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The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 9 r' D0 D6 b9 z$ S: S! Uin the ranks of death- you'll- find him 6 C9 v# x6 |+ E( @: I' K hHis father's sword- he has girded on + `' _( U( g2 U$ A0 {. K# X% X0 rand his wild harp slung- be-hind him - t2 S) r3 I% ^* @2 _/ i"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard . f+ n0 q& v8 g
'Though all the world betrays- thee, 6 E+ m# \2 T( }" v- o
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, 9 K0 n3 ]( w# N H/ b1 ]
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee 4 ?$ ~' }* A' [4 I ) S2 s& T/ D& W3 S) A3 d
The Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain $ L" W& {' M' ~could not bring his proud- soul- under , P+ q# a7 W: U: m' ~8 ~: n
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for he tore it's chords- a-sunder 0 Q& Y U4 ?% \' e
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, # Y4 y5 n! d1 r: ? j9 K2 ?! PThou soul of love and bravery. 3 R. {7 F, i; G) I: V4 X% e: D0 @* D6 S
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, & }- Y7 I) S IThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' 9 A3 I: X9 G; \ \- l' n ' J# W, d# S9 Z1 R) K, r4 ` : H- p' M: c: c' a4 o+ o, W! z) H& e$ |
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多数都处在社会中下层,很多都被英国殖民者视为流寇草民而倍受迫害。南北战争 $ G! i9 z: S# Q, X( s7 _+ N+ q0 g! O$ L* S% \
的时候,大量爱尔兰人将之视为提升社会地位的机会,因而纷纷入伍为北方军效% f1 H! E: G6 y/ p v; o5 r
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力。这时大量歌曲被创作出来,而其中流传最广的,就是这首Minstrel Boy。这也是 " \9 w3 b: U9 u2 `2 x* L. ?8 F. d, |% V
一首叛逆的歌曲。Thomas Moore,一个鞋匠的儿子,在诗歌和音乐方面才华横溢,* J: R: R A4 D2 }; N7 q
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在他27岁的时候,出版了歌曲集Irish Melodies。在Trinity College就读期间,他结识了 % z; ^% I9 H- {) G" D, G6 f1 O9 `% p1 \" ]6 s$ e
很多爱尔兰共和国的革命者,他们后来发动了1798年的起义,大多数人都死于绞8 C0 M% g( o; c
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