这调是取自一首英国歌曲,Scarborough Fair.
曲子是首对唱的情歌,其中双方向彼此提出不可能完成的任务.
据说这曲子的背后,有个古老的传说.....
很久很久以前,有各漂亮的小姑娘.有个妖精看上了她并威胁她.要她完成一个不可能完成的任务.若她不能完成任务.就必须嫁给它为妻.聪明的姑娘,却向妖精提出一样不可能完成的任务.要求它在姑娘完成其任务前,先完成她的愿望.最终,姑娘得以摆脱妖精的纠缠.[IMGA=0,absMiddle]../images/UBBicon/em11.GIF[/IMGA]
歌词:
[B]合唱[/B]
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley][COLOR=#0000ff]Parsley[/COLOR][/URL], [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sage][COLOR=#0000ff]sage[/COLOR][/URL], [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary][COLOR=#0000ff]rosemary[/COLOR][/URL] and [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyme][COLOR=#0000ff]thyme[/COLOR][/URL],
Remember me to one who lives there,
For she/he once was a true love of mine.
[B]男声[/B]
Tell her to make me a [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambric][COLOR=#0000ff]cambric[/COLOR][/URL] shirt,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Without no seam nor needlework,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.
Tell her to wash it in yonder dry well,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Which never sprung water nor rain ever fell,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.
Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Which never bore blossom since [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Eve][COLOR=#0000ff]Adam[/COLOR][/URL] was born,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.
Ask her to do me this courtesy,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And ask for a like favour from me,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.
[B]合唱[/B]
Have you been to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember me from one who lives there,
For she/he once was a true love of mine.
[B]女声[/B]
Ask him to find me an acre of land,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Between the salt water and the sea-strand,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.
Ask him to plough it with a lamb's horn,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And sow it all over with one peppercorn,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.
Ask him to reap it with a [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle][COLOR=#0000ff]sickle[/COLOR][/URL] of leather,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And gather it up with a rope made of [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather][COLOR=#0000ff]heather[/COLOR][/URL],
For then he'll be a true love of mine.
When he has done and finished his work,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Ask him to come for his cambric shirt,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.
[B]合唱[/B]
If you say that you can't, then I shall reply,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Oh, Let me know that at least you will try,
Or you'll never be a true love of mine.
Love imposes impossible tasks,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
But none more than any heart would ask,
I must know you're a true love of mine.
最终的歌词说到"最少你也该说你试着完成任务,不然你又怎么能是我的最爱."[IMGA]http://www.zengshi.net/bbs/images/UBBicon/em41.GIF[/IMGA]