Down by the Salley Gardens的作曲者是爱尔兰著名诗人、剧作家和神秘主义者William Butler Yeats，这首诗出自Yeats早年的作品，诗句质朴，韵律优美，感情细腻，劝喻人生。我们今天来学习的这首Down by the Salley Gardens是由日本女歌手藤田美惠演唱的，其中穿插吉他和风笛，这首歌也是电视剧《星愿》的插曲。在夜深人静之时，悠扬的风笛声把我们带进一个没有喧嚣，没有浮躁的世界，这经典的爱情诗篇，经由歌手的轻声哼唱，能给我们带来美好的心情。

Down by the salley gardens
My love and i did meet
She passed the salley gardens
With little snow-white feet
She bid me take love easy
As the leaves grow on the tree
But I being young and foolish
With her did not agree

In a field by the river
My love and i did stand
And on my leaning shoulder
She laid her snow-white hand
She bid me take life easy
As the grass grows on the weirs
But I was young and foolish 
And now am full of tears

Down by the salley gardens
My love and I did meet
She passed the salley gardens
With little snow-white feet
She bid me take love easy
As the leaves grow on the tree
But I being young and foolish
With her did not agree