Scarborough Fair
James Last And His Orchestra Lyrics

These French lyrics, although not the original English lyrics of "Scarborough Fair," convey a similar sentiment of longing and lost love. The singer addresses a "poor boy" who continually thinks of their home ("pays") and a distant honeysuckle ("chevrefeuille"), symbolizing their separation. The boy laments how love forgets him more with each passing morning. He asks the object of his affection, referred to as "my beauty," if she will trim a shirt out of the sheets where they once slept so well together.

The lyrics continue with the boy asking her to find him a plot of land near the church by the sea, where he can sing his final refrain. He acknowledges that the sun is setting on his life, and he wishes it would be her, his beloved, who buries him with her own hands. The repetition of the phrase "poor boy" and "my beauty" reinforces the sense of both vulnerability and longing that permeates the song.

Overall, these lyrics evoke a sense of yearning and loss, capturing the bittersweet emotions of a love that is slowly fading away. The imagery of the distant honeysuckle, the sleeping sheets, and the final request for burial by the beloved's own hands all contribute to a somber and melancholic tone.