Christmas Bells

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till, ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!"

圣诞钟声

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圣诞节的钟声敲响，

这古老熟习的赞歌在耳际回旋，

多么粗犷，多么甜蜜，

反复把祝词叨念：

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间！

想到黎明的降临,

我的心微微震颤;

所有钟楼都在敲响，

钟声连绵，歌声不断：

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间！

钟声连绵，歌声不断，

直到世界从黑夜转向白天；

神圣的赞美，

和谐的召唤：

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间！

黑色的炮口多么凶残，

隆隆炮声把南方震撼；

钟声将炮声淹没，

颂歌把血腥趋散：

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间！

世界从此没有灾难，

每个家庭不再贫寒；

送走孤独，

迎来平安：

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间！

失望中我低头慨叹,

为何世上总有战乱？

这首歌受到嘲弄，

只因胸中仇恨装满;

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间！

钟声愈加响亮深沉：

“上帝永在，苍天有眼！

谬误终将落败，

正义万古流传，

和平布满大地，福佑撒遍人间!