Ninnina, my darling,
Ninnina, my
You are my sweet boat
Sailing boldly,
Fearing neither storm
Nor the whims of the sea.

Fall asleep softly,
Sleep, go to sleep.

When you came into the world
I saw you taken to baptism:
The moon was the tattletale,
And the sun its companion.
The stars in the sky
Had put on their necklaces of gold.

Fall asleep softly,
Sleep, go to sleep.
Fall asleep softly,
Sleep, go to sleep.