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。