Good Morning! - Matilda Olkin

Oh, the Sun has awoken
And is leaping from her bed.
She opens one eye, then the other,
“Good morning!”

And all the flowers rejoice,
All the flowers and the birds.
They call out one after the other,
“Good morning!”

And out into the wide dewy meadow
The girl sends the herd.
And the flowers greet her,
And the Sun, and the birds.

And everywhere it’s just the Sun…
The Sun—riding in her chariot across the sky,
The Sun—diving into the brook,
The Sun—in every blossom,
The Sun—in every cup;
Every drop of dew…

But the Sun shines most
In the eyes of the little girl.
Her eyes are bright, full of light.
They greet her joyful world,
A world bursting to life and filled with sunshine.
“Good morning! Good morning!”

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Matilda Olkin (1922 - 1941) Lithuania
Translated by by Laima Vincė
Source: Deep Baltic