Fais dodo
"Fais Dodo" is a traditional Haitian song. "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" is the English version of a German lullaby. Christa Pfeiffer (Soprano) and Kristin Pankonin (Piano) combined the two to produce this beautiful song.
Fais dodo
Go To Sleep
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Haitian Creole)
(English)
Fais dodo, bébé, pour mama
Si bébé pas fais dodo
Gros chat est la que manger li
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Thy father guards the sheep;
Thy mother shakes the dreamland tree,
Down falls a little dream for thee;
Sleep, baby, sleep
Fais dodo, petit, pour mama
Si bébé pas fais dodo
Grand loup-loup va manger.
Go to sleep, baby, for mama
If baby won't go to sleep
The big cat will come and eat him.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Thy father guards the sheep;
Thy mother shakes the dreamland tree,
Down falls a little dream for thee;
Sleep, baby, sleep
Go to sleep, little one, for mama
If baby won't go to sleep
The big wolf will come and eat him.
Thanks to Christa Pfeiffer for generously allowing me to post her recording (copyright 2003 Christa Pfeiffer) on this site.
If you'd like to learn more about Christa or purchase her CD Hush: Lullabies From Around The World, click below to visit her web site.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Illustration: Walter Satterlee
