Cheenikkallu Lyrics English Translation – Bison Kaalamaadan

With a little toy horse,
comes your father
Sleep, dear one
With an elephant,
here comes your father
Sleep, dear one
He’s coming by to hear
the tinkling of your anklets
Sleep, dear one
He’s coming by to streak
the kohl on your eyes
Sleep, dear one
Your father is coming…
Sleep, dear one
Your dear father is coming…
Sleep, dear one
Your elephant is on its way…
Sleep, dear one
Your little horse is on its way…
Sleep, dear one
O beautiful work of art,
smile away with your sugar cubes
Sketch beautiful rainbows
for the world to see
O beautiful work of art,
smile away with your sugar cubes
Sketch beautiful rainbows
for the world to see
Upon the tall palm tree,
you are the singing cuckoo
Upon a barren rock,
you are the dancing peacock
Across the expanse of the dark sky,
you are the guiding light of the moon

O beautiful work of art,
smile away with your sugar cubes
Sketch beautiful rainbows
for the world to see
Your father is coming…
Sleep, dear one
Your dear father is coming…
Sleep, dear one
Your elephant is on its way…
Sleep, dear one
Your little horse is on its way…
Sleep, dear one
Upon a path I run, when pricked by a thorn,
you are that caring voice of concern
You are that pouring blood of mine
As those clouds above come together,
and the flash of lightning slices through the thunder,
you are the rain that taps upon the rocks
You are the green that blooms as the crops
On a humble hut’s roof,
you are the tower, a sparrow builds
In the porch of a home,
you are the silent sleeping shadow
You are the thought
that trembles so tenderly in the heart
From the bosom of the one who bore you,
you are the milk that pours with love
The scent of jasmine fills the heart
Sleep, dear one
The scent of sandalwood in the crib
Sleep on, my little king
O beautiful work of art,
smile away with your sugar cubes

Sketch beautiful rainbows
for the world to see
Upon the tall palm tree,
you are the singing cuckoo
Upon a barren rock,
you are the dancing peacock
Across the expanse of the dark sky,
you are the guiding light of the moon
With a little toy horse,
comes your father
Sleep, dear one
With an elephant,
here comes your father
Sleep, dear one
He’s coming by to hear
the tinkling of your anklets
Sleep, dear one
He’s coming by to streak
the kohl on your eyes
Sleep, dear one
Your father is coming…
Sleep, dear one
Your dear father is coming…
Sleep, dear one
Your elephant is on its way…
Sleep, dear one
Your little horse is on its way…
Sleep, dear one