Jingle bells
(The One Horse Open Sleigh)
(Chorus — припев)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way.
Oh! What fun it is to ride in a
one-horse open sleigh! (2)
Dashing through the snow, in a
one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
(Chorus)Jingle bells, jingle bells, ...
Bells on bobtail ring,making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
a sleighing song tonight!
(Chorus) Jingle bells,jingle bells, ...
Словарь:
jingle ['dZINg(q)l] — звон
bells [belz] — колокольчики
fun [fAn] — весело, забавно
ride [raId] — ехать, кататься
one-horse [hO:s] — однолошадный
open sleigh [sleI] — открытые сани
dashing ['dxSIN] — мчась
through [Tru:] — через, сквозь
o'er (= over) ['qVvq] по, через
fields [fi:lds] — поля
laughing ['lQ:fIN] — хохоча, смеясь
bobtail ['bPbteIl] — (коротко) обрезанный хвост
ring [rIN] — звенеть
spirits ['spIrIt] — дух, душа
bright [braIt] — радостный, сияющий от счастья
sleigh [sleI] — сани
sleighing song — саночная песня
Полный ("взрослый") вариант песни Jingle Bells
Автор стихов и музыки: James Pierpont
Оригинальное название: The One Horse Open Sleigh (1857 г.)
Dashing through the snow
On a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring,
making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight, O
(Chorus) Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh (repeat)
A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright (похоже, что это имя певицы в популярном водевиле)
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank; (тощий, худой; вялый, дряблый)
Misfortune seemed his lot; (беда, неудача)
He got into a drifted bank, (выросший сугроб)
And we, we got upset, (расстроился)
(Chorus)
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, …
A day or two ago,the story
I must tellI went out on the snow
And on my back I fell; (на спину упал)
A gent was riding by (от gentleman)
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as thereI sprawling lie, (развалившийся, растянувшийся лёжа)But quickly drove away, O (уехал прочь)
(Chorus)
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, …
Now the ground is white (земля)
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay (длинная очередь, "хвост")
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh (зацепляться, прицепляться)
And crack! you'll take the lead, O (первенство, ты уже впереди)
(Chorus)