Portent + 

Red cradle of the night, + 

In you + 

The dusky child + 

Sleeps fast till his might + 

Shall be piled + 

Sinew on sinew. + 

Red cradle of the night, + 

The dusky child + 

Sleeping sits upright. + 

Lo how + 

The winds blow now! + 

He pillows back; + 

The winds are again mild. + 

When he stretches his arms out, + 

Red cradle of the night, + 

The alarms shout + 

From bare tree to tree, + 

Wild + 

In afright! + 

Mighty shall he be, + 

Red cradle of the night, + 

The dusky child!! + 