This song is well-known in Flemish-speaking Belgium...

Notes

Note: There's a German version of this song called "Schlaf Kindlein schlaf".

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Many thanks to storyteller and author Ina Vandewijer for sharing her recording of "Slaap Kindje Slaap". You can hear more of Ina's recordings on SoundCloud.

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Here's a longer version in the following video with the lyrics plus a translation by Lyndsey Haezebrouck...

Slaap, kindje, slaap,
Sleep, child, sleep,
Daar buiten loopt een schaap.
Ouside there is a sheep.
Een schaap met witte voetjes,
A sheep with white feet,
Dat drinkt zijn melk zo zoetjes.
Drinking his milk calmly.
Slaap, kindje, slaap,
Sleep, child, sleep,
Daar buiten loopt een schaap.
Outside there is a sheep.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Joeri Arts for contributing this song and to Monique Palomares for the midi music. Many thanks to Lyndsey Haezebrouck for the 2nd translation of this song.

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