When Evening Falls in Hues of Blue | 2024 Randem

Описание: 🌠👶🛌[Lyrics below in Norwegian and English] [Norsk tekst under]
This lullaby, "When evening falls in hues of blue" ("Når kvelden kommer"), lyrics and music by Siri Randem, was published in 2024:186 in "Ta min hånd. Den nye barnesangboka Del 2" by Siri Randem (https://notebutikken.no/produkt/97902....

The painting is by Pablo Picasso from around 1902.

This poem is a gentle lullaby designed to soothe a child or loved one into sleep by painting a serene, magical picture of the transition from evening to deep night.

I rewrote the poem in English on 07.03.2026:

When evening falls in hues of blue
While stars in the heavens will wink at you,
I'll sing you quiet lullabies,
Rocking you gently to Dreamland skies.

When night is clad in a mantle black
The moon is a pale 'Go-to-bed-at-noon-Jack'*,
I'll sing you quiet lullabies
Rocking you gently to Dreamland skies.

In Dreamland bay on blue lagoons,
The moon is reflecting on shoreline plumes.
I'll sing you quiet lullabies.
Rocking you gently to Dreamland skies.

Words by Siri Randem Copyright by © 2026 Siri Randem

*"Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon" (Tragopogon pratensis) is a biennial wildflower in the daisy family, known for its yellow flowers that open in the morning and close by midday.

**NOTES on translation**
When translating from one language to another, something is always lost, and something added, as languages aren't congruent when it comes to words and meaning. This is not a word by word translation, but more of an interpretation. Still, I try to keep it more or less true to content, and that means that the sentence structure, syntax and grammar in English may suffer as it is "adapted" to the Norwegian way of saying things. When using end rhyme, this is more noticeable.

**NORSK**
   • Når kvelden kommer mørk og blå | 2024 Rand...  

Her er diktet mitt:

Når kvelden kommer mørk og blå,
Mens stjerner på himmelen glitrer så,
Da synger jeg en stille sang
Som vugger deg rolig til drømmenes land

Når natten kommer mørk og svart
Og månen, den lyser så hvit og matt.
Da synger jeg en stille sang,
Som vugger deg rolig til drømmenes land.

Og drømmens bølger gynger nå,
Mens månen vil speiles i bølgens blå.
Så synger jeg en stille sang
som vugger deg rolig til drømmenes land.

Lu, lu lu, gjenta.


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Mine norske sangbøker for barn / My Norwegian Song Books for Kids:
Du kan bestille her / You may order here:
1. Ta min hånd https://share.google/vrajSQMLgGzUWm5dT
2. Rundsanger og kanon https://share.google/uWylCjqCN9xZelaQ3

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