Canzoni di Natale - JINGLE BELLS

Un'altra bella canzone di questo periodo.
Fu scritta nel 1857 da  James Pierpont, ma nel tempo sono state fatte molte versioni. Tra le tante Jingle bells rock Il titolo originale era "The One HorseOpen Sleigh". Diventata un classico natalizio, era stata scritta per festeggiare il giorno del ringraziamento. E' stata tradotta in italiano con il titolo Din don dan.

Questo il testo originale:

THE ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er the hills we go

Laughing all the way.

Bells on bobtail ring

Making spirits bright

Oh what sport to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight.

|: chorus :|

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way!

O what joy it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh.

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 got upsot.

|: chorus :|

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,

|: chorus :|

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 is his speed

Hitch him to an open sleigh

And crack! You'll take the lead.

|: chorus :|

Versione originale (solo musica) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8MoKtgHxvM
e la versione originale cantata (con carinissimo video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5YujQLZM2U
Un mix di versioni in questo video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7CCDhEyasI
La versione inglese http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=IT&hl=it&v=O2MFducncsg  e quella italiana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IugDJMzqkc