scarborough fair
(斯卡博罗市场)
歌手:brightman sarah 专辑:la luna
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine
Tell him to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Brightman Sarah
Without no seams nor needle work
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Have him wash it in yonder dry well
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where ne'er a drop of water e'er fell
And then he'll be a true love of mine
Tell him to find me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Tell him to reap it with a sickle of leather
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine
问尔所之,是否如适。 Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
蕙兰芫荽,郁郁香芷。 Parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
彼方淑女,凭君寄辞。 Remember me to one who lives there.
伊人曾在,与我相知。 She once was a true love of mine.
嘱彼佳人,备我衣缁。 Tell her to make me a cambric shirt.
蕙兰芫荽,郁郁香芷。 Parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
勿用针砧,无隙无疵。 Without no seams nor needle work.
伊人何在,慰我相思。 Then she will be a true love of mine.
(伴唱)
彼山之阴,深林荒址。 On the side of hill in the deep forest green,
冬寻毡毯,老雀燕子。 Tracing of sparrow on snow crested brown.
雪覆四野,高山迟滞。 Blankets and bed clothers the child of maintain
眠而不觉,寒笳清嘶。 Sleeps unawafe of the clarion call.
嘱彼佳人,营我家室。 Tell her to find me an acre of land.
蕙兰芫荽,郁郁香芷。 Parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
良田所修,大海之坻。 Between the salt water and the sea strand,
伊人应在,任我相视。 Then she will be a true love of mine.
(伴唱)
彼山之阴,叶疏苔蚀。 On the side of hill a sprinkling of leaves
涤我孤冢,珠泪渐渍。 Washes the grave with slivery tears.
惜我长剑,日日拂拭。 A soldier cleans and polishes a gun.
寂而不觉,寒笳长嘶。 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.
嘱彼佳人,收我秋实。 Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather.
蕙兰芫荽,郁郁香芷。 Parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
敛之集之,勿弃勿失。 And gather it all in a bunch of heather.
伊人犹在,唯我相誓。 Then she will be a ture love of mine.
(伴唱)
烽火印啸,浴血之师。 War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions.
将帅有令,勤王之事。 Generals order their soldiers to kill and to fight for a cause.
争斗缘何,久忘其旨。 They have long ago forgotten.
痴而不觉,寒笳悲嘶。 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.
再多找了一点介绍如下:
《Scarborough Fair》是美国六十年代最受大学生欢迎的电影、1968年奥斯卡获奖片《毕业生》(达斯汀·霍夫曼主演,其成名作)中的主题曲,歌曲名称:《Scarborough Fair》(中译:斯卡博罗集市),原唱歌手:Paul Simon (保罗·西蒙)和Art Garfunkel(加芬克尔),作词:Paul Simon - Art Garfunkel,作曲:Paul Simon - Art Garfunke。莎拉·布莱曼有翻唱的。片中的另一首歌曲《寂静之声》也很出名。
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1966年底,又一张主要以西蒙在英国期间创作的歌曲为主的专辑出版了。专辑的名称《欧芹、鼠尾草、迷迭香和百里香》是专辑主打歌《斯卡布罗集市/颂歌》(Scarborough Fair/ Canticle)中的一句歌词。此歌原是一首古老的英国民歌,其起源可一直追溯到中世纪。它曾被英国民歌之父麦考选进他编辑的一本介绍英国民歌的书中。后来英国民歌手马汀·卡西(Martin Carthy)在原歌的基础上加进了自己的再创造(尤其是里面那优美的吉它伴奏),把它变成了一首非常优美的爱情歌曲。西蒙在英国时从卡西那里学会了这首歌。他又再创造性地把自己写的一首反战歌曲《山坡上》(The Side Of A Hill)作为副歌和这首歌混在一起,用对比的手法表达了对和平的渴望。加芬克尔为副歌作了曲,成为歌中的“颂歌”部分。两人在录音时利用多轨技术把多个声部叠加在一起,使人声显得特别丰富。当年崔健在“七合板乐队”出版的一张专辑里曾翻唱过这首动听的歌曲
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley,sage,rosemary & thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green)
Parsely,sage,rosemary & thyme
(Tracing a sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needlework
(Blankets and bedclothes a child of the mountains)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)
Tell her to find me an acre of land
(On the side of a hill,a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsely,sage,rosemary,& thyme
(Washed is the ground with so many tears)
Between the salt water and the sea strand
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather
(War bellows,blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsely,sage,rosemary & thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And togather it all in a bunch of heather
(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley,sage,rosemary & thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
《Scarborough Fair》是1968Year's Day40届奥斯卡获奖影片《The Graduate》(毕业生)(达斯汀·霍夫曼主演1967年出品)的插曲,曲调凄美婉转,给人以心灵深处的触动。《Scarborough Fair》原是一首古老的英国民歌,其起源可一直追溯到中世纪,保罗·西蒙在英国学习期间从英国民歌歌手Martin Carthy(马汀·卡西)那学会了这首民歌,并对其进行改编,加入了自己创作的一首《The Side of A Hill》作为副歌。由加芬克尔作曲并演唱的副歌做为歌曲的和音在听觉的感受上不是特别强烈,因此很多人对副歌不太留意,认为副歌只是歌唱的一种处理形式,实际上副歌却是整个歌曲的灵魂。西蒙用借尸还魂的手法把自己先前创作的反战歌曲《The Side of A Hill》嫁接到《Scarborough Fair》,实现了战争歌曲特别是反战歌曲常选爱情或亲情题材为载体的习惯,成功的把《Scarborough Fair》从单纯的情歌打造成一首反战歌曲。
Scarborough是英格兰北约克郡的一座滨海小镇,在历史上小镇从每年八月十五日开始会有一个延续交易45天的集市,吸引着来自全英格兰甚至欧洲的商人,这就是Scarborough Fair的来由。Scarborough Fair还有一个谐音意思,与Scar-Borrow-Fair谐音,意为借来创痛的集市。现实中是不存在可以借来伤痛的集市的,但如果把它放在一首反战歌曲里面,Scar-Borrow-Fair就有了引申的意思了,那就是Battle Field(战场)。用Battle Field替换Scarborough Fair,这首歌的起始句子就变成了 “Are you going to battle field?”(你要上战场吗?)了,直接开宗明义。
Simon and Garfunkel一直被公认为流行音乐史上最伟大的二重唱组合,而他们的和声也堪称人类所能接触到的最美妙的天籁之音。两人纯净完美的天衣无缝的合音,梦幻般的旋律及完美的低吟浅唱,轻易就可让人进入冥想状态。
个人观点:保罗·西蒙和阿特·加蓬凯尔(Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel)创作的作为《毕业生》插曲的那个版本,第二声部不是民歌原有的,但那和声技巧非常高,和几百年前的民歌配合得天衣无缝,也有很多人喜爱