冬青与常春藤
The Holly and the Ivy
中英对照本站依据本页英文文本重新译写，供对照阅读，不是教会常用中文唱词，也不保证可按旋律演唱。
The Holly and the Ivy Lyrics · 歌词中英对照
1 冬青和常春藤，
当两者都长成时，
在林中所有的树木里，
冬青戴着冠冕。
1 The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.
副歌：
哦，日出，
鹿群奔跑，
欢乐的管风琴演奏，
唱诗班甜美的歌声。
Refrain:
O the rising of the sun,
The running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
2 冬青开着花，
白如百合花，
马利亚生下甘甜的耶稣基督，
作我们甘甜的救主。 [副歌]
2 The holly bears a blossom,
As white as the lily flower,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To be our sweet Saviour. [Refrain]
3 冬青结着浆果，
红得像血，
马利亚生下甘甜的耶稣基督，
要为可怜的罪人行善。 [副歌]
3 The holly bears a berry,
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To do poor sinners good. [Refrain]
4 冬青长着刺，
尖如荆棘，
马利亚生下甘甜的耶稣基督，
在圣诞节早晨。 [副歌]
4 The holly bears a prickle,
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
On Christmas Day in the morn. [Refrain]
5 冬青有树皮，
苦如胆汁，
马利亚生下甘甜的耶稣基督，
要救赎我们众人。 [副歌]
5 The holly bears a bark,
As bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to redeem us all. [Refrain]
6 冬青和常春藤，
当两者都长成时，
在林中所有的树木里，
冬青戴着冠冕。 [副歌]
6 The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown. [Refrain]
About “The Holly and the Ivy” · 关于这首圣诗
《冬青与常春藤》是作者不详的英国传统颂歌。最早的印刷本是十九世纪初的单张印刷品，通常唱的曲调是塞西尔·夏普在格洛斯特郡从一位歌手那里采集后，收入1911年的《英国民间颂歌》出版的。诗里的冬青象征基督：白色的花象征马利亚的贞洁，红色的浆果象征祂的宝血，刺象征荆棘冠冕，苦涩的树皮象征胆汁。
“The Holly and the Ivy” is a traditional English carol with no known author. The earliest printed versions are broadsides from the early nineteenth century, and the melody usually sung was published by Cecil Sharp in English Folk-Carols (1911), after he collected it from a singer in Gloucestershire. In the carol the holly stands for Christ: its white blossom for Mary’s purity, its red berry for his blood, its prickle for the crown of thorns and its bitter bark for the gall.
Quick answers · 常见问题
- Who wrote “The Holly and the Ivy”?《冬青与常春藤》是谁写的？
No one knows. It is a traditional English carol, printed on broadsides in the early nineteenth century. Cecil Sharp published the usual melody in 1911.
不详。它是传统的英国颂歌，十九世纪初已有单张印本；通行的曲调由塞西尔·夏普在1911年出版。
- What does the holly mean in “The Holly and the Ivy”?“冬青”在这首诗里象征什么？
In the carol the holly is a figure for Christ: the white blossom for Mary, the red berry for his blood, the prickle for the thorns and the bitter bark for the gall of the Passion.
在诗里冬青象征基督：白花指马利亚，红色浆果指祂的宝血，刺指荆棘，苦涩的树皮指受难时的胆汁。
- How many verses does “The Holly and the Ivy” have?这首诗有几节？
Six stanzas in the version usually printed, as on this page, with a refrain about “the rising of the sun, the running of the deer”.
通行的版本是六节，本页同，另有副歌“日出、鹿群奔跑”。
- Are the lyrics of “The Holly and the Ivy” in the public domain?这首歌的歌词是公版吗？
Yes. It is an anonymous traditional carol, and Sharp died in 1924, so the words and the melody are in the public domain. Modern arrangements may be protected.
是的。它是无名的传统颂歌，夏普1924年去世，词曲都已进入公版；现代编曲可能受保护。
文本版本与来源
英文文本 · 通行文本（传统颂歌；Sharp，1911）
传统颂歌，最早的印本是十九世纪初的单张；本页取通行的六节文本，拼写与标点按今日写法整理。
传统颂歌；曲调由Cecil Sharp于1911年辑入《English Folk-Carols》
传统颂歌，文本在各国均属公版；夏普1924年去世，他辑录的曲调也已进入公版。
中文文本 · 本站译文
本站依据本页英文文本重新译写
诗节编号与副歌以所选历史文本为准，可能与当前常唱版本不同。具体录音可能节选或采用其他配曲。