Forget My Loss - Jump Little Children

Let the sun gather round my shoulders

And I will forget my loss

For I had a child

Whose skin was soft as summer

As I laid her down for sleep

But she says,

«Father don’t leave me

My dreams have turned to black»

Listen here, my only daughter, closely

And you can sleep in peace

For I have strong hands

And a cautious eye for danger

So you can sleep in peace

But she says,

«Father don’t leave me

My skin has turned to white»

Listen here, my only daughter, closely,

And you can sleep in peace

For my house is warm

From the winds that blow so coldly

So you can sleep in peace

But she says,

«Father stay closely

My heart, it’s cold like stone»

My daughter sleeps

But she will not be dreaming

Her breathing grows so weak

My heart tears the skin

A bird has lost its feathers

My hands, they grow so weak

The moon rises over my farmlands

but I can’t look fondly on

Let the earth gather round my daughter

And I will forget my loss

For I had a child

Whose skin was soft as summer

As I laid her down for sleep