The Sun Is Down

History & Origin

"The Sun Is Down" is a brief, gentle lullaby built around the transition from evening to night. The sun has set, the stars have appeared, and the time for one more song has arrived. The final line — "How fast the happy evening flies" — has the quality of a parent's reflection as much as a lullaby line, capturing that particular mixture of contentment and mild wistfulness that comes at the end of a good day.

The song is short by design. A lullaby does not need to be long; it needs to be quiet, warm and unhurried. This one has all three qualities, and the repetition of the single verse gives it a fading, circular quality, as though it could go on gently diminishing until the eyes are closed.

The arrangement here is minimal and close, keeping everything simple in the spirit of the words: sun down, stars out, eyes closing, one last song.