Scarborough Fair

are you going to scarborough fair 
parsley sage¹ rosemary and thyme 
remember me to one who lives there
she once was a true love of mine
tell her to make me a cambric shirt
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
without no seams nor needle work
then she'll be a true love of mine
tell her to find me an acre of land
parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
between the salt water and the sea strand²
then she'll be a true love of mine 
tell her to reap it with a sickle³ of leather
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
and gather it all in a bunchof heather
then she'll be a true love of mine
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

1 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

2 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

3 sickle   

n.镰刀

参考例句：

• The gardener was swishing off the tops of weeds with a sickle.园丁正在用镰刀嗖嗖地割掉杂草的顶端。
• There is a picture of the sickle on the flag. 旗帜上有镰刀的图案。