Do You Hear What I Hear
The Ray Charles Singers / The Ray Charles Singers / Perry Como 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!
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
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 tree
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 (said the king to the people everywhere!)
Listen to what I say (listen to what I say!)
Pray for peace, people everywhere (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!
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
The song Do You Hear What I Hear is a Christmas classic that was written by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne in 1962. The lyrics of the song tell a story of different characters who are seeing and hearing wondrous things in the skies, which eventually lead them to the realization that a savior has been born. The song begins with the night wind asking the little lamb if it sees what he sees, which is a star with a tail as big as a kite. This star is the sign that a special event is happening, so the little lamb then asks the shepherd if he hears what he hears: a voice singing high above the trees, with a voice as big as the sea. The shepherd, in turn, goes to the king to ask if he knows what he knows: that a child is shivering in the cold and needs help. The final verse, which is sung by the king, urges the people to pray for peace and unity, as the child that has been born 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 sees what it sees.
Do you see what I see? (do you see what I see?)
The wind wonders if the lamb can see what it is seeing.
Way up in the sky, little lamb
The object the wind is asking about is high in the sky.
A star, a star, dancing in the night
The object the wind sees is a star that appears to be dancing.
With a tail as big as a kite
The star has a tail that is quite large, like that of a kite.
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
The lamb asked the shepherd boy if he could hear what it hears.
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
The lamb wonders if the boy can hear what it is hearing.
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
The sound the lamb is hearing seems to be coming from the sky.
A song, a song, high above the tree
The sound the lamb hears is a song that seems to be coming from above a tree.
With a voice as big as the sea
The song the lamb hears has a voice that sounds as big as the sea.
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
The shepherd boy asked the king if he knows what he knows.
Do you know what I know? (do you know what I know?)
The shepherd boy wonders if the king knows what he knows.
In your palace warm, mighty king
The king is in his warm palace.
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
The shepherd boy knows that a child is shivering in the cold.
Let us bring Him silver and gold
The shepherd boy suggests that they bring silver and gold as gifts.
Said the king to the people everywhere!
The king addresses the people everywhere.
Listen to what I say! (listen to what I say!)
The king urges people to listen to what he is saying.
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
The king asks people to pray for peace.
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
The child is sleeping in the night.
He will bring us goodness and light
The child is believed to bring goodness and light to them.
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
The song repeats the question asked earlier about hearing something.
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
The song repeats the question asked earlier about hearing something.
Do you hear what I hear? (do you hear what I hear?)
The song repeats the question asked earlier about hearing something.
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Written by: Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne
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