Twas the Night Before Christmas - Ray Callcut/Lea Hart/Will provide later

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'Twas the night before Christmas

那是圣诞前夜

When all through the house

房子里到处都是

Not a creature was stirring

没有一点动静

Not even a mouse;

连老鼠都算不上；

The stockings were hung by

袜子挂在外面

The chimney with care

小心吞云吐雾

In hopes that St Nicholas

希望圣尼古拉斯

Soon would be there;

很快就会到达；

The children were nestled

孩子们依偎在一起

All snug in their beds

都蜷缩在床上

While visions of sugar plums

幻想着甜蜜的梅子

Danced in their heads

在他们的脑海里舞蹈

And mamma in her kerchief

妈妈戴着头巾

And I in my cap

我戴着帽子

Had just settled down

刚刚安顿下来

For a long winter's nap

漫长冬天的小憩

When out on the lawn

在草坪上

There arose such a clatter

枪声四起

I sprang from the bed to see

我从床上跳起来想看看

What was the matter

怎么了

Away to the window

走到窗边

I flew like a flash

我像闪电一样飞翔

Tore open the shutters

打开百叶窗

And threw up the sash

举起腰带

The moon on the breast of

月光皎洁

The new fallen snow

新下的雪

Gave the lustre of mid

让我绽放光彩

Day to objects below

一天到晚

When what to my wondering

我的困惑是什么

Eyes should appear

眼睛应该出现

But a miniature sleigh

而是一架小型雪橇

And eight tiny reindeer

八只小小的驯鹿

With a little old driver

带着一个小老司机

So lively and quick

如此活泼如此迅速

I knew in a moment

我瞬间就明白

It must be St Nick

一定是圣尼克

More rapid than eagles

比雄鹰更敏捷

His coursers they came

骏马奔驰而来

And he whistled and shouted

他吹着口哨大声吼叫

And called them by name;

呼唤他们的名字；

"Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen

现在是道奇Dancer现在是Prancer和Vixen

On Comet on cupid on Doner and Blitzen

就像彗星就像丘比特就像Doner和Blitzen

To the top of the porch

来到门廊的最高处

To the top of the wall

抵达高墙之巅

Now dash away dash away

现在赶紧离开

Dash away all

逃之夭夭

As dry leaves that before

就像枯叶

The wild hurricane fly

狂风暴雨肆虐

When they meet with an obstacle

当他们遇到障碍时

Mount to the sky

冲上云霄

So up to the house top

爬上屋顶

The coursers they flew

骏马飞驰

With the sleigh full of toys

拉着装满玩具的雪橇

And St Nicholas too

还有圣尼古拉

And then in a twinkling

眨眼之间

I heard on the roof

我在屋顶上听到

The prancing and pawing

跃跃欲试

Of each little hoof

每一只小蹄子

As I drew in my hand

当我用手画画时

And was turning around

转过身

Down the chimney St Nicholas

从烟囱下来圣尼古拉

Came with a bound

带着一种羁绊而来

He was dressed all in fur

他穿着毛皮大衣

From his head to his foot

从头到脚

And his clothes were all

他的衣服

Tarnished with ashes and soot;

被灰烬和烟灰玷污；

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back

他背上背着一捆玩具

And he looked like a peddler

他看起来就像个小贩

Just opening his pack

打开他的背包

His eyes how they twinkled

他的眼睛闪闪发光

His dimples how merry

他的酒窝多么欢乐

His cheeks were like roses

他的脸颊就像玫瑰

His nose like a cherry

他的鼻子就像樱桃

His droll little mouth

他那可笑的小嘴

Was drawn up like a bow

就像一张弓

And the beard of his chin

他下巴上的胡子

Was as white as the snow;

如雪一般洁白；

The stump of a pipe

一根烟管

He held tight in his teeth

他咬紧牙关

And the smoke it encircled

烟雾缭绕

His head like a wreath;

他的头像一个花圈；

He had a broad face

他有一张宽脸

And a little round belly

肚子圆鼓鼓的

That shook when he laughed

当他笑的时候我的心都颤抖了

Like a bowlful of jelly

就像一碗果冻

He was chubby and plump

他胖乎乎的

A right jolly old elf

一个快乐的老精灵

And I laughed when I saw him

当我看到他我哈哈大笑

In spite of myself;

我情不自禁；

A wink of his eye

他眨了眨眼

And a twist of his head

扭动他的脑袋

Soon gave me to know

很快让我知道

I had nothing to dread;

我没有什么可怕的；

He spoke not a word

他一言不发

But went straight to his work

直接去上班了

And filled all the stockings;

填满了所有的袜子；

Then turned with a jerk

然后变成了一个混蛋

And laying his finger

他伸出手指

Aside of his nose

除了他的鼻子

And giving a nod

点头致意

Up the chimney he rose;

他爬上了烟囱；

He sprang to his sleigh

他跳上雪橇

To his team gave a whistle

给他的团队吹口哨

And away they all flew

他们都飞走了

Like the down of a thistle

就像是一棵蓟花的花瓣

But I heard him exclaim

但我听到他惊呼

Here he drove out of sight

他已经消失得无影无踪

Happy Christmas to all

祝大家圣诞快乐

And to all a good night

祝大家度过一个愉快的夜晚