The Christmas Riddle - Peggy Lee

The Christmas Riddle - Peggy Lee (佩吉·李)
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Children may i tell a riddle
孩子们 让我出个谜语
Of someone who's dear to you
关于你们深爱的人
Maybe you will guess the answer
或许谜底揭晓前
Long before i'm through
你就能猜出答案
Riddle a riddle oh tell us a riddle
谜语啊谜语 快给我们出个谜
Tell us a riddle please do
请给我们出个谜吧
Well long ago there lived a bishop
很久以前有位主教
Who was such a kindly man
这位仁慈之人是谁
All his life was spent in giving
他毕生都在慷慨施予
That was how it all began
这便是故事的起源
And they say he rode a white horse
传说他骑着白马巡游
As he went from door to door
挨家挨户传递温暖
Giving presents sweets and good things
分发礼物糖果与美好
Need i tell you any more
还需要我多说吗
Riddle a riddle it still is a riddle
谜语啊谜语 仍是个未解之谜
Tell us oh please tell us more
求您再为我们多讲些故事
Next the legend says the children
传说中孩子们接着会
Would leave hay in a wooden shoe
在木鞋里放好干草
For the white horse he was riding
为那匹他骑乘的白马
Now you have another clue
现在你又多了一条线索
You gave us a clue you gave us a clue
你给了我们线索 给了我们线索
About hay in a wooden shoe
关于木鞋里的干草
He has many another name
他拥有诸多圣名
In many another far off land
散落在遥远异乡
But no matter what the language
无论何种语言
Every child will understand
孩童皆懂其善良
Well now when you hang your stocking
当你挂起圣诞袜时
He was why that all began
传统因他而启航
All the world has kept the custom
世界延续这习俗
Of this kind and saintly man
纪念圣者永流芳
We've got it we've got it we just guessed the riddle
我们已解开 我们已猜中这古老谜题
We know how it all began
知晓一切故事的起源
Yes you know 'twas saint nicholas
是的 你可知圣尼古拉斯
For giving gifts he was the cause
馈赠礼物的传统因他而起
Some have named him dear kris kringle
有人唤他亲爱的克里斯·克林格尔
Others call him santa claus
也有人称他为圣诞老人
And much like the sweet dutch children
就像那些纯真的荷兰孩童
Would leave hay in a wooden shoe
在木鞋里放好干草
Others leave some for the reindeer
也有人为驯鹿留下草料
And give presents too
并送上礼物
Riddle the riddle we guessed the riddle
猜透谜语 我们解开了谜题
The riddle of dear old saint nick
关于亲爱的老圣尼克的谜题
The riddle of old saint nick
老圣尼克的谜题