Christmas Bells 圣诞钟声----圣诞节英语诗歌

《christmas bells 圣诞钟声》这首诗是亨利-沃兹沃思-朗费罗在1864年的圣诞节创作的，当时正处于美国内战时期。亨利-沃兹沃思-朗费罗(1807-1820)是美国最伟大的诗人之一，出生于缅因州，毕业于鲍登学院，在马萨诸塞州的康桥度过他成年的大部分时间。
christmas bells
　　by henry wadsworth longfellow
　　i heard the bells on christmas day
　　their old familiar carols play,
　　and wild and sweet
　　the words repeat
　　of peace on earth, good-will to men!
　　and thought how, as the day had come,
　　the belfries of all christendom
　　had rolled along
　　the unbroken song
　　of peace on earth, good-will to men!
　　till, ringing, singing on its way,
　　the world revolved from night to day,
　　a voice, a chime

　　a chant sublime
　　of peace on earth, good-will to men!
　　then from each black accursed mouth
　　the cannon thundered in the south,
　　and with the sound
　　the carols drowned
　　of peace on earth, good-will to men!
　　it was as if an earthquake rent
　　the hearth-stones of a continent,
　　and made forlorn
　　the households born
　　of peace on earth, good-will to men!
　　and in despair i bowed my head;
　　"there is no peace on earth," i said;

　　"for hate is strong,
　　and mocks the song
　　of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
　　then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
　　"god is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
　　the wrong shall fail,
　　the right prevail,
　　with peace on earth, good-will to men!"