75th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival (2023)
N254 Guitar Solo – Junior 結他獨奏 - 初級組比賽曲目
Piece: Scarborough Fair
Arranger: P Gerrits
Performer: Eric Lau
Scarborough Fair (斯卡布羅市集)位於英國北約郡(North Yorkshire, England),來自英格蘭各地,甚至歐洲大陸的商人,都會聚集在Scarborough進行交易,形成了一個定期市集。
歌曲《Scarborough Fair》早在600年前開始在當地流行,而Simon和Garfunkel在 1966 年令這首歌重生了。後來,它在1967 年被添加到The Graduate的CD中。從那時起,數以百計的音樂家和歌手錄製了這首歌 。 雖然歌曲在00 年前誕生,如今仍然很受歡迎。隨著時間的推移,這首英國民歌加入了很多詩句,現今也最少包括了 13 節的經文。
歌曲《Scarborough Fair》講述了單相思的故事,描述一位年輕男子指示聽者去吩咐他以前的愛人為他完成一系列不可能的任務,例如為他製作一件沒有線縫的襯衫,然後在一座乾涸的井中將其洗滌等等,如果她完成了這些任務,他將與她重歸於好的故事。女方也交給她的愛人一系列同樣不可能的任務,並答應在他結束後將無縫的襯衫交給他。
《Scarborough Fair》裡唱到了四種香草,有香芹、鼠尾草、迷迭香和百里香(Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme),當中分別代表愛情的甜蜜,力量,忠誠和勇氣。這首歌曲中的男女雙方都藉助說出這些草本植物名字的語言力量,緩和他們之間關係的痛苦,最後是鼓勵,以實現給予的不可能的任務。
Scarborough Fair歌詞 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 Tell her to make me a cambric shirt (in the deep forest green) Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground) Without no seams nor needle work (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 (A sprinkling of leaves) Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme (Washes the grave with silvery tears) Between the salt water and the sea strands (And polishes a gun) Then she'll be a true love of mine Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather (Blazing in scarlet battalions) Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (Generals order their soldiers to kill) And gather it all in a bunch of heather (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