Christmas Greeting
From A Fairy To A Child
by Lewis Carroll

　Lady, dear, if Fairies may
　For a moment lay aside
　Cunning tricks and elfish play,
　'Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

　We have heard the children say -
　Gentle children, whom we love -
　Long ago on Christmas Day,
　Came a message from above,

　Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,
　They remember it again -
　Echo still the joyful sound
　"Peace on earth, good-will to men!"

　Yet the hearts must childlike be
　Where such heavenly guests abide;
　Unto children, in their glee,
　All the year is Christmas-tide!

　Thus, forgetting tricks and play
　For a moment, Lady dear,
　We would wish you, if we may,
　Merry Christmas, Glad New Year! 


注：刘易斯-卡罗尔(Lewis Carroll)，英国作家，著有《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》（Alice's Adventures in Wonderland）；同时，他也是著名的数学家和逻辑学家。