A Christmas Carol - Tom Lehrer

A Christmas Carol (Live) - Tom Lehrer
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One very familiar type of song is the christmas carol
圣诞颂歌是最耳熟能详的曲调
Although it is perhaps a bit out of season at this time
虽然此刻唱起似乎不合时令
However I'm informed by my disk jockey friends
但我那些根本不存在的电台DJ朋友告诉我
Of whom I have none
（其实我压根没有这种朋友）
In order to get a song popular by christmas time
要想让歌曲在圣诞节走红
You have to start plugging it well in advance
必须提前很久就开始打榜
So here goes it has always seemed to me after all
所以现在就开始吧 毕竟我始终觉得
That christmas with its spirit of giving
圣诞节所谓的"给予精神"
Us all a wonderful opportunity each year to reflect
每年都赐予我们绝佳良机
On what we all most sincerely and deeply believe in
来深思我们最诚挚笃信的真理
I refer of course to money
我说的当然是金钱
And yet none of the christmas carols
然而所有圣诞颂歌
That you hear on the radio or in the street
无论广播还是街头飘扬的旋律
Even attempt to capture the true spirit of christmas
都未能触及圣诞的真谛
As we celebrate it in the Unitstates
正如我们在合众国欢庆的方式
That is to say the commercial spirit
那便是商业至上的精神
So I should like to offer the following christmas
因此我想献上这首圣诞颂歌
Carol for next year
作为来年的应景之作
As being perhaps a bit more appropriate
或许能更贴切地诠释当下
Christmas time is here by golly
圣诞时节已至 天啊
Disapproval would be folly
反对之声纯属愚蠢
Deck the halls with hunks of holly
用冬青枝装点厅堂
Fill the cup and don't say when
斟满酒杯 莫问何时停
Kill the turkeys ducks and chickens
宰杀火鸡 鸭子和鸡群
Mix the punch drag out the dickens
调好潘趣酒 摆出狄更斯文集
Even though the prospect sickens
尽管这场景令人作呕
Brother here we go again
兄弟 我们又来了
On christmas day you can't get sore
圣诞日里你可不能发火
Your fellow man you must adore
必须装出友爱模样
Theres time to rob him all the more
好为其余364天
The other three hundred and sixty-four
继续掠夺埋下伏笔
Relations sparing no expensell
亲戚们 挥金如土毫不吝啬
Send some useless old utensil
寄些无用的旧餐具
Or a matching pen and pencil
或是一套笔具相配
Just the thing I need how nice
正是我所需 多贴心
It does't matter how sincere it
心意是否真诚无所谓
Is nor how heartfelt the spirit
也不在乎情意多珍贵
Sentiment will not endear it
真挚情感难显珍贵
What's important is the price
重要的是标价几位
Hark the herald tribune sings
听啊论坛先驱在歌颂
Advertising wondrous things
广告鼓吹着神奇商品
God rest ye merry merchants
愿商贾们欢度佳节
May you make the yuletide pay
愿你们赚得盆满钵满
Angels we have heard on high
天使在高天传讯
Tell us to go out and buy
却叫我们出门血拼
So let the raucous sleigh bells jingle
让喧闹的雪橇铃叮当作响
Hail our dear old friend kris kringle
向我们老友圣诞老人致敬
Driving his reindeer across the sky
看他驾着驯鹿飞越天际
Don't stand underneath when they fly by
当它们飞过时 可别站在下面
Actually I did rather well myself
说实话 我自己过得相当不错
This last christmas
这个圣诞节
The nicest present I received was a gift certificate
收到最棒的礼物是张礼品券
Good at any hospital for a lobotomy
在任何医院都能做个脑叶切除手术
Rather thoughtful now
现在想想还挺贴心