歌词
He met her up in Delaware in 1937.
他在1937年的Delaware遇到了她
She was wearing red lipstick
那时她涂着艳丽的口红
to match her pretty dress.
去衬托那漂亮的裙子
December 24 at a quarter till 11's
12月24号10点45分
when he finally gained the courage
他最终拾起所有勇气
to ask her to dance.
去邀请她跳一支舞
It was the night before Christmas.
那是圣诞的前夜
It was love at first sight.
对她一见钟情
The carolers sang as they danced through the night.
人们彻夜歌舞升平
She was a small town girl.
她是一个小城女孩
He was a traveling guy.
他却是个流浪骑士
He never caught her name before they said their goodbyes.
在告别时他甚至还不知道她的名字
A couple years later
过了一些年
he was out on the road,
他依然在路上漂泊
having Christmas dinner in a diner alone.
连圣诞那天的晚餐也只是草草的在小餐馆吃的
When he saw a young waiteress with a gleam in her eye.
当他看到一个年轻的服务员眼中闪烁这异样的光芒
Her favorite day of the year.
在这她最喜爱的一天
She showed her spirits were high.
她表现得情绪高昂
She said, "Sir, can you shed a little holiday cheer?"
她说先生可以分享一点节日的乐趣吗
A simple Christmas story's all she wanted to hear.
她想听一些关于圣诞夜的故事
He looked prepared with a smile as he started to say,
他微微一笑看着她娓娓道来
"Here's my favorite Christmas story 'bout a girl with no name."
这是我最喜欢的故事尽管不知道女主人公的名字
He said, "I met her up in Delaware in 1937.
他说我在1937年的Delaware遇到了她
She was wearing red lipstick
那时她涂着艳丽的口红
to match her pretty dress.
去衬托那漂亮的裙子
December 24 at a quarter till 11's
12月24号10点45分
when I finally gained the courage
我最终拾起所有勇气
to ask her to dance."
去邀请她跳一支舞
Every holiday season as he traveled he'd tell
只要他还在漂泊 不管是什么时节他都会说
'bout his Christmas dance partner that he never knew well.
说这个不知道名字的圣诞舞伴
He shared his favorite story with the locals he met.
他与各地的人分享这个暖心故事
He was called the Christmas Story-Telling Traveling Man.
他也因此被称为讲故事的流浪骑士
By age 53 he had done settled down.
在53岁时，他安定了下来
All the neighborhood kids liked to gather around
所有邻居孩子都喜欢围着他
just to listen to the stories 'bout his life on the road.
听他讲述一生漂泊的经历
All he had now were these children he told.
他现在所拥有的，也只剩这些愿意倾听的孩子了
And every Christmas Eve they showed up before dark.
每个圣诞前夕他们都在天黑前出现
He'd tell them all the story but they knew it by heart.
他把故事一一道来，他们似乎也心领神会
They could quote it word-for-word.
他们几乎能一字一句背下来了
He always told it the same.
他也孜孜不倦的讲着这故事
It was his favorite Christmas story called "The Girl With No Name."
这就是他最喜爱的故事，名叫无名女孩
He said, "I met her up in Delaware in 1937.
他说我在1937年的Delaware遇到了她
She was wearing red lipstick
那时她涂着艳丽的口红
to match her pretty dress.
去衬托那漂亮的裙子
December 24 at a quarter till 11's
12月24号10点45分
when I finally gained the courage
我最终拾起所有勇气
to ask her to dance."
去邀请她跳一支舞
Ohh, Ohh, Ohhh...
时间一去不返
20 years later as he took his last breath,
转眼20年后，他撑着最后一口气
saw a cold Christmas morning in a hospital bed.
在医院床上看着这个寒冷的圣诞的早晨
The children had grown.
孩子都长大了
He had nobody left,
他的身边没有一个人
except the little old nurse who was holding his hand.
除了身边这个紧握他手的老护士
He said, "Ma'am, could you share a little holiday cheer?"
他说亲爱的女士，可以跟我分享一些节日的乐趣么
A simple Christmas story's all he wanted to hear,
我只想听一些关于圣诞的故事
but his eyes filled with tears at the words she spoke,
当她一开口，他竟老泪纵横
because his favorite Christmas story was the one that she told.
因为她说的就是他最喜欢的故事
She said, "I met him up in Delaware in 1937,
她说我在1937年的Delaware遇到了他
though I never caught his name.
尽管我不知道他的名字
He was a traveling man.
他是流浪骑士
December 24 at a quarter till 11.
那天是12月24号10点45分
I'm so glad he got the courage to ask me to dance."
我很开心 最后他还是鼓起勇气与我共舞了
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