"SCARBOROUGH FAIR"
Parsley 歐芹 = Joy 歡愉
Sage 鼠尾草 = Wisdom 智慧
Rosemary 迷迭香 = Remembrance 憶念
Thyme 百里香 = Courage 勇氣
Parsley 歐芹 = Joy 歡愉
Sage 鼠尾草 = Wisdom 智慧
Rosemary 迷迭香 = Remembrance 憶念
Thyme 百里香 = Courage 勇氣
英格蘭的東北部 Yorkshire 約克郡, 近北海的小城 Scarborough 士嘉堡, 自中世紀以來是所有貿易商品的重要港口和市場。1253年, 國王 Henry III 亨利三世簽署憲章, 制訂在 Scarborough 士嘉堡, 每年可舉辦為期四十五天的市集, 這公告引起在北歐、拜占庭帝國和波羅的海附近國家的商人興趣, 到來與當地的農耕、蓄牧場和莊稼園主進行各類商品、農產、牲口買賣, 或以易物作交易。
憲章亦特别訂明:「御准 "下議院 House of Common" 佔二百二十二席的 The Burgesses 伯格斯家族和他們的繼承人, 每年在八月十五日的 "The Assumption Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin 聖母升天節", 至九月二十九日 "Feast of Saint Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael 天使長聖米高, 聖加百列和聖拉斐節", 期間可以在他們的自治市鎮舉辦同樣為期四十五天的市集活動」。
這市集引起其他縣郡的市鎮紛紛仿效, 至1788年, 各地方的市集在互相競爭下, 漸見息微至告終, 留下來祇有遊樂玩耍成為日後歐洲各大小市鎮的流動式 "Funfair 遊樂埸", 這類被當地華人稱為 "Fair 仔場" 繼而催生了現今在世界各地擧行的大型流動式機動遊戲 "Carnival 嘉年華" 盛事。
歌曲 - "Scarborough Fair"
Frank Kidson (1855-1926) 民歌收藏家音樂學者, 1850年的歌集 "Collection Traditional Tunes《傳統曲調集》有記載, 在英格蘭 Yorkshire 約克郡, Scarborough 士嘉堡 Whitby Parish 教區修道院, 每天傳來頌唱歌聲的旋律, 在該市鎮一带廣傳, 後來被撰上歌詞的民謠 "Scarborough Fair", 在整個 Yorkshire 約克郡各市鎮傳唱。
市集是青少年遊樂, 和男女邂逅的好去處, 這首民謠是歌者問一個路人:「是否前去 Scarborough Fair 士嘉堡市集? 請代告知一個住在那裡的少女關於歌者自己, 這少女曾經是他的愛人, 告訴她, 給我縫造一件没有接縫, 亦看不見針線的麻紗襯衣 ...... 然後, 她就會成為我的真愛」; 而少女亦以一些條件回答了他 "Or never be a true love of mine! 或者永遠不會成為我的真愛"。
在男女的愛情中, 這是雙方永不可能做到的要求, 祇是各自向對方作挑釁、戲弄一番或報復而已, 猶如一般戀人在鬧翻後, 甚至在熱戀中的男女, "永解不開的謎題" 能否把两人的愛情繼續維繫在一起呢?
"SCARBOROUGH FAIR" - Frank Kidson 1891
BOY:
BOY:
1. "O, where are you going?" "To Scarborough fair,"
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme;
"Remember me to a lass who lives there,
For once she was a true love of mine."
2. And tell her to make me a cambric shirt,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Without any seam or needlework,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.
3. And tell her to wash it in yonder dry well,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Where no water sprung, nor a drop of rain fell,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.
4. Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.
GIRL:
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme;
"Remember me to a lass who lives there,
For once she was a true love of mine."
2. And tell her to make me a cambric shirt,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Without any seam or needlework,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.
3. And tell her to wash it in yonder dry well,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Where no water sprung, nor a drop of rain fell,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.
4. Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born,
And then she shall be a true love of mine.
GIRL:
5. O, will you find me an acre of land,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Between the sea foam, the sea sand,
Or never be a true lover of mine.
6. O, will you plough it with a ram's horn,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
And sow it all over with one peppercorn,
Or never be a true lover of mine.
7. O, will you reap it with a sickle of leather,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
And tie it all up with a peacock's feather,
Or never be a true lover of mine.
8. And when you have done and finished your work,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
You may come to me for your cambric shirt,
And then you shall be a true lover of mine."
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
Between the sea foam, the sea sand,
Or never be a true lover of mine.
6. O, will you plough it with a ram's horn,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
And sow it all over with one peppercorn,
Or never be a true lover of mine.
7. O, will you reap it with a sickle of leather,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
And tie it all up with a peacock's feather,
Or never be a true lover of mine.
8. And when you have done and finished your work,
Savoury sage, rosemary, and thyme,
You may come to me for your cambric shirt,
And then you shall be a true lover of mine."
Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel 1966
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and 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)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain)
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)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Washes the grave with silvery tears)
Between the salt water and the seastrands
(A soldier clean and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Washes the grave with silvery tears)
Between the salt water and the seastrands
(A soldier clean and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
(War bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And gather 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
(War bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And gather 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, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine