1. Say to him some pleasant thing, say
Do not leave the child with disappointment in his eyes

2. For sadness, in the features of the child, there is a song
Of barrenness, and a dream that died, murdered

3. For the sand in his pocket, the memory of the orphan - so much
Sorrow has passed whenever the suffering grew longer

4. He has no clothes left to wear for the feast tomorrow
Worn out the clothes for a promise that was hoped for

5. Take the thirty from an age he was dressed in
And return the feast to his first laughter