Ceremonies for Christmas
by Robert Herrick

Come, bring with a noise,
My merry, merry boys,
The Christmas Log to the firing;
While my good Dame, she
Bids ye all be free;
And drink to your heart's desiring.

With the last year's brand
Light the new block, and
For good success in his spending,
On your Psaltries play,
That sweet luck may
Come while the log is a-tinding.

Drink now the strong beer,
Cut the white loaf here,
The while the meat is a-shredding;
For the rare mince-pie
And the plums stand by
To fill the paste that's a-kneading.


注：罗伯特-赫里克（1591-1674），英国诗人，出生于伦敦，就读于剑桥大学圣约翰学院，获文学硕士学位。主要作品有诗集《赫斯帕里迪斯》等。