A Visit From Saint Nicholas

Una visita de San Nicolás

A Visit From Saint Nicholas

Por la chimenea San Nicolás vino con un encuadernado
Down the chimney St.Nicholas came with a bound.
Estaba vestido con pieles desde la cabeza hasta el pie
He was dressed all in furs from his head to his foot,
Y sus vestidos estaban manchados de cenizas y hollín
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
Un paquete de juguetes que había tirado en su espalda
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
Y parecía un vendedor ambulante abriendo su mochila
And he looked like a pedlar just opening his pack.

¡Sus ojos brillaban! ¡Sus hoyuelos qué alegría!
His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!
Sus mejillas eran como rosas, su nariz como una cereza
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;
Su bocacita se dibujó como un arco
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
Y la barba de su barbilla era tan blanca como la nieve
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.
El tocón de una pipa que sostenía firmemente en sus dientes
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
Y el humo que rodeaba su cabeza como una corona
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

Tenía una cara ancha y una barriga redonda
He had a broad face and a little round belly
Eso sacudió, cuando se rió, como un tazón lleno de gelatina
That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
él era gordito y regordete un derecho alegre viejo elfo - mezcla negro Sexo
He was chubby and plump - a right jolly old elf -
Y me reí cuando lo vi, a pesar de mí mismo
And laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.