A popular American lullaby written by Jane Taylor in 1806. The poem was first published in 'Rhymes of the Nursery' with title as ' The Star, by Taylor and her sister Ann. It is rhyme for making wish and has deeper meaning. It refers to the unreachable. How people can't have everything and how much we wonder what having huge money and big high life style would be like. The star is compared like a diamond that refers the king/the person with high power.
The leaders are bright stars who show us the way. 'Up the above the world so high' means they are above us, they stand over us. Diamonds are so high, means unreachable so is are leaders. It is told that their status are unreachable and you have to work hard in order to achieve it.
Lyrics:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the trav’ller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often thro’ my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
‘Tis your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the trav’ller in the dark,
Tho’ I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
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