Jingle Bells, or The One Horse Open Sleigh

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James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893)

Entstehungsgeschichte

James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) veröffentlichte das Lied im August 1857 unter dem Titel „The One Horse Open Sleigh" beim Bostoner Verlag Oliver Ditson; 1859 erschien es mit dem neuen Titel „Jingle Bells, or The One Horse Open Sleigh" erneut. Ursprünglich war das Stück kein Weihnachtslied, sondern ein weltlicher Schlittenrenn-Song für den Herbst. Über den genauen Entstehungsort herrscht Uneinigkeit zwischen Savannah (Georgia) und Boston bzw. Medford (Massachusetts).

Gemeinfrei

Dieses Lied ist gemeinfrei, da James Lord Pierpont im Jahre 1893 (vor über 70 Jahren) verstorben ist.

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1. Strophe
Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

Refrain
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

2. Strophe
A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fannie Bright was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot,
He got into a drifted bank and we [we, we] got upsot.

Refrain
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

3. Strophe
A day or two ago, The story I must tell
I went out on the snow, And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie, But quickly drove away.

Refrain
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

4. Strophe
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song.
Just get a bobtailed bay, two-forty for his speed,
Then hitch him to an open sleigh, and crack! You'll take the lead.

Refrain
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.