【NO143 - 231209】
圣诞节要到了，去年还是前年吧大概这时候我讲了有关某首圣诞名曲和鸟的关系，那么今天再讲一首名曲，那就是《Jingle Bell》。
Dashing through the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh.
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring,
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing,
A sleighing song tonight!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride,
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride,
In a one-horse open sleigh!
A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride.
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright,
Was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank,
Misfortune seemed his lot.
He got into a drifted bank,
And then we got upsot.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride,
In a one-horse open sleigh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride,
In a one-horse open sleigh!
这个原始歌词里面是没有圣诞节的要素的，最多只讲到了马拉雪橇 - 这是因为它在1857年被写出来的时候，本来也的确不是圣诞节的歌，而是一首讲感恩节的歌。不过它的确在1860年左右成为了第一批所谓的“圣诞节音乐”，并出现在了1889年的第一张圣诞节音乐碟上（虽然音乐碟本体已经纷失，但起码有1898年的副本留存）
