Joy to the world 欢乐世界

The Lord has come 上帝来了

Let earth 让地球

Receive her king 接收她的国王

   

Now it was long ago 现在，它是很久以前

When it all began 当这一切开始

Back in Bethlehem 早在伯利恒

In the promised land 在应许之地

   

When a single star 当一个明星

Appeared in the sky 出现在天空

And three kings saw 和三王见

And they each asked why 他们每问为什么

Asked why... 当被问及为什么...

   

And they checked the books 他们检查过的书籍

Full of prophecy 完整的预言

And the one king said 和一个国王说

Why it's plain to me 为什么是显而易见的我

   

You see it means 你看，这意味着

That a king is born 那王诞生

Who will save mankind 谁将会拯救人类

On this blessed morn 在此祝福黎明

Blessed morn... 有福早上...

   

So they packed some gold 于是他们收拾了一些黄金

Myrrh and frankincense 没药和乳香

On some old camel 在一些老的骆驼

With some fancy tents 有一些奇特的帐篷

   

Closed down the house 查封的房子

Set the servants free 将公务员免费

And three kings rode 和三王骑

Into history 走进历史

History... 历史...

   

It was long ago 那是很久以前

In a foreign land 在异乡

When the Lord looked down 当主放在眼里

Said to make a stand 说做立场

So He sent His son 于是他派他的儿子

And said, 'through him you'll know me!' 并说， “通过他你就知道了我！ ”

You'll know me 你会知道我

   

Then the angels came 然后有天使来

And when they start to sing 而当他们开始唱

All at once the past 一下子过去

   

It doesn't mean a thing 这并不意味着一件事

And the star comes out 和明星出来

And the wise men say, Hey show me! 和聪明人说，嘿，给我看！

Oh, show me 哦，告诉我

   

And they followed it 他们也跟随它

Over hills and sand 在山丘和沙

Til' they found the child 直到“他们发现孩子

Like it all was planned 就像一切都计划

And as they knelt before 当他们跪前

The newborn king 新生王

   

The angel's were singing 天使的歌声了

In their angel style 在他们的天使风格

How all of our hopes 如何我们所有的希望

Had come down to this child 已经下去这个孩子

   

THEN HE REACHED FOR THE SONG 然后，他伸手宋

AND HE HELD IT IN HIS HAND 他抱住了他手里

(IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE DID （这是他所做的事

BECAUSE ANGELS CAN) BECAUSE天使CAN）

   

AND HE WONDERED TO HIMSELF 他不知道他自己

"IT THIS THE ANSWER THAT I SOUGHT" “ IT这个回答我所追求的”

BUT SOMETHING WAS STILL MISSING 可是，我还缺

OR AT LEAST SO HE STILL THOUGHT 或者至少这样他仍然认为

   

AND SO HE JOURNEYED ON 所以他继续旅行。

THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT WINTER AIR THROUGH午夜冬季空调

WHEN ALL AT ONCE OUR ANGEL 忽然一下子我们的天使

FELT THE TOUCH OF A MAN'S PRAYER 感受到了男人的祈祷触摸

   

AND LOOKING ONCE MORE TO THE EARTH 并期待再次向地球

TO DETERMINE WHENCE IT CAME 确定电力它从何而来。

HE FELT A MILLION SOULS BELOW 他觉得千万灵魂低于

BUT ONE WAS NOT THE SAME 但一不等同

   

FOR THERE HE SAW A MAN ALONE 因为在那里，他看到有一个人独自

THOUGH HE WAS WALKING IN A CROWD 虽然他走在人群中

AND THOUGH THIS MAN HAD RARELY PRAYED 尽管那个人已经很少祈祷

TONIGHT HIS HEAD WAS BOWED 今晚他的头鞠躬

   

FOR EVEN IN A CROWD, YOU SEE 即使在人群中，你看

A HEART CAN FEEL ALONE 心脏可能会感到孤独

WHEN THE NIGHT IS CHRISTMAS EVE 当夜晚是平安夜

A CHILD IS NOT AT HOME 一个孩子不在家

   

SO FROM A FATHER TO THE LORD 所以从父亲给耶和华

A PRAYER DID SWIFTLY RACE 祈祷DID迅速种族

BUT THE ANGEL SAW IT FIRST 但天使看到了它第一

AND HE LISTENED TO ITS CASE 而且他听了案情