Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Choir Boys [Artist] Lyrics
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"Do you see what I see? Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see? 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!
A Child, A Child sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light,
He will bring us goodness and light."
The Choir Boys' song Do You Hear What I Hear? is a Christmas classic that tells a story of a shepherd boy who hears something extraordinary and shares it with others, leading to a journey and a humble offering to a newborn child who brings light and goodness to the world. The lyrics begin with the night wind asking a little lamb whether it notices a shining star in the sky, which has a tail as big as a kite. The little lamb then asks the shepherd boy if he hears a heavenly song ringing through the sky with a voice as big as the sea. The shepherd boy then proceeds to inform the mighty king that he knows about a child who shivers in the cold, urging him to join in the quest to bring silver and gold to offer to the child. Finally, the king appeals to people everywhere to pray for peace and anticipate the coming of the child who will bring goodness and light to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
The wind asked the lamb if it saw what the wind saw in the sky.
"Do you see what I see? Do you see what I see?
The wind asked the lamb repeatedly if it saw a star with a large tail, as the wind did.
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
The star with the long tail was high up in the sky and could be seen by the little lamb.
Do you see what I see? Do you see what I see?
The wind asked the lamb again if it saw the star with the long tail.
A star, a star, dancing in the night
The star with a long tail was shining brightly and looked as though it was dancing in the night sky.
With a tail as big as a kite,
The tail of the star was very long and big, almost like a kite flying in the sky.
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
The lamb asked the shepherd boy if he heard what the lamb heard in the sky.
"Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear what I hear?
The lamb asked the shepherd boy repeatedly if he heard a song with a voice as big as the sea, as the lamb did.
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
The song with the large voice could be heard ringing through the sky and was noticed by the shepherd boy.
Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear what I hear?
The lamb asked the shepherd boy again if he heard the song with the large voice.
A song, a song high above the trees
The song with the large voice was coming from high above the trees and could be heard by the lamb and the shepherd boy.
With a voice as big as the sea,
The voice in the song was very loud and powerful, like the sound of the sea.
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
The shepherd boy spoke to the powerful king and shared what he knew.
"Do you know what I know? Do you know what I know?
The shepherd boy asked the king repeatedly if he knew that a child was shivering in the cold.
In your palace warm, mighty king,
The king was sitting in his warm palace, while the child was outside, in the cold.
Do you know what I know? Do you know what I know?
The shepherd boy asked the king again if he was aware of the child's situation.
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold--
There was a child who was feeling very cold and was shivering.
Let us bring him silver and gold,
The shepherd boy suggested that they give the child silver and gold to help him.
Said the king to the people everywhere,
The king made an announcement to everyone who could hear his voice.
"Listen to what I say! Listen to what I say!
The king asked everyone to listen carefully to what he was about to say.
Pray for peace, people, everywhere,
The king asked people to pray for peace, no matter where they were.
Listen to what I say! Listen to what I say!
The king repeated his statement, asking people once again to listen to him.
A Child, A Child sleeping in the night
There was a child sleeping at night, who was not disturbed by what was happening around him.
He will bring us goodness and light,
The child was believed to bring goodness and light into the world.
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