Scarborough Faire Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel

[TomBot22]

One of my favourite S&G tracks. Think your video fits the song - much better than images of the album cover...

[golondrinaChilenaZZ8]

que preciosidad de canción y de video!

[HawkSoloJr]

good...



[yuvalTVD]

amazing..



[HideTheGarlic]

I like the 2011 version "Are you going to Exeter car boot fair" Lovely !!!!

[andreaukok]

Ii went to Scarborough every year as a child with my family for a holiday..good times.

[UnovaLegend]

Heh heh, no comments about Vocaloid yet? Too late now :3

[miramardream]

Nice video, very much medieval times.

[valleygurl120]

i only listened to this out of curiousity because it sounded interesting but now i can honestly say this is one of the best most soothing songs i have heard..

[dariolavigne]

does anybody know other medieval ballad-celtic songs like this one or like Lord Randal? pls tell me i love them!!!

[2patrock]

I'm so glad you posted the LP version all the other versions on here leave out the Canticle which IS the genius of this genre of song(!)~Much appreciaited!

[seangreen09]

love most s&g but to me this one captured a moment in time...... long before mines :)

[ritchiepeyton]

Has always reminded me of Jayne Phillips, 1973. <3 Wherever she is now, her happiness I continue to wish for.

[hotforwordstoo]

@Zaboned I agree, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme! lol!

[foreveryoung41798]

i listen to this when i cant sleep. It's a perfect lulluby. Enchanting beautiful and memory-bringing-backing (i dont know how else to say that XD if you have a word for that please tell me im eager to build my vocabulary.) it reminds me of when i was a little girl and i would listen to this in the car when we were out late and id fall asleep. *sigh*

[soapybubbles3]

@foreveryoung41798 'Nostalgic' is the word I would use ^_^

[3shmigie3]

Haunting, mysterious and beautiful, with deeper meanings than you'd first think

[foreveryoung41798]

this song is...enchanting o.o

[vetb882]

Takes me back prolly to another lifetime when I lived in Jolly Olde UK. The spinnet piano always takes me there and this song especially. Men were men, damsels were in distress and knights earned the title from warriorhood, not playing pianos or acting.

[TheOldClosetPloy]

Dorian style

[MrPatriot56]

Very atmospheric song , it has quite a ora about it . lovely.

[salinagrrrl69]

Movies don't have soundtracks like' The Graduate' or 'Midnight Cowboy' or 'Romeo & Juliet' (1969) anymore. And don't hold your breath for that to ever come back again.

[Bluebonnett52]

Wish we could go back to the 60's. Things were screwed up then, too, but they were fixable. Folks were more willing to work together, slow down, and savor the moment. Nowadays, it is just cut throat, no cooperation, and every one is in a hurry.

We are lesser people for it....

[Zarboned]

@Bluebonnett52 people smoked a lot more weed in the 60's.

[DjRickyHcGrunn]

Great

[the1ringer]

I think this may be my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song. It's so... perfectly haunting, beautiful, and mystical all at the same time.

[TheXmasshoes]

Really well done video; perfectly matched pictures beatifully blended together with the lyrics. Great work!!

[radiumex]

Lovely song.Beautiful video.Works from the great masters!

Thanks for this.

...posting it on the Facebook thingy.

[jjo818]

I don't often use the term "breath taking," but this song earns it.

[6ixdotcomdotau]

I found some interesting facts. it seems that 'she' left him for another man - possibly at Scarborough Faire. And he sets some impossible tasks for her to get him back. But all she needs to do is say, more or less, is I love you because I will try and do these deeds. But the truth is that he is never going to get her back.

Love lost can be substituted for a woman who has lost her man to another woman?

[renansyllos]

Love it

[pmoy61]

This is a really great song by S&G. The old images compliment the song beautifully. Scarborough Faire Canticle was used in the movie "The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman as Ben,Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson and Katherine Ross as Elaine.For some weird reason the song reminds me of being back in college during the fall/winter semesters. Many thanks!

[TheWolvie450]

This Simon and Garfunkel version will never be equalled. i never tire of listening to this song.

[ArchCaRxXX]

Beautifully haunting!

[storrs19]

The coolest thing is the other song "woven" into Scarborough Fair which is called "On The Side of a Hill" also by Paul Simon. Awesome!

[Tonedefdom]

@storrs19 but they didnt write this melody, its an old piece, so he must borrowed from this to write 'on the side...'

[aviator2k9]

Can someone give me a link to download this song please :)

[repoman2665]

Time to drink my mushroom tea, and meet with the white rabbit wearing the black top hat under the mango tree in felids of green turnups!

[lotsagrapes]

I love grapes

[dirtyjew1974]

me too but interesting comment to a video lol.

[missgriffin77]

The images in this video are so lovely!

[stratman123]

Sad, when you consider the ladies depicted here were all real people who had posed for these portraits so very long ago. A subtle moment of their lives frozen in time. That's all that's left of them now.

[drav1dan]

Not true. They are probably reborn & may even be watching this video. Or reading the Book of Hours

[stratman123]

Not to sound flippant, but I pray that 400 years after MY passing, I'll have better things to do than to watch YOUTUBE!

[40Brothers]

wonderful song.........number one with "the sound of silence"""-----w simon e garfunkel the best!!!!!!!!

[EvaaaaaaD]

Just saw the movie - amazing :)

the music fits so good

[40Brothers]

simon e garfunkel.number one!!!:-)

[88sickbeats88]

this brings back my childhood :)

[SFOBiba]

Great song,great memories.

[dontbannme]

celtic woman can never top this

[ChardoneyFBoR]

very emotional sounds like ever !

[RobertSVideoyMusic]

This is one of the ten songs waht I like me

[goldgrif]

the juxtposition of hopeful love and endless war, so striking thank you

[Heatshapednecklace]

Besides the guitar what instruments are used

[sagittariusBG]

Cymbal - medieval instrument

[MasimbaMusodza]

This is music!!!

[Pictor100]

I really like the medieval images you put in this video. They really go well with the music and give a feeling for what life was like when Scarborough Fair was first written.

[kotor1and2]

aww i rememer when i was in maltby junior school a long time a go we had to sing this

[chocolatier2]

how come when they sing the word 'thyme' it sounds like their singing the word 'time' ?

[Arkanix]

Cause Thyme is pronouced Time

[yellowstarfish09]

because thats how thyme is pronounced.

[catmanstu]

Because that's how you pronounce "thyme."

[slightlymooshed]

If they are lost how do you know they are lost? Perhaps they are just missing waiting for us to re-discover them, or remember them? Think of all the pleasure we have to gain by learning a new skills.

[emmychau17]

but this is a good song

[emmychau17]

do u guys know that the meaning of a cambric shirt

if dont know i

when a person die in the middle ages

they were wrap in a cambric shirt

which is like a death shirt so to me sounds like a death song

thats wat my music teacher told me when i ask him

if u people dont belive me

[tiffo57]

Next time listen to your teachers they try to teach you have to spell! Cambric is a finely woven linen or cotton cloth!

[stillleenie18]

Like a shroud!!!!

[sweetlemonlove]

i heard this song was a curse from an elfin knight to a young maiden who spurned him...well one version of the song is!

[Gary190tube]

From Wiki: "The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she completes these tasks he will take her back. Often the song is sung as a duet, with the woman then giving her lover a series of equally impossible tasks, promising to give him his seamless shirt once he has finished."

[RiseOfTheFool]

man i wish i could go to england in midevil times...just for a bit, i wouldn't wanna live there cuz that would mean a very rough life...i would just like to look at the beautiful landscape that earth had...before we fucked it up :P

[slightlymooshed]

There is still a lot of inspirational & beautiful landscape to be enjoyed in England. A lot of the landscape we see today can be easily connected to the Medieval Period, field systems, old streets & street names etc. Its just knowing where to look, check out.... THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, by W.G. HOSKINS. Amazon sell it for under 6 quid. You wont be disappointed. XXX

[dtmhmmsu]

I am very surprised to learn that this is an English folk song dating back to late medieval times. I thought it was created for the movie "The Graduate" when I first saw the movie in the early 70s.

Anyhow, thanks very much for posting. I love this song immensely.

[blogberry]

Magic. It's pure magic. This song hypnotize me. I adore it. It's incredible.

[vangelisideras]

bravísimooo!!!

[ortekut]

Gracias amigo. Ignoraba que esta cancion tuviera tan interesantes origenes, yo se la escuche al Mago de Oz.

GRacias.

[theray1115]

...On the side of a hill in the deep forest green, Tracing of sparrow on snowcrested brown, Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain. Sleeps unaware of the clarion call. On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves Washes the grave with silvery tears. A soldier cleans and polishes a gun. War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions, Generals order their soldiers to kill, And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten... ...Are you goin' to Scarborough Faaaair?

[WorldStove]

@theray1115 words as lovely as the song

[thuandajk]

oh, this is really good song, i like it very much. i'm living in viet nam, i'm a vietnamese but i like this song. it makes me feel our life very wonderful.........music make me.....our life really interesting........SCABOROUGH FAIR like my village, people frienly......and very good.

[kanevivi]

This is a beautiful song. You just don't hear this type of quality in music anymore.

[JayGOS117]

@kanevivi Yeah man, I'm hoping it's a hiatus. I feel expression is defined by, and grows from, its constrictions...and 'the money men' have constrained well enough. Maybe something beautiful will result...

The thought gives me hope at least.

[aureliejane]

Wales forever?

[Johnacrefair]

Yes

[trlcat]

lol

[aureliejane]

They say scarberro fair,instead of scarbra fair,which is how the British say it,nice.

[Johnacrefair]

Two countries separated by a common language, neither of your spellings are correct either grammatically or phonetically.

but still an absolutely brilliant song!!

[aureliejane]

I was born in Scarborough ,,i am British,,so i do recognise the accent.

but it is a brilliant song.

Thankyou for your comment.

[aureliejane]

I am also half Welsh? but do not speak that language.

[Johnacrefair]

I am all all Welsh (North) Cymru am Byth

[aureliejane]

My father was born in Treorchy,,Glam.South Wales.

I miss him a lot.

[NorceCodine]

Stereo !!!

[luddi82]

one of the best songs ever love it

[firstavatar780]

remember me to one who lives there.

5*

[georgethe100]

A spell ive heard of true love

The herbs of love

[val515]

I love this song it reminds me of my love Romain .....he is French but loves England and its history ...

[hendrixxx1]

All-time classic!

[mmsierra1]

thank you for your work

very well done

A very good song

[celticboy1950]

Rosemary, Rosemary Rosemary

remember, remember, the one who lives there, well, in the same country anyway!

[IrethEarfalas]

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.

[Veerlana]

It's beautiful ! xx

[hyruleguardian117]

I like the music, and the pictures go perfectly,well done.(;

[kirktoad99]

sorry to burst the bubble but im from scar and it aint like that.

[acerb45666555]

that greasy primitive street rap will never match this civilized music!

[volgodon]

Nevermind that this was never 'civilised' music whatever that means.

[Maaruto]

this song is just so beautiful. (sniff)

[val515]

Beautiful,English song..I hope you enjoy it Romain....x

[40Brothers]

canzone e video stupende ...grandi simon e garfunkel veri gooddddddd

[acerb45666555]

excellent!!

[caribind3]

Oh Lucia, I saw this in your faves after I watched the beautiful Cherokee Morning Song, that you shared. This song is so special & reminds me of all the Country Fairs that we have gone to over the years, bliss! :D

[Nunostoat]

I've loved this song since I was a child. But I have to say that your images sent a real thrill up my spine. This is the best background I could ever imagine for this beautiful track. I hope you're doing this for a living, feythdemacedo, because you are supremely talented.

[fudge1monkey]

a very fitting video, and well timed slides, also a good quality version of the song! well done old chum!!!

[luminita51]

Extraordinary video, just can't believe that perfection exists... Astonishing piece of work, I am deeply impressed, thank you ! and for the information, too.

[badoocee]

Timeless..........

[pontdouilly]

magnifique

[JayFireweaver]

Simply amazing. Very good that you did your research. Here I was thinking I'm the only one that knows the origins of Scarborough Fair (back then spelt 'fayre', sometimes fete). You have done an amzing job on this, espeically using the Book of Hours. I was extremely impressed. 5 out of 5 stars and Favourited. Well done my friend.

[carousel19]

Love it!

[PRUHVYD1]

i never knew the facts about the origins of this masterpiece. thanx dude muchos gracias

[FelisSilvestris27]

Great song and beautiful paintings!

[Sarastrah]

A beautiful song!

[acerb45666555]

need it again!!....5/5***** :)

[acerb45666555]

i needed this

[Hexenweib1971]

If you listen to Simon and Garfunkel the world will be a little better - just for a while... Love it - 5*****

[acerb45666555]

Perfection!!

[OstrogothRome]

Great futuristic war scenes from World War IV (that's the one after World War III, where USA and China nuke each other), the one where Burgundia fights Wessex, but loses out when Saxony joins forces with Beveland.

[JayFireweaver]

are you being completely stupid on purpose? do you have no sense of the amazing history contained in these works or art? people like you make me ill.

[OstrogothRome]

JayFireweaver I love your sense of optimism for the future. Unfortunately not shared by Einstein, who once said "I don't know with what weapons WW3 will be fought but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones". Who shall I believe, you...or Einstein and his fear of technological regression?? Or maybe we can be confident WW3 will never happen. Hope you're right anyway, be happy.

[JayFireweaver]

Yes, let's hope WW3 never happens. Why not believe us both? WW3 (if it happens) will be fought with a amnner of horrifying weapons, much like the other wars. Why they cannot make it a war or words i do not know, it would be far more interesitng to hear about, and I think it would get more done. Thank you, I will be happy. You too man.

[sswkr]

thank you for your hitting-the-head-of-a-nail explanation. Your information makes me feel something deeper whenever I listen to this song. I also like Vermeer very much, too.

[arielsandersmusic]

Beautiful

[visionarydreams]

Wonderful...Peace

[Camarggio]

Paul Simon learned this song from Martin Carthy, a famous folk singer in the UK while he was on tour there.Despite using his arrangement of this song, Simon didn't even mention Carthy's name in the credits of the album.Brazilian musicians weren't very impressed with him either!

[richtawee2007]

it needs no point to make things worse when it is already great...I believe...

[binny29]

Absolutely gorgeous video. The artwork works so wonderfully with the lyrics. A job well done. Thanks!

[bkmom]

I love this song, Look up the version by Celtic Woman

[glaoud]

Beautiful job for a marvelous song *****

[don2561]

Thanks kids. I can sleep tonight.

[don2561]

For years I have tried to figure out what kind of shirt he wants made. 'Tell her to make me a mm mm mm shirt' anyone out there have a clue?

[hainstol]

A cambric shirt, a type of cloth

[feythdemacedo]

Cambric Shirt ... Cambric is a thin, plain cotton or linen fabric of fine close weave, usually white. :-)

[acerb45666555]

is it similar to the saffron shirts the Irish favored in the 16th century? i think it was a light type of saffron, not deep yellow like a Buddhist monks robes. it could have been almost white, these shirts were big in Scotland too. they used to cover them with fish oil i think, to make them rain proof! Aye, Gaelic Ingenuity!

[acerb45666555]

what is it? its not white silk, or satin,its a green woodsy color. Calomeg? Cadored? could be a welsh word? or french =Calome? its hard to decipher!

[acerb45666555]

She Was Once A True Love. Interesting, It brings to mind "Courtly Love" ! In those days many Knights were deeply religious and celibate. But would declare theyre "Love From Afar" to some noblewoman. and would even die in battle for her! So when she put a ribbon on his lance at some tourament, it meant alot!! were talking around the 15th century. The Peak of Chivalry!

[elenabenedetti]

Nice job. I enjoyed it! I loved the illumination images.

[DigaleUd]

Haunting and lovely

[rygel52]

Wonderful video, I love the way the artwork captures the mood of the song so well. Great work, I enjoyed watching and listening.

[MasterEled]

Beautiful, nice job on the compilation

[biggtimd]

He wasn't flemish, you twit. He was PHlegmish.

hahahahahahha

[ElfandFairyPrincess]

This version of Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunlke is ABSOLUTELY THE BEST version of Scarborough FAir there is. Their voices blended perfectly with perhaps a touch of magic in it. I love it. Everytime I listen to it it totally blow me awa. THank you so much for posting this song. The pictures are really great too.

[StarTux]

Medieval Baebes make one just as good, if different from this.

Best for me though is Sarah Brightman's :).

All good and we're lucky to have so much choice from such an old song.

[spessulkay]

Wonderful video.

However:

It's Van Eyck, and he was a Flemish Renaissance painter.

=]

[feythdemacedo]

You are right! Thank you for the correction. :-)