The Twelve Days of Christmas钢琴简谱-Frederic Austin演唱

这首歌的歌词，表面上是讲圣诞节的十二天里要做的事，看起来其实就只是一首很可爱的歌而已，好像没有什么太大的含意在里面，其实，不只是这样喔！The Twelve Days of Christmas可以说是一首寓意极为深远的“启蒙歌曲”。

这首圣诞歌最原始是由英国的新教派所写成，由于十六世纪之后的一两百年，英格兰的国会并不承认这个教派，所以他们依法不能传教，或公开从事他们的信仰活动。在当时，身为一位新教徒可是违法的呢！被抓到之后，轻则牢狱之灾，重则被砍头或被吊死都有可能。既然如此，新教派应该如何秘密传教呢？于是，他们便写了这首歌！歌曲乍听之下跟宗教完全不相干，只是在讲十二天里要为圣诞节准备十二种礼物，其实，这十二种礼物暗示着里十二种宗教上的含义。

The Twelve Days of Christmas歌词：

On the first day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

A partridge in a pear tree

On the second day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the third day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the fourth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the fifth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the sixth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Six geese a-laying

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the seventh day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the eighth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the ninth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the tenth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the eveth day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Eleven Pipers Piping

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five golden Rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On the Twelve day of Christmas

My true love sent to me

Twelve Drummers Drumming

Eleven Pipers Piping

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five golden Rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

And a partridge in a pear tree