is a star with a tail as big as a kite. The little lamb then asks the shepherd boy if he hears what he hears, which is a song with a voice as big as the sea, coming from high above the trees. The shepherd boy then tells the mighty king about what he hears, which is a child shivering in the cold, and suggests they bring him silver and gold. Finally, the king tells the people to pray for peace and announces that the child will bring them goodness and light.
Line by Line Meaning
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
do you see what I see
The night wind addresses the lamb to ask if it sees what the wind is seeing
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
do you see what I see
The night wind tells the lamb that what they're seeing is way up in the sky
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
The night wind is referring to a bright star that's flickering in the night sky with a long tail
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
The lamb asks the shepherd boy if he can hear what the lamb is hearing
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
The lamb describes what it's hearing as ringing through the sky and asks if the shepherd boy can hear it too
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
The lamb is hearing a beautiful song that sounds like it's coming from high above the trees and has a powerful voice
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
do you know what I know
The shepherd boy asks the mighty king if he knows what the boy knows
In your palace warm, mighty king,
do you know what I know
The shepherd boy acknowledges the king's warmth and wealth but still wants to know if the king has the same knowledge as him
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
The shepherd boy tells the king about a child who is cold and in need of help and suggests that they bring silver and gold to the child
Said the king to the people everywhere,
listen to what I say
The king addresses the people and asks them to pay attention to what he's about to say
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
listen to what I say
The king asks people everywhere to pray for peace while reminding them to listen to him
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light...
The king reminds everyone about the child who is sleeping in the night and believes that the child will bring them goodness and light
Writer(s): Gloria Shayne, Noel Regney
Contributed by Ellie A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@WhitneyAvalon
This is brilliant and I love that the vintage costumes match each Spice Girls’ style!
@tiamarie6719
I noticed that too. That's probably exactly what they would've looked like, if they had been around back then.
@APoliticalConfusionAndMess
Didn't think I'd see you here!
@mikcomai
But I don't see any representation of Sporty Spice.
@telectronix1368
@mikcomai This is no place for people called 'Mel'
@iamsherk2605
I love it when you sing as Ursula (Poor Unfortunate Souls) and Gaston.
@augustbaumgartner9533
Can we talk about how happy the guitarist is? Just look at his face! He's having the time of his life.
@emilynelson9174
I would be supee honored to be on PMJ
@Tradeur-Cueilleur
I guess why : his guitar part is much more interresting than the original one ! 🙂
@JaneMagdalena
Thank you for shifting my attention at him! <3 My dad was a guitarist and he used to smile like this when he played and enjoyed some piece like this. It was a sweet reminder. He is jamming in heaven now <3