Hush, hush my dear
If you want to hear
The story of a little prince like you.
What he did one day –
Wearing the dress of a warrior
Silently he went to an unknown land
Crossing wild unknown countries
Crossing the seven seas
His royal bird reached at last
The land of dreams
Where spreading beautiful wings
Beautiful fairies
Were floating like winds
And where nameless birds always sing
The prince found there
A princess beautiful as a flower
Lying on a bed of flowers
Dreaming and dreaming
He called her softly
The princess gently
Gave the prince a garland to wear
Now you go to sleep my dear
If you want to hear
Another story tomorrow like this.
Transcreation of the beautiful children’s song – Chup, chup lakshmiti/Shunbe jodi gappoti – recorded by Amal Mukhopadhyay, the younger brother of Hemanta Mukherji. The lyric is by Anil Dasgupta and the music is by Hemanta. It is great hit till today, but such songs are rare nowadays.
