'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Michael Bublé

[00:00.000] 作词 : Jochem van der Saag/Michael Bublé
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Jochem van der Saag/Michael Bublé
[00:06.47]'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house
[00:09.98]Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
[00:13.38]The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
[00:16.61]In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
[00:19.96]The children were nestled all snug in their beds
[00:23.19]While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
[00:26.70]And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap
[00:29.84]Had just settled down for a long winter's nap
[00:33.18]When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
[00:35.43]I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter
[00:39.10]Away to the window I flew like a flash
[00:41.76]Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
[00:44.67]The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
[00:47.74]Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below
[00:51.20]When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
[00:53.22]But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer
[00:58.16]With a little old driver, so lively and quick
[01:01.56]Well, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick
[01:04.80]More rapid than eagles his coursers they came
[01:07.92]And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
[01:10.84]"On, Dasher! On, Dancer! On, Prancer and Vixen!
[01:14.50]On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
[01:18.53]To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
[01:22.38]Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
[01:26.64]As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly
[01:30.53]When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
[01:33.37]So up to the house-top the coursers they flew
[01:36.38]With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too
[01:39.43]And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
[01:43.14]The prancing and pawing of each little hoof
[01:45.90]As I drew in my head, and was turning around
[01:48.88]Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound
[01:52.81]He was dressed all in furs, from his head to his foot
[01:56.80]And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
[01:59.00]A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back
[02:02.18]And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack
[02:05.97]His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
[02:09.44]His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
[02:12.91]His droll little mouth was drawn up in a bow
[02:16.16]And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
[02:19.71]The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth
[02:22.95]And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
[02:26.53]He had a broad face and a little round belly
[02:29.91]That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly (Ho ho ho)
[02:35.20]He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf
[02:39.38]And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
[02:43.69]A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
[02:47.85]Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
[02:52.25]He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
[02:55.47]And he filled all the stockings; and then turned with a jerk
[02:58.98]And laying his finger aside of his nose
[03:02.29]And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
[03:05.52]He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle
[03:08.85]And away they all flew like the down of a thistle
[03:11.89]But I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight
[03:15.45]"Merry Christmas to all, and to all, good-night, good-night."