Greensleeves

Green Sleeves (《绿袖》) 是一首英国民谣，在伊丽莎白女王时代就已广为流传; 一词绿袖，在英国民间所指，大堤和中国古代歌伎来势，同样是“秋月春风等闲度，暮去朝来颜​​色故”的可怜女子。

相传这首民谣是描写一个民间水手的爱情故事。水手和一个喜欢穿绿袖衣裳的姑娘相爱了，每次见面，姑娘都穿着她喜欢的绿袖衣裳，像一只美丽的绿云雀。后来战争爆发，水手参战去了，姑娘日日穿着绿袖衣裳，站在路口等待心上人归来，最后悲伤而死。多年来的战争终于结束，满身沧桑的水手归来，却再也寻不着他心爱的姑娘，他于是一遍一遍凄凄地唱：“啊再见，绿袖，永别了，我向天祈祷，赐福你，因为我一生真爱你。求你再来，爱我一次。”乐曲委婉纤细，是不堪重负的荒野小草，风能读懂它心中的爱吗？最痛的爱情，莫过于纵使相逢不再识，尘满面，鬓如霜。

这首民谣的旋律古典而优雅，虽然是一首吟唱爱情忧伤的歌曲，但它受到世人喜爱的层面却不仅仅局限在爱情的领域，有人将它换了歌词演唱，也有人将它作为圣诞歌曲，而它被该片为乐器演奏版本也是多不胜数。

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演唱版:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmOb5H8kL30&feature=related

Alas, my love, you do me wrong
To cast me off discourteously
and I have loved you so long
Delighting in your company

Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves

I have been ready at your hand
To grant whatever you would crave
I have both wagered life and land
Your love and good-will for to have

Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves

Well, I will pray to God on high
that thou my constancy mayst see
And that yet once before I die
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me

Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves