Scarborough Fair

"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional English song covered and recorded by AURORA for the opening theme of the Brazilian soap opera TV show Deus Salve o Rei (God Save the King).^[1]

The song was officially released as a single on April 6, 2018^[2]^[3] and as part of the show's soundtrack album shortly after.^[4] Its sales and streams are restricted to Brazil.

Lyrics[]

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
For once he was a true love of mine

Tell him to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without no seam nor fine needlework
And he shall be the true love of mine

Tell him to wash it in yonder dry
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where water sprung and rain never fell
And he shall be the true love of mine

Tell him to buy me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea-sand
And then he'll be the true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Remember me to the one who lives there
For once he was a true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to the one who lives there
For once he was a true love of mine

For once he was a true love of mine

Music video[]

A music video for the song premiered on December 10, 2017.^[5] It was directed by Ricardo Spencer and shot in one day on October 23, 2017 at Estúdios Globo in Brazil on the set of the TV show.^[6]^[7]

Official version

AI upscale with fixed frame rate (fan upload)

Behind the scenes[]

A 'making of' feature^[5] and a video with more behind the scenes footage^[6] can be watched at Globo.

Photos on set by Isabella Pinheiro^[8] and Raquel Cunha:

Globo Video Show featurette (fan repost)

Audio[]

Restricted to Brazil

Gallery[]

Deus Salve o Rei opening scene

Trivia[]

Official versions of the music video were incorrectly deinterlaced instead of detelecined, resulting in repeated frames and judder.^[9]
A different version of the song was used in a teaser clip for the show.^[10]

References[]

Navigation[]

v • e Singles
2012	Puppet
2014	Awakening • Under Stars
2015	Runaway • Running with the Wolves • Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) • Half the World Away
2016	Conqueror • Warrior • I Went Too Far • Winter Bird
2018	Scarborough Fair • Queendom • Forgotten Love
2019	Animal • The River • A Different Kind of Human • The Seed • Apple Tree • Daydreamer • Walking in the Air
2020	Into the Unknown • Exist for Love • The Secret Garden • Thank U • Stjernestøv • Running with the Wolves (Wolfwalkers Version)
2021	Runaway (Guitar Acoustic) • Runaway (Piano Acoustic) • Runaway (Lvl.2) • Cure for Me • Cure for Me (Acoustic) • Giving In to the Love • Midas Touch • Heathens
2022	A Dangerous Thing • Everything Matters • A Temporary High • The Woman I Am • Storm • The Devil Is Human • A Potion for Love
2023	Your Blood
2024	The Conflict of the Mind • Some Type of Skin • Animal Soul • To Be Alright • Starvation
2025	The Flood • You Can't Run from Yourself

[1] ttps://gshow.globo.com/novelas/deus-salve-o-rei/

[2] ttps://music.apple.com/br/album/scarborough-fair-single/1363922259

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kh6bZ8ky_I

[4] ttps://music.apple.com/br/album/1378846216

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/deus-salve-o-rei/noticia/deus-salve-o-rei-confira-o-clipe-da-musica-de-abertura-da-nova-novela-das-sete.ghtml

[:1-6] 6.0 ^6.1 https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/deus-salve-o-rei/noticia/aurora-cantora-norueguesa-grava-clipe-da-musica-de-abertura-de-deus-salve-o-rei-nos-estudios-globo.ghtml

[7] ttps://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/cantora-norueguesa-grava-clipe-tema-de-abertura-de-deus-salve-rei-nos-cenarios-da-novela-21982999.html

[8] ttps://www.bellapinheiro.com/

[9] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecine

[10] ttps://twitter.com/DeusSalveoRei/status/939199327112712194

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