We won't have a Christmas this year, you say
你說,今年我們不過圣誕節(jié)了
For now the children have all gone away;
因為孩子都全部離開了
And the house is so lonely, so quiet and so bare
家中很空,很靜,很孤單
We couldn't have a Christmas that they didn't share.
有他們一起分享,我們才算是真正的過圣誕節(jié)
We won't have a Christmas this year, you sigh,
你嘆息到,我們今年不過圣誕節(jié)了
For Christmas means things that money must buy.
因為圣誕節(jié)已經(jīng)變成了事物,必須用錢買的事物
Misfortunes and illness have robbed us we fear
我們擔心,不幸和疾病降臨
Of the things that we'd need to make Christmas this year.
把我們需要用來過圣誕節(jié)的東西都搶走了
We won't have a Christmas this year you weep,
你哭泣道,我們今年不過圣誕節(jié)了
For a loved one is gone, and our grief is too deep;
因為所愛之人已逝,讓我們?nèi)f分悲痛
It will be a long time before our hearts heal,
我們的心需要很長的時間來愈合
And the spirit of Christmas again we can feel.
愈合后才能再次感受圣誕節(jié)的喜悅。
But if you lose Christmas when troubles befall,
但如果麻煩降臨使你再也感受不到圣誕的喜悅
You never have really had Christmas at all.
你就沒有真正的過圣誕節(jié)
For once you have had it, it cannot depart
只要你曾經(jīng)擁有過,它就不會失去
When you learn that true Christmas is Christ in your heart.
如果你體會到圣誕節(jié)的真正含義是--耶穌基督在你心中。