"The Moon is Bright, the Wind is Light" is from the song "Lullaby".
"Lullaby" is a northeastern folk song, also known as "The Moon is Bright, the Wind is Light". It has been performed by numerous singers, such as Xu Guizhu, Mengge, Yang Yuying, Yu Wenhua, Fu Jiaming, and the Beijing Angel Choir. The song was written in 1960, when Zheng Jianchun heard some folk ditties in the rural areas of Xinjin County (now Pulandian) in Dalian, these ditties touched Zheng Jianchun's creative inspiration, so he composed and filled in the lyrics based on this "Lullaby".
"Lullaby" was completed in 1960 and sung by Xu Guizhu, an actress of the Dalian Song and Dance Troupe, in 1962, and was then sung by many singers and circulated. It is also said that the song is an adaptation of a folk song from Shangzhi County, Heilongjiang Province. Zheng Jianchun's "Lullaby" has been selected as one of the national vocal textbooks for middle school teachers, the song collection for the national adult singing examination, the collection of works for the national children's singing examination, and the textbook for the social music level examination of the Chinese Musicians Association.
Lyrics of "Lullaby"
The moon is bright and the wind is quiet
Leaves cover the window pane
Crickets chirp and clank
Like the strings of a zither
The zither's voice is softly tuned to the sound of the zither
The cradle swings gently
The mother's baby closes its eyes
Sleeping the baby who sleeps the sleep of the dream
The baby's eyes close.
Sleeping in a dream
Silver stars fly in the night sky
Fly to the red east
Little baby sleeps
Fly to space
Ride on the moon
Ride on the stars
The universe is a place to fly
Mother's baby has set his mind on a big goal
To climb to the heights of science.
Mother's baby set his sights on climbing the heights of science
Silver stars fly in the night sky
To the East is red
Little baby sleeps
Flying in space
Riding on the moon
Stepping on a star
The universe flies
Chiming the hour. The moon is bright
The wind is quiet
The cradle swings gently
Mother's baby sleeps in her dreams
Smiling slightly
Mother's baby sleeps in her dreams
Smiling gently
The moon is bright
The wind is quiet
The cradle swings gently
Mother's baby sleeps in her dreams
Smiling gently
Mother's baby sleeps in her dreams
Smiling gently