Nightcore- Scarborough Fair [Celtic Woman]

this song is so beautiful
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[@caitharb2717]

@Rachel McGivern The meaning of the song is kinda cool... there are different variations and interpretations, but the main theme is that a long time ago, at Scarborough, an Elf King fell in love with a mortal woman. When she didn't love him back, he cursed her, and she could only break it if she did the impossible tasks mentioned in the song (the shirt without seam, finding an acre of land, etc.) The way the story ends vary too, but one version is that she beats the curse, and gets to be with her true love. It's a really awesome story. :3

[@aoifequinn2550]

Reverse the rolls and change the story a bit and it's the love story where an elf woman falls in love with a mortal man in Lord of the rings (I can't remember their names it's been so long since I watched Lord of the rings)

[@starlitkat]

+Aoife Quinn You mean Arwen and Aragorn Right? :D

[@starlitkat]

+Aoife Quinn You mean Arwen and Aragorn Right? :D

[@aoifequinn2550]

+Arthur Kirkland (England) yes thank god someone knew

[@starlitkat]

+Aoife Quinn I LOVE Lord of the Rings

[@kppancke]

Being Celtic, I grew up on these songs and I adore this version!

[@evavarga5716]

50% diabolik lovers 50% Poland and Lithuania shipping

[@mercy9542]

Eva Varga what? I just came for the musical

[@monica-abi-khalil]

You forgot shuumatsu nani shitemasu ka *_* you should watch it. It's a great one ;)

[@Pigen_]

well... i think its kinda ok but the characters where like... empty insite, but still, good series tho

[@gennyrose5047]

Honestly!! True!!

[@seul-gi3819]

Eva Varga magyar vagy?😍

[@hikari31415]

This, like many covers of this song, 1) fails to tell the whole story by 2) leaving out the most important part. The song is supposed to be a duet, and after the man is finished asking the woman to do impossible tasks (make a shirt with no seams, then wash it in a dry well, then hang it to dry on a thorn), she comes in and sings: "Now he has asked me questions three, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; I hope he'll answer as many for me, Before he shall be a true lover of mine." Then SHE asks HIM to do impossible tasks (buy her an acre of land between the saltwater and the sea sand, plow it with a ram's horn and seed it all over with one pepper corn, sheer it with a sickle of leather and tie it all up with one peacock's feather, thrash it on a wall and never let one corn of it fall), before he gets his shirt: "When he has done and finished his work. Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme: Oh, tell him to come and he'll have his shirt, And he shall be a true lover of mine." Basically this song is the ultimate "we are never ever ever getting back together".

[@whiterosevideos453]

I know what you mean, this version is good but I really wish I could find the full duet! Aghhhh....

[@davidgabbitas2880]

Last I checked, the original version by simon and garfunkel didnt have those extra parts that the girl sings (although it does have some cryptic background parts I can't figure out the meaning to, something about a child of the mountain being unaware of a war being fought for a forgotten cause), but you are right that this doesnt have all of the original verses in it Edit: it was explained to me that the simon and garfunkel was not the original.

[@hikari31415]

@@davidgabbitas2880 Hate to break it to ya buddy but Simon and Garfunkel didn't write this song, they covered it. It's a folk song dating back to at least 1650. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)) Oh, and the cryptic background parts in Simon and Garfunkel's Scarborough Fair recording are from Paul Simon's previous song, "The Side of a Hill".

[@davidgabbitas2880]

@@hikari31415 Thanks for telling me this! I hadn't actually looked up any of the information, I just knew that the simon and garfunkel was really old. I can appreciate when I am wrong and someone is willing to correct me. Thank you!

[@kimmiyshi]

Omg it's Poland and Lithuania. xD

[@adriwood9691]

That's what i said when i first saw it xD

[@M9.9]

Same here xD

[@postrainproductions1668]

YES! I'm not the only one!

[@postrainproductions1668]

I have the same hair cut like Lithuania.... LOL :v

[@kaylafarmer2106]

Critter Crazed lol. same.

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

Is this beautiful thing what I think it is? Could it be... Lithuania....and Poland? *Fangasms * I SHIP. I SHIP INTENSELY.

[@olivercreepy7350]

o.e

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

Oliver Creepy ....So..*cough *...I read a lot of fascinating fanmade literature.........

[@FifthKazekagGaara]

Twisted Sonnet *holds up the fanfiction* this is filth! FILTH!!! *walks off with it to read it latter* and no you can't have it back!

[@firefox1731]

GIVE THAT BACK TO HER GARRA

[@Aspenowles34]

@@firefox1731 u spelled Gaara wrong.

[@jasondarrikson853]

I got chills when she started singing. *O.O*

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

Oh good. I'm not alone.

[@lulusia19]

You're a Diabolik Lovers fan then...

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

It's slightly creepy how you knew that..... But no matter. Yes, I'm a Diabolik Lovers fan.

[@firefox1731]

??? yo soy el diablo

[@TheKinachan]

Polska i Litwa ❤️🇵🇱

[@FairyTail2385]

kanato from diabolik lovers sang this too :3

[@svtekh]

He's good at it too x3

[@nightcorebae3778]

He was the reason I found out about the song

[@svtekh]

A Clevergirl Me too

[@allygp6834]

i finally found the episode where Kanato sang Scarborough Fair. it was ep. 6

[@rinakihimeuirichiro2516]

FairyTail2385 yah that's why i came here

[@Drakeero]

Sort of wants to sound like a funeral song with a some flexible interpretation of the lyrics. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme are herbs that do grow in the wild, not just in one's garden. They also appear as a line in each of the four stanzas of the song as a sort of refrain. I think that the "cambric shirt" of the second stanza can specify material of construction and/or a style. If we ignore material and take the style of the shirt interpretation, this leaves the refrain (parsley, sage, etc) to fill in the material. A lightweight shirt woven without seam or needlework made from those flowers. This then works with the third stanza. The acre of land could traditionally refer to a homestead for a newly married couple, but using the funeral interpretation it instead refers to a soon to be grave in the woods marked by the flowering herbs. This leaves the first and fourth stanzas. On the surface it sounds like she's talking about a man at a fair. Alas, I know not of any Scarborough Fair, but I do greatly enjoy the study of Celtic Animism. Very loosely interpreted: that the natural world around us is alive with spirits and aspects of the Divine. That humans could interact with in sometimes very emotional ways. I would consider the refrain again to be referencing something very wild and very natural rather than anything made by people. So without any clarification from Scarborough Fair itself, it almost sounds like a goodbye song being sung by someone who's expecting to die and return to the natural forces of the world. ("Was once a true love of mine"; when we die, we return to that from which we came.)

[@tamceline239]

Scarborough Fair? According to your guesses, could the "fair" mean a funeral of someone's, and the funeral is attended by many people? Just a random guess.

[@DrPapufu8923]

Damn.. No wonder I always had chills listening to this song

[@Drakeero]

Tam Celine Well, I ended up looking up the original meaning. It's disappointing. It's another "fair-folk" causing trouble by cursing a woman to never find true love unless the guy could perform the impossible tasks sung of in the stanzas. In the end I prefer my interpretation: the fair is an important local tradition, a time of happiness. But for whatever reason the singer is ill and cannot go to the fair with others because she'll be dead soon. Following the concept of animism where many aspects of nature were viewed as having incorporeal yet intelligent aspects (thus the 'true love' might be an embodiment of the natural powers of a particular place) - the symbolism of the 'impossible tasks' could instead reference her dying wish to be buried in an unmarked grave at that aforementioned place. As sad as it would be to die during a festive holiday, it would also imply great peace and acceptance and... well its just nicer than most fears of death. OR - if you want to add the randomly chosen picture for flavor to my interpretation (and assuming the singer is the 'girl' on the right, and the person on the left is a 'guy'): Instead of drawing from celtic animism to explain the "he" as a force of the world (since that idea may seem a bit strange to those who do not regularly ponder such concepts), the "he" in this case could be her friend. The fellow soldier/adventurer whom was slain at an earlier time and buried in the woods. In death, it could be said that the same nature symbolism of the plants could be used to reference where his grave is, and where she wants to be buried when she dies.

[@jarjitopuria7063]

league of legends, celtic woman, nightcore, celtic culture? ... u are my kind of person lol

[@eyeofthetyger8504]

Across the rolling green hills of the land of druids and royalty, spirits of legend and old lie in wait with longing in their hearts to be reunited with their lost loved ones whose lives are nothing but the sweet dreams of knights and princesses in high towers.

[@eyeofthetyger8504]

***** Talk about a blast from the past. I'll let you use it if you tell me about the book your writing

[@eyeofthetyger8504]

*****​ Ha! Well good luck with that. You have my permission.

[@firefox1731]

how big are said people?

[@27kumar749]

Beautiful. Can you write something else also please

[@fei8292]

High tower royalty legend Me: rapunzel!!????

[@singforever3597]

6 years and it's still beautiful 👌🏽

[@starflamanic]

omg the pic is Poland and Lithuania from Hetalia!

[@ynwaneverforget9646]

But Poland and Lithuania are countries

[@Lycan_the_deerdog]

+YNWA Never Forget 96 Hetalia is about personified countries. That's why they have country names.

[@costyhetalia]

Shine Bright Like A Doitsu I know it doesnt doesnt make sense now, but, thanks to this comment section, one year ago I became an Hetalian

[@Aspenowles34]

@@ynwaneverforget9646 did you really just say that? *GET OUT, YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO HUMANKIND!*

[@helltalia2550]

*laughing in hetalian in the background*

[@MsPokemongirl101]

Diabolik Lovers Kanato Sakamaki

[@casuallyslaying7201]

sanako .girl 😊😊 cool me to

[@ratmunney]

Lietpol and Scarborough Fair. Who knew I needed this more than anything in my life?

[@Simadedede]

Reminds me of the beautiful hills and luscious green forests and grass in northern England. It takes me back to long ago. Thankyou for posting this.

[@fran0934]

I LOVE THE CELT'S HISTORY

[@aoifequinn2550]

Thanks

[@aoifequinn2550]

You do make a good point there my good sir. But if you take into account that the English took over most of Ireland you can see where it's coming from. (That didn't even make any sense but I think you know what I mean)

[@aoifequinn2550]

Yeah, point taken

[@arya-crona-nightclash1775]

i will make this my first adopted or born kids lullaby it is so calming but my kids are like twenty years away lol i "liked" it :3

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

*Thumbs * Good choice. That's what I thought when I first heard it 6 months ago.

[@arya-crona-nightclash1775]

Lol thcx

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

Anytime~ The song gives me chills......The good kind, though.

[@arya-crona-nightclash1775]

Becca Beyer lol

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

^v^

[@Simadedede]

Im not sure if England would let those two go to scarborough fair

[@aoifequinn2550]

You sure? They could've drugged his tea or something but oh well

[@aoifequinn2550]

Shhh, don't question them. It's something they would do and you know it

[@korebotic8097]

Maybe Lithuania, definitely not Poland

[@SexyVampir8]

Than this song fit's perfectley. Because it's about a love, that never could be. *sweet*

[@beccam7286]

I'm not sure who the characters are, why wouldn't they be welcome here?

[@shainelopes9555]

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 Tell her to make me a cambric shirt (in the deep forest green) Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground) Without no seams nor needle work (Bedclothes the child of the mountain) Then she'll be a true love of mine (Sleeps unaware of the clarion call) Tell her to find me an acre of land (A sprinkling of leaves) Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme (Washes the grave with silvery tears) Between the salt water and the sea strands (And polishes a gun) Then she'll be a true love of mine Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather (Blazing in scarlet battalions) Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (Generals order their soldiers to kill) And gather it all in a bunch of heather (A cause they've long ago forgotten) 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

[@chloeklein5733]

Kanato Sakamaki sang this and these two singing this song gives me chills😍😍😍

[@redmaster2377]

first time i've listened to scarborough fair is from diabolik lovers sang by kanato then i tried to research the original singers and there! i can't get this song out of my mind.

[@bethanypankratz6537]

me too! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@whitewolf8102]

When I was a kid this was my lullaby *this brings back a lot of good memory's

[@lilfoxychild737]

Yes it does

[@davidgabbitas2880]

I have no idea who you all are referencing in the comments, but this is an amazing song! (Btw, I had no idea celtic woman did a cover of this! I love it!)

[@YungAnt1991]

I love this song!!! & the person on the flute does damn good

[@juliuscaesar9720]

Lithuania and Poland! :) I love this song already, but this made it better! :D

[@elly4914]

LIET!!! POLSKII!!!!!!! It's like, so totally awesome seeing you here!! :D

[@scarecrowbar66]

Before understanding this wasn't exactly real, I was completely smitten by this young lady's angelic voice. Figuring out what Nightcore is about (electronically manipulating existing songs) actually hurt my heart. I still like it, but it's embarrassing to fall in love with a robot.

[@tuumuus2486]

it's just a filter, that doesn't make the song fake

[@VanessaTdr]

It's so Good and relaxing!!! 😍😍♥️ And this voice is very nice!

[@OleandyrTheGreatDragonGod]

Seeing all the comments about people shipping Poland and Lithuania make me wonder what kind of relationship the actual countries of Poland and Lithuania have in real life.

[@nanunightcore4782]

Damn i used to listen when i was so young, love seeing all these comments from 7 years a go, its so heartwarming with all the XDs

[@dantethespoon1087]

Scarborough is my favourite place in england, it is so beautiful like this song

[@2001blueflame]

So peaceful I love it and hatalia

[@itsbeckylmao9692]

....Forgive me, but *Hetalia *

[@irenesweeney9635]

Wasn't expecting to find this nightcored, ^-^

[@PSWification]

Great Song.......one of Simon and Garfunkels best.......gave me an instant flashback on SukaSuka, where it was sung by Yamada Tamaru as well :-D

[@SC0RPI057]

Best version of this songe EVER!

[@brettshair3151]

Ok hear me out. The Kirkland brothers singing this. Arthur would love this

[@lindaumelo1140]

Love that song

[@kathockley6240]

It's so relaxing

[@Miakima]

Oh look It's APH Poland. XD Hetalia is a sin but i still love it.

[@bryleeisdabest9271]

Lietpol! Kanato! Two great anime!

[@madaraszi]

sweetest voice ever

[@СтаниславаБратчанская]

Hetalia❤️

[@sweetlollipop6991]

I love this song ^.^ ♥Hetalia♥

[@natsus.8167]

I love this song.

[@sadgerinn1490]

I loved Kanato's version in Diabolik Lovers! His voice was hauntingly beautiful.

[@kyoubaynfu1224]

lol

[@casuallyslaying7201]

Yee Lynn Lau foreal

[@nightcoreyuki7836]

HETALIANS UNITE! AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAV SONGS!

[@JadeDawesofficial]

Holy crap! Poland and Lithuania WHAT?!

[@miegodnia4047]

I love this song

[@alyssaroudebush8288]

I LOVE this song!!!!

[@usernamemissing6138]

Konan!

[@shxjinxoki8312]

2020 anyone?

[@koro_02]

2021

[@KHowardishereandthefunsbegun]

I’m from Lithuania and my Gf is from Poland. Coincidence?

[@backfromthedeadc742]

Awwww Poland and Lithuania!! ❤❤❤

[@visibleconfusion6976]

I watched this awhile ago when I didn't know what Hetalia was, now that I know this is ten times better because Hetalia.

[@costyhetalia]

A⃟m⃟y⃟ B⃟l⃟u⃟e⃟s⃟h⃟i⃟n⃟e⃟ yeah, me too XD i knew Hetalia thanks to this video, and now that I know Hetalia this song is too funny to listen because of Lithuania and Poland XD

[@coryhw5768]

So... how many people pair these two together? I am not sure if that would be cute or not. 'Course, I haven't seen the show in a while....

[@lillianabright03]

Hi! Is this Hetalia? This is a good song! I

[@coryhw5768]

Firdous Islam It is. And Hi!

[@lillianabright03]

Cora Hursman Hiya! I knew it! (I've never watched it) But I recognized the art. I've seen Hetalia's art design of its characters so I sort of figured it out. ^^

[@coryhw5768]

Firdous Islam Yup, yup. I get it!

[@lillianabright03]

Cora Hursman-san yup yip yup!

[@eevastiinaahonen744]

When I listened this for the first time, I didn't know the characters, but now I'm laughing my head off cause I didn' knew then earlier XD

[@lifethoughtshere1905]

When I saw Poland and Lithuania writed on the corner, I was like OMG. Btw I'm from Lithuania

[@kapow45]

Once you hear your first nightcore song, you can't leave it

[@hkxq.8537]

I love this song so much When I was in G.4, the teacher taught me to play this piano😁

[@Schneeble42]

LietPol! So cute! Great nightcore!

[@justanotherhuman4907]

I love how the photo was of Poland and Lithuania!

[@Tenshi962]

Hayle Westerna has an amazing voice even in this.

[@lizcywen6245]

this kind of reminds me of some of the old ost's of inuyasha...

[@nastycat1024]

this song is absolutly beautiful

[@HoshinoAiSimp]

i found this on sukasuka ages ago

[@eclipce-faithdrogonborn916]

HETALIA!😍

[@Elreysilente]

9 años y sigo escuchando esta bella canción

[@mariamcisse6649]

magnifique chanson

[@eevastiinaahonen744]

But I can't see the connection here... Pretty song, and Lithuania + Poland... No. Can't see it here.

[@lukaniamoon2029]

I'm from Poland =D

[@Lou-b2p]

My dear Poland ^^ !

[@MarbleMuseHasAppeared]

This is how obsessed I am: I recognize Poland and Lietuva, scream, "POLAND" *Click on video, overjoyed* Ahh... I'm crazy!

[@edoshea7847]

BLESS 🖤🖤🖤

[@courtneyleewright7222]

cool song

[@levir2493]

Suka Suka !!!!

[@kassandradierker5664]

I love this song. I have my own simple arrangement I taught myself for piano if anyone wants it :)

[@thatamericanbrunette5981]

Is it on your channel?

[@StridentRebel20]

Can someone the lyrics to this amazing song? This is the first time i listend to this song and I LOVE THIS!!!!!

[@christinescott1377]

I love lord of the rings so i love this 💖💖💖💖

[@stargirlcry]

This rocks

[@1987MartinT]

Where can I find that picture? Seriously, it's beautiful.

[@PapaSchultz45]

Look the performance of Hayley Westenra for Scarborough Fair ;)

[@notsoirishidiot1576]

cute picture =3

[@Magic3Star]

I never did figure out what this song was supposed to be about other than true love.

[@seysamato]

Here here my good sir I too have the shivers

[@allstarall3095]

Poland and Lithuania!!!

[@minemmou8751]

KANATO DL THE FANDOM LIVES ONNNNNNNNNNN

[@cupidspaws9028]

i came here because I like irish music :P

[@gildedarmor]

This is a song from my childhood

[@pati1943]

We're everywhere ( i'm from Poland )

[@mattwilliams2715]

Toris and Feliks xD

[@frostwarg9674]

?Takt?/?Melodie?/?Musik? Ist !exakt! Gleich wie bei Santiano "Garten Eden"

[@nicechan3107]

Deus salve o Rei.

[@kordiall]

Foi a primeira coisa que pensei quando escutei isso XD

[@ranaame8757]

hetalia😍

[@jeanie_beanie]

Poland and Lithuania!! hetalia forever

[@aangangel333j]

i might sing this in my gaeltacht talent show this summer!

[@komoriyui5446]

right now i am irish dancing in mayo co. ireland i love it here best move ever its so peacfull

[@emtothedogz]

Ireland the land I long for I dream of.

[@aoifequinn2550]

I'm damn lucky I'm Irish then aren't I?

[@dinoman6962]

It took me a freaken year to figure out who they were!

[@robertsisk5491]

This song is actually elven lovers by Omnia

[@robertsisk5491]

@Bella Hoffman ok. Seems it was written sooner then I thought and what I hear was a cover song