Frederic Austin作品 The Twelve Days of Christmas钢琴简谱

The Twelve Days of Christmas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