What the song is about
This is a soft bedtime song. Someone, maybe a parent, sings to a child at night. The moon is white, the sky is dark and deep, and even the little birds are sleeping. The child closes their eyes, counts one, two, three, and dreams of stars. The chorus says goodnight and promises that the morning will come and that everything is alright.
Useful words and expressions
- the moon, the sky, the stars: things we see at night.
- deep: here it means the sky looks very big and dark.
- fast asleep: sleeping very well. Fast does not mean quick here. The baby is fast asleep.
- Close your eyes: what we say to someone who should go to sleep.
- Dream of stars: dream of + a thing = see it in your dreams.
- Goodnight: what we say before we go to bed.
- Sleep tight: a friendly way to say "sleep well".
- the morning light: the light when the sun comes up.
- Everything is alright: everything is OK, there is nothing to worry about.
Grammar
- is / are for describing things: The moon is white (one thing), The little birds are fast asleep (more than one).
- Imperatives (telling someone what to do) start with the verb: Close your eyes, Dream of stars, Wait for the morning light, Sleep so tight.
- wait for + something: Wait for the morning light. We say wait for, not wait the.
Words changed for the song
- The usual expression is sleep tight. The song says sleep so tight so the line fits the music. In everyday English, say Goodnight, sleep tight!
- alright is a common, informal spelling. In careful writing many people prefer all right.