Listen to the night, hearken to the silence 
The wind sings in fir-trees, forest´s music rings 
Rueful is the tune, wailful the soughing 
Soothing is the choir, murmur of the trees 

Time to forget all the heartache and pain 
Time to leave behind all the toil and travail 
Here where the water mirrors a still sky 
Here a fair place for a child to lie 

Under the woeful sky, moss-grown our bed tonight 

Here we sprawl in mellow darkness 
In warm caress of the night 
Far away from world’s betrayals 
Afar from all the Heaven’s might 

Better to dream, far sweeter to slumber 
Than face the cold days, bear the grim longing 
Time to rest a while, close the drowsy eyes 
Sleep till the dawn, till the bleak morning 

Heed not the rustle or hoots of the owl 
Heed not the ghosts that still dwell in the soul 
Night brings us solace and serenity deep 
Night brings at last neverending sleep 

Better it would be to sleep forever 
In silent shades of the evernight 
Sweet are the dreams in the groves of death 
Far away from the earthly woes 

Sound is the sleep under spruce’s boughs 
Serene are the dreams in the darkling shade 
Gone are the cares of the waking world 
Forgotten the sorrows of the weary heart