Tumblelight Garden · for parents and caregivers

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Noli wants to see the brightest star, but a little cloud keeps getting in the way. The classic lullaby with three of the lesser-known 1806 verses, plus an original chant and bridge, for ages 2–5.

Actions: Chorus: twinkle fingers, opening and closing your hands slowly above your head; on 'glow', rest your hands softly on your tummy. Verse 1: lower your arms slowly like the setting sun. Verse 2: walk two fingers along your arm like a little traveller. Bridge: hush finger to your lips, then point up high. Verse 3: peek between your fingers like curtains, then close your eyes.

Words of the chorus and verses: Jane Taylor, "The Star", from Rhymes for the Nursery (1806), public domain. The chant ("Twink-a-ling... glow") and the bridge are original to Tumblelight Garden.

Chorus

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twink-a-ling, twink-a-ling... glow.
Twink-a-ling, twink-a-ling... glow.

Verse 1

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Verse 2

Then the traveller in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.

Chorus

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twink-a-ling, twink-a-ling... glow.
Twink-a-ling, twink-a-ling... glow.

Bridge

Little cloud, float on by...
Star still shining, way up high.

Verse 3

In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.

Chorus

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twink-a-ling, twink-a-ling... glow.
Twink-a-ling, twink-a-ling... glow.

Outro

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.