《The Hiring Fair(Live From The Mill， UK / 1987)》歌词

[00:00:01] The Hiring Fair - Fairport Convention

[00:00:12] I went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour,

[00:00:18] And I noticed a maid in the very next row and I hoped

[00:00:22] She'd be my neighbour.

[00:00:23] Imagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both.

[00:00:30] I spoke not a word in the cart to the farm, but my

[00:00:36] Heart beat in my throat.

[00:00:43] My lodging was dry and my master fair and himI gave

[00:00:47] Full measure,

[00:00:49] But my envy grew like the corn in the field in for his

[00:00:53] House was my treasure,

[00:00:55] And I'd watch her carry water, or drive cows from the

[00:00:59] Byre,

[00:01:01] And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong and

[00:01:06] With it my desire.

[00:01:20] Well I'd see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress

[00:01:26] Her eyes, her lips and her dark brown hair, the curves

[00:01:30] Beneath her dress.

[00:01:32] But harvest time it came at last, so heavy was the task

[00:01:38] That the women and the men worked side by side and I

[00:01:43] Had her near at last,

[00:01:50] And I swung harder with my scythe, few words between us

[00:02:01] Passed,

[00:02:02] And I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness and I hoped

[00:02:06] That she'd hear my heart.

[00:02:09] When all was safely gathered in and we sat down to rest

[00:02:15] My trembling fingers touched her arm, and she placed

[00:02:46] Them on her breast.

[00:02:47] And then she turned to me as the sun went down and all

[00:02:50] My senses reeled,

[00:02:52] As we lay there on the scented ground and the moon rose

[00:02:55] Over the field.

[00:04:12] She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn

[00:04:18] Drifted the sound of a violin and we hurried back to

[00:04:22] The farm,

[00:04:22] And all were dancing in the lantern light and music

[00:04:28] Filled the air,

[00:04:30] And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and the

[00:04:35] Girl from the hiring fair.