Daughter
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You’re watching the light as it lands on the ceiling,
You’re closing your fingers to capture the ray.
And all of it seemed to have faded from feeling;
With you, I’m relearning to notice the day.
And time, for a beat,
goes still as the water,
when out of a thousand
you’d know me, my daughter.
You’re smiling at me — and it’s good, and it’s true,
You’re smiling at me — and it’s easy, it’s new.
You settle your cheek where my heartbeat is heard,
and softly I whisper you something — a word.
You’re smiling at me — and I ask for no thunder,
just stay by my side — you’re the whole of my wonder.
You’re reaching your hands up to me, and we sing,
it’s good, and it’s true,
and I’m light as a wing.
You’re born with each morning, and new to your mother,
your gestures, your smile and the way that you look.
I’m gathering all of it, one, then another,
to tell you the shape of it, hand you the book.
The way you’d be startled
by rain, how it lingers,
how all of forever
would fit in your fingers.
You’re smiling at me — and it’s good, and it’s true,
You’re smiling at me — and it’s easy, it’s new.
You settle your cheek where my heartbeat is heard,
and softly I whisper you something — a word.
You’re smiling at me — and I ask for no thunder,
just stay by my side — you’re the whole of my wonder.
You’re reaching your hands up to me, and we sing,
it’s good, and it’s true,
and I’m light as a wing.
When sleep has arrived and the kitchen is dimmer,
I sit by the crib with a stillness to keep.
There seems to be nothing on earth but this glimmer:
and nowhere is warmer, no minute as deep.
You’re smiling at me — and it’s good, and it’s true,
You’re smiling at me — and it’s easy, it’s new.
You settle your cheek where my heartbeat is heard,
and softly I whisper you something — a word.
You’re smiling at me — and I ask for no thunder,
just stay by my side — you’re the whole of my wonder.
You’re reaching your hands up to me, and we sing,
it’s good, and it’s true,
and I’m light as a wing.
You’re smiling, you’re smiling…
it’s good, and it’s true.
You’re smiling, you’re smiling…
it’s easy, it’s new.
Credits
- Composer
- Kara Si Ha
- Lyricist
- Kara Si Ha
℗ 2026 Kara Si Ha