Scarborough Fair - Tal Barr

An ancient tune from the past.. This piece has always enchanted me, ever since I was a child. Everytime I sang it, it was as if an unknown gravity was carrying me into ancient times. Some say it first emerged somewhere in the 13th century. The origins of this old tune was lost in the mists of time, and so was the one who composed it. Whoever it was, he\ she left behind an imprint that one can almost "smell" by simply listening.. An older version of this text is called The Elfin Knight". Also a beautiful one.

Vocals and production by Tal Barr
Mixing and mastering by Benco Mandil

#ScarboroughFair
#Medieval

[eusou]

So mystic, so beautiful, so...medieval!

[gingerkaygrimes]

This was my dad's favorite song. I was listening to some meditation music and it went off and this video came on. You tube said I was still listening to flute music but was showing this video. And no where in my youtube list does it show I listened to this video. Thanks Dad for dropping in with your favorite song.

[NatureofWindsSoul]

This is the kind of music that makes you want to just close your eyes and drift away.

[garyneville]

We need more of this in the barmy world we now find ourselves in! I hope I am greeted with this kind of music in the next life, beautiful.

[songmaster]

Good music is a gift from Heaven, as is your voice. Beautiful.

[zahmeenahbaszler]

DANKE für dieses Lied !!!
Es tut gut, daß es noch Liedermacher gibt, die dieses Geschehen in Worte und Melodien fassen können ... und das auch tun.
Meine Stimme und mein SEIN unterstützt den FRIEDEN

[izzyreid]

My ideal song for walking through the woods barefooted. Sending love and hugs Tal Barr xxx

[rainerf.]

Unfassbar!! Ein tolles Lied, eine glockenklare schöne Stimme, diese Kombination ist einzigartig. Vielen Dank für diese wunderschöne Aufnahme!!🙏🙏

[jub]

I don't know why, but this lovely song gets me since I heard it the first time...sung by Simon & Garfunkel! The harmonies touch me very, very deep inside - and this happens not often! Such a wonderful version of this awesome tune...perhaps the best ever! Chapeau, Tal!!! 🤩

[FinnishDrake]

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
(On the side of a hill, in the deep forest green)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Blankets and 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
(On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Washes the grave with silvery tears)
Between the salt water and the sea strands
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
(War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
(And to fight for 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

[Revolutioninja.]

🎶 ~ “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” ~ 🎶

[sharonwood]

I also happened upon this by chance. It took me to the Medieval forest where all the magic is lurking. Haunting and beautiful.

[jason]

I don't know how you only have 201 subscribers but I'm honored to make it one more!

[Fissidens]

I love this voice. Listening to this song the whole day. So so wonderful and the video is so well done, with a mystic, magic woman walking barefoot through the forest, joined by a beautiful mysterious wolf. Wonderful video, thank you for sharing this great song with us

[johnq]

🔥Sends my soul back to a different time🔥

[mariomadison]

Wow...just...wow...blown away...this is how it should've been played...best version ever

[sp.calligraphic]

Came upon this rendition by chance. What a beautifully haunting, ethereal piece echoed in the cinematography. Love this so much.

[primaskapi]

Hauntingly beautiful! Hauntingly beautiful voice, music and vedio! Feels like going back in time!

[AnnaCarelovedge]

I sang that song with all of my students and told them the fairy tale that inspired the song. They loved it as much as I. ❤ Very soft and fairy version, beautiful.

[louiseholsthansen]

So beautiful, both music and pictures of your beloved homeland❤