根据叶芝的同名诗歌〈Down By the Salley Garden〉谱曲而成,最初翻译为《柳园里》,是叶芝早年的诗作。他的早年诗歌韵律优美,感情细腻,辞藻华丽,象征意味浓郁,明显受到英国浪漫主义和法国象征主义诗歌的影响 叶芝曾为此诗作过下列注释:“这首诗是根据斯莱戈县巴利索戴尔村里一个经常独自吟唱的老农妇记不完全的三行旧歌词改写而成的”。诗人追忆往事,抒发着对生活和爱情的情感。这种情感里更多的夹杂着“Let it Be”的意味。想想自己,颇有感触。 在夜深人静之时,悠扬的风笛声把我们带进一个没有喧嚣,没有浮躁的世界,这经典的爱情诗篇,经由歌手的轻声哼唱,能给我们带来美好的心情。
Down by the Salley Gardens 走进莎莉花园 My love and I did meet 我和我的爱人相遇 She passed the Salley Gardens 她穿越莎莉花园 With little snow-white feet 踏著雪白的纤足 She bid me take love easy 她请我轻柔的对待这份情 As the leaves grow on the tree 像依偎在树上的群叶 But I being young and foolish 但我是如此年轻而无知 With her did not agree 不曾细听她的心声 In a field by the river 在河流畔的旷野 My love and I did stand 我和我的爱人并肩伫立 And on my leaning shoulder 在我的微倾的肩膀 She laid her snow-white hand 是她柔白的手所倚 She bid me take life easy 她请我珍重生命 As the grass grows on the weirs 像生长在河堰的韧草 But I was young and foolish 但我是如此年轻而无知 And now am full of tears 如今只剩下无限的泪水 Down by the Salley Gardens 走进莎莉花园 My love and I did meet 我和我的爱人相遇 She passed the Salley Gardens 她穿越莎莉花园 With little snow-white feet 踏著雪白的纤足 She bid me take love easy 她请我轻柔的对待这份情 As the leaves grow on the tree 像依偎在树上的群叶 But I being young and foolish 但我是如此年轻而无知 With her did not agree 不曾细听她的心声 But I was young and foolish 但我是如此年轻而无知 And now am full of tears 如今只剩下无限的泪水
曲调唯美动人,柔和的旋律和优美的声音,丝毫没有压迫感。最特别的是,它的背景音乐以竖琴为主,给人一股清新的感受。听这首down by the salley garden,随着音乐的行云流水,你是否看到了上几个世纪,在沙莉花园那个午后,传着亚麻白裙的少女牵着爱人的手,缓缓地,缓缓地走过,相遇,然后擦肩而过。。。 在爱尔兰诗人的笔下,爱情在午后蔓延。人生在质朴的英伦村庄里慢慢延续.......