圣诞钟声
亨利•沃兹沃思•朗费罗
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!
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!
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