When I bring to you colored toys, my child, br I understand why there is such a play of colors on clouds, on water, br and why flowers are painted in tints br ---when I give colored toys to you, my child. br br When I sing to make you dance br I truly now why there is music in leaves, br and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth br ---when I sing to make you dance. br br When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands br I know why there is honey in the cup of the flowers br and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice br ---when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands. br br When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling, br I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light, br and what delight that is that is which the summer breeze brings to my body br ---when I kiss you to make you smile.