Sleepers, Awake! (no relation to the Bach Cantata)

It's one of those funny web days. I spend ages looking for the lyrics of a song to find nothing except posts saying "Does anyone know the lyrics to ...?" So I do the obvious thing and listen to the song carefully, writing down the lyrics. Then, since the web is all about sharing, I go back online to answer one of those "Does anyone know the lyrics" posts, only to find that someone did just that. In 2005. But it's such a lovely song, I'm going to write the lyrics here anyway.

Sleepers Awake - The Incredible String Band, Changing Horses (1969)

Sleepers, awaken! The night has gone and taken,
Your darkest fears and left you here,
And the sun it shines so clear,
And the sun it shines so clear.
Oh wake for the world looks wonderful.

Oh glorious golden sun,
Your song of light you bring,
And when we turn away,
Your silver sister moon does sing.
Then once again we face,
Your glory and your grace,
And those whom sleep still takes:
Dararara ratata ta,
Tell the little birds to wake.
Dararara ratata ta,
Tell the little birds to wake.
Dararara ratata ta.

Sleepers, awaken! The night has gone and taken,
Your darkest fears and left you here,
And the sun it shines so clear,
And the sun it shines so clear.
Oh wake for the world looks wonderful.

You send your beams to Earth,
Giving flowers their birth,
And looking to the sky,
They see your diamond eye.
Livening sap and cell,
They love you very well,
And answering the first light's ring:
Dararara ratata ta,
Push their petals back and sing.
Dararara ratata ta,
Push their petals back and sing.
Dararara ratata ta.

Sleepers, awaken! The night has gone and taken,
Your darkest fears and left you here,
And the sun it shines so clear,
And the sun it shines so clear.
Oh wake for the world looks wonderful.