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stille witte wondernag silent,                                        white wondrous night

maneglans en sterreprag                                             moon is shining, starry beauty

benedy al om die trans                                                  praising the heavens

met 'n heilige stralekrans                                              with a holy halo

op sy bedjie wit en rein                                                   on his pure white little bed

sluimer soet 'n knapie klein                                           a little boy lies sleeping

is daar iemand op die stoep                                          is there someone on the veranda

wat hom telkens saggies roep?                                    calling him soflty over and over?

liewe jesus, is dit jy?                                                         dear lord jesus, is it you?

sit hier op die bed by my                                                   come and sit on the bed with me

ek wil jou 'n geheim vertel;                                                i want to tell you a secret;

dalkies raai jy dit nog wel                                                  maybe you can even guess what it is

om jy more vroeg verjaar                                                   because tomorrow it is your birthday

is ons kersfeesboom al klaar?                                        is our christmas tree finished yet?

maar geen antwoord, geen geluid                                  but there's no answer, no sound

slegs die maan skyn deur die ruit                                   just the moon shining through the window

ligvoets loop hy in die gang                                              he walks softly down the passage

by die deur uit, niks nie bang                                           out through the door, not scared at all

wat tog sal hy daar aanskou?                                          what should he see there

daar sit onse liewe vrou                                                    but our dear lady

met die heiland op haar skoot                                         with the saviour on her lap

soen sy kleine voetjies bloot                                            kissing his small bare feet

op sy toontjies staan hy daar                                           he stands there on his toes

stamelend skamerig vra hy haar                                    shyly stammering he asks

mag ek maar sy handjie soen?                                      whether he may kiss the baby's tiny hand

ag, toe wyk die visioen!                                                     oh, then that vision disappears!

op sy bed le hy nog steeds                                              on his bed he is still lying

helder ligdag is dit reeds                                                 daylight is shining brightly

moeder wek hom met 'n kus                                           mommy wakes him with a kiss:

het my liefling goed gerus?                                             did my sweetheart sleep well?