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8 f8 n6 Y i+ a' P" vThe MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 8 T( c/ ?6 S# Din the ranks of death- you'll- find him / }' A# ?" h* `, ^$ u
His father's sword- he has girded on + I' z# E! W4 a6 Land his wild harp slung- be-hind him ; C# U+ d5 y9 @! w) P% x
"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard : A Z/ H! }6 ^0 R1 y
'Though all the world betrays- thee, # x$ L& H9 C% k3 Aone sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, & Q0 O# }3 \- ?+ @
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee ( p' H" m- ~. a. d 8 u; C6 ~6 H+ w
The Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain 7 @' O1 H( z# U0 \& H- B5 |) O. y
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The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 5 Y& m; u9 M* W8 f
for he tore it's chords- a-sunder / f9 R: f: J G# W( _. i
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, % U6 G9 \- P8 R5 ?& IThou soul of love and bravery. 0 P& R- I& x/ l$ m- O9 p1 e1 c
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 0 ~5 F* ^/ H+ y3 P' }6 r; T8 F h
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' 4 j3 ^6 G; Y$ S$ h" z. ~ $ z; K3 [# i9 `) c , G: v* ?/ d' ~) |9 M: X. b% ~0 K G8 L3 p0 N5 p0 Z( @
* |2 ]& H, R0 g/ t 5 t6 O } r, {电影blackhawk down片尾曲,苍凉悲壮,据说歌词来自爱尔兰古诗,叙述战士投入战场前视死如归的精 7 B1 l# |& E5 C5 b- M$ G神。- M; H! ?' T% _7 {+ T& g% Y/ T, X
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美国殖民地建立初期,大量爱尔兰移民因为躲避饥荒而来到美国。这些爱尔兰移民 ! z6 |. N% P# B0 h, ?* g0 z& m- }" k! b, O% [( b+ o
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 7 h7 [/ j% A# d; R/ R" f- r u6 y' x$ n* _/ f2 t
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3 r2 k8 O4 T& Z$ s% q
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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 1 |7 D: ~- O# H3 L: w; b$ n9 @5 y* [2 S$ {* D& U$ t/ k4 l
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, $ A# |4 g5 f' H/ ?/ N0 k5 ^ n & A( b( ^9 G+ ^4 r J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 ) h- c/ U, i- y/ O+ u 8 m8 J* [% S; z9 m W0 Q2 X" X; Q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 1 I3 i; m1 _) W! Z $ T P, u" Q0 w$ q3 M架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 * B# l) K7 W" M6 r; c- V4 u2 d
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他根据爱尔兰古民谣The Moreen创作的歌曲Minstrel Boy脍炙人口,在美国南北军中 . C: W: N/ A- s: t5 h) c8 o/ N # S$ O6 B9 I& _4 B3 S都广为传唱。 這首歌為全新錄音並獨家收錄於blackhawk down原聲帶中。; w- A) g: @1 d