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Elefantens Vuggevise

Nu tændes der stjerner på himlens blå
Og månen løfter sin sabel
Jeg våger at ikke de slemme mus
Skal liste sig op i din snabel
Sov sødt lille jumbo og visselul
Nu bliver skoven så dunkel
Nu sover tante den gamle struds
Og næsehornet din onkel

Nu hoster i søvne den vilde gnu
I krattet af store lianer
Og aberne synger sig selv i søvn
I vugger af grønne bananer
Sov sødt lille jumbo, dit lille pus
Slet intet min ven skal du mangle
I morgen får du en kokosnød
Og den skal du bruge som rangle

En zebra tager sin natdragt på
Med sorte og hvide striber
Et flyveegern med lodne ben
Sidder i mørket og piber
Sov sødt lille jumbo, nu er du vel mæt
Du kender ej husmodersorgen
En lille plantage på tusinde rør
Den skal vi ha' syltet i morgen

En tiger brøler sin aftensang
Og spejder mod alle kanter
Ved vadestedet med slebet klo
Der lister den sorte panter
Sov trygt lille jumbo, sit lille myr
Du nuttede lille rødbede
Du bad mig fortælle et eventyr
Nu sover du sødt allerede

Elephant's Lullaby

Now the stars are lit in the azure sky
And the moon raises its saber
I watch out for the wicked mice
From creeping up into your trunk
Sleep sweetly, little jumbo, and sing a tune
Now the forest is growing dark
Now auntie, the old ostrich, is sleeping
And your uncle the rhinoceros

Now the wild gnu coughs in its sleep
In the thicket of great lianas
And the monkeys sing themselves to sleep
In cradles of green bananas
Sleep sweetly, little jumbo, my little darling
You shall want for nothing, my friend
Tomorrow you shall have a coconut
And you shall use it as a rattle

A zebra puts on its nightshirt
With black and white stripes
A flying squirrel with furry legs
Sits in the darkness and peeps
Sleep sweetly, little jumbo, now you must be full
You know nothing of a housewife's worries
A small plantation of a thousand reeds
We shall preserve it tomorrow

A tiger roars its evening song
And looks out in all directions
At the ford with claws sharpened
The black panther prowls
Sleep peacefully, little jumbo, my little ant
You cute little beetroot
You asked me to tell you a fairy tale
Now you are already sleeping soundly