英文歌曲《Down By The Salley Gardens》
演唱:Loreena Mckennitt(罗琳娜 麦肯尼特)
作词: Yeats(叶慈,1865-1939,爱尔兰剧作家、诗人,获1923年诺贝尔文学奖)
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-white feet.
她穿越莎莉花园,以雪白的小脚。
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
她嘱咐我要爱得轻松,当新叶在枝桠萌芽。
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
但我当年年幼无知,不予轻率苟同。
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
在河边的田野,吾爱与我曾经驻足。
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
她依靠在我的肩膀,以雪白的小手。
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
她嘱咐我要活得轻松,当青草在堤岸滋长。
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
但我当年年幼无知,而今热泪盈眶。
歌名: Down by the Salley Gardens
作者: Yeats, (叶慈,1865-1939,爱尔兰剧作家、诗人,获1923年诺贝尔文学奖)
Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
斯遇佳人,仙苑重深
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
玉人雪趾,往渡穿林
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
瞩我适爱,如叶逢春
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
我愚且顽,负此明言
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
斯水之畔,与彼曾伫
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
比肩之处,玉手曾拂
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
嘱我适世,如荇随堰
But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.
惜我愚顽,唯余泣叹!

罗琳娜·麦肯尼特(Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt,1957年2月17日-),出生于加拿大缅省草原地区的一个小城镇(Modern)。她是加拿大著名的爱尔兰竖琴演奏家、键盘手,以及歌手。以创作、表演凯尔特和中东风格音乐以及女高音演唱而闻名。
这首歌是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 。