莎莉花园

Down by the Salley Gardens

走进莎莉的花园

《莎莉花园》（Down By The Sally ）是一首闻名遐迩的爱尔兰传统歌曲。曲名中文直译的含义为走进莎莉花园，通常只译作莎莉花园。

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。

爱尔兰哨笛版（by:Joanie Madden）

这首歌是根据爱尔兰诗人威廉·巴特勒·叶芝的同名诗歌谱曲而成。诗歌讲述的是爱尔兰西部斯莱戈一条河边的柳树园，最初翻译为《柳园里》。该曲由赫伯特·休斯（Herbert Hughes）和本杰明·布里顿（Benjamin Britten），艾弗·格尔尼（Ivor Gurney）谱曲。

这首歌的歌词韵律优美，感情细腻，辞藻华丽，象征意味浓郁，而音乐则具有浓郁的爱尔兰风格，飘逸、温婉。其间蕴含的意境不必用文字来描述，也不应该用文字来描述。当一个人静下心来一遍一遍地聆听那宛如天堂滑落的旋律，才能感受到沁人心脾的韵致，找到最初的自我。

诗歌原文：

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'm full of tears

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 did not agree

翻译译文

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;

在莎莉花园深处，吾爱与我曾经相遇。

She passed the salley gardens with little snow-whitefeet.

她雪花般的纤足，向着花园尽头走去。

She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on thetree;

她嘱我爱得简单，如枝上萌发的新绿。

But I, being young and foolish,with her did not agree.

但当年年少无知，不愿接受她的心语。

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,

在远方河畔旷野，吾爱与我并肩伫立。

And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.

在我微倾的肩上，她搭起纯白的手臂。

She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on theweirs;

她嘱我活得淡然，像青草滋长于岸堤。

But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.

但当年年少无知，如今早已泪满衣裳 。