I did a little research of this beautiful song.
/ e" p$ C. r. B* i. J( [. rIt is one of the classic Christmas lyrics. I guess7 `; A) s% d- U- J5 s3 Z" x, S
the \"child\" may have a special meaning for a5 F* [# T, H w
Christian from a religious point of view. But( ^: Y, B |, z: P) T
this does not prevent others loving it in a
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I found several versions of the poem on web, with some3 |' J3 r7 x8 @3 x7 k$ C) R
minority differences. To my ears, I heard the first
0 M+ `5 ` l j- X' y& Qsentence should be \"A ray of hope flickers in the sky\"," U g. K9 A; A2 D5 R; b/ L6 c
and another sentence should be \"The winds of change
K$ G( U. R4 a8 p: q4 n! bwhisper in the trees\". For the sentence, \"The rosy FUME
" ?) D; _# Y( \# \6 g( Lsettles all around\", some version uses \"HUE\", some uses
/ h% T f" B1 |' E( ]) Z9 ~: f\"VIEW\", some uses \"DAWN\", I really could not distinguish. h; T3 C- ~6 f0 v) `% t! J
it (or the last one?).1 p z; y7 n* Y
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Thanks
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