When I bring to you coloured toys, my child, I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are painted in tints--- when I give coloured toys to you, my child. When I sing to make you dance I truly know why there is music in leaves, and why waves send us their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth --- when I sing to make you dance. When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands I know why there is honey in the cup of the flower and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice--- when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.
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