曲名 Scarborough Fair 歌词 Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Remember me to one who lives there, For once she was a true love of mine. Have her make me a cambric shirt, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Without a seam or fine needle work, And then she'll be a true love of mine. Have her wash it in yonder dry well, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Where ne'er a drop of water e'er fell. And then she'll be a true love of mine. Have her find me an acre of land Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Between the sea and over the sand, And then she'll be a true love of mine. Plow the land with the horn of a lamb Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Then sow some seeds from north of the dam And then she'll be a true love of mine. If she tells me she can't, I'll reply Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Let me know that at least she will try And then she'll be a true love of mine. Love imposes impossible tasks, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Though not more than any heart asks And I must know she's a true love of mine. Dear, when thou has finished thy task, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Come to me, my hand for to ask, For thou then art a true love of mine. Scarborough Fair 的歌词曲调约略追溯到十三世纪的英格兰。 史卡博罗市集(Scarborough Fair)与绿袖子 (Green Sleeves)，并列英格兰最有名的民谣 这是一首古老的 谜歌 (riddle song)---用一些很难达到的要求，来考验对方对自己的感 情，这其实是一种含蓄的爱的表现。 Scarborough Fair是中世纪的一个定期市集(现今英国有个小镇正叫做Scarborough Fair)，一直到1788年停止之前，传统上於8月15日开始，持续45天。 歌词第二句唱到了四种香草:香芹/荷兰芹(parsley)、鼠尾草(sage)、迷迭香(rosemary) 和百里香(thyme,其发音同time),分别代表爱情的甜蜜、力量、忠诚和勇气。 此曲因赛门与葛芬柯(Simon and Garfunkel)爲电影<<毕业生>> 改编为主题曲(当年曾超过了披头四,登上了1968年唱销歌曲排行榜的榜首) 而走红全球,至今已有无数的翻唱版本。 --

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