Drowsy birds at even gliding,
Round about their nests alight,
In among the branches hiding –
Dear, good night !
Silence through the forest creeping,
Lullaby the river sighs;
In the garden flowers sleeping –
Shut your eyes !
Glides the swan among the rushes
To its rest where moonlight gleams,
And the angels’ whisper hushes –
Peaceful dreams !
O’er sky stars without number,
On the earth a silver light;
All is harmony and slumber –
Dear, good night !
Mihai Eminescu, Somnoroase pasarele
Translated from Romanian by Corneliu M. Popescu
