I heard a bird sing 啼鸟鸣阑珊

  I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember
"We are nearer to spring
That we were in september"
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December

夜半十二月，
啼鸟鸣阑珊。
叹罢深寒惊回首，几度诉欢然。
九月渐已远，
来日迎春还。
听取啼鸟相唱罢，
腊月弄春衫。