Sleep deep, my darling, sleep,

Till silence is the only word you hear.

Sleep deep, beloved sleep.

Don’t awake till you reach over there.

Sleep deep, my darling, sleep,

Till your eyes no longer witness,

This pitiless earth,

And all its vileness.

Sleep deep, my child, sleep;

Marvel not at the flowers over your grave,

For while you were here,

Even a flick of a smile, to you, did they ever give?

So, sleep deep, my darling, sleep.

And as you sleep, sing your way home,

For here, you have been a sojourner.

Sleep deep, starlight, sleep your way home.