Song: Down by the Salley Gardens
Artist: Rita Eriksen

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.



歌曲：漫步在莎莉花园
演唱：丽塔•埃里克森 翻译：佚名

在莎莉花园深处，吾爱与我曾经相遇。
她穿越了莎莉花园，用雪白的双足。
她嘱咐我要爱得轻松，就象新叶在枝桠萌芽。
但我当时年幼无知，不予轻率苟同。

在河边的田野，我和我的爱人曾经驻立。
她将雪白的双手搭在我微倾的肩膀。
她嘱咐我要活得轻松，就象青草在堤岸滋长。
但我当时年幼无知，而今却泪水盈盈。

歌曲《Down by the Salley Gardens》 简介

这首歌曲的作曲者为威廉•巴特勒•叶芝 William Butler Yeats（1865.6.13—1939.1.28），爱尔兰著名的诗人、剧作家和神秘主义者。叶芝也是“爱尔兰文艺复兴运动”的领袖，艾比剧院（Abbey Theatre）的创建者之一。In 1923, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation".

Down by the Salley Gardens 有许多个不同的版本，听起来，有不同的味道，如此地富有诗意。丽塔•埃里克森具有天籁般嗓音，歌声就有如温暖的泉源般，向世人传达出源源不断的爱。Rita Eriksen is without doubt considered as one of Norway’s best lead singers because of her outstanding voice.She is also a master singing Norwegian traditional folk music. Rita is known for her ability to express different directions in her singing. （摘自网络）

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