The Christmas Riddle

The Christmas Riddle - Peggy Lee (佩吉·李)

以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供

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