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The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone * y# Q6 p( g9 xin the ranks of death- you'll- find him + U$ d, M. l' E/ O
His father's sword- he has girded on $ s, T# _' r& ]# m# Nand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 8 m' g1 A, A' J* v"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard # F9 N* C, |7 I* M) Z'Though all the world betrays- thee, 8 e5 M3 c2 Y0 z; n5 l* j1 Ione sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, $ E: e& z# Z2 D/ a/ @9 ]
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee ! h! L3 ]7 u8 K) V6 p
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The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 3 ?1 G3 b" L- ?1 S; r5 Bfor he tore it's chords- a-sunder 7 t7 Q( C3 M L6 k4 g4 k
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Thou soul of love and bravery. : M" ?! p: l+ A4 h8 L4 P0 f0 O
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 9 b# X, P. }3 G% j0 |
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' 5 ?9 U4 a ?; k* Z7 ?2 a2 W$ I3 }2 }7 \. E2 z& d' B
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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 3 Y8 O7 w7 [: Y' Y2 p神。 ( A0 Y; Z0 N+ b4 X% N* ?/ i+ m. R* k, _ l. B8 j% a. S
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 3 ]$ _- F- H E% x1 T+ N. L$ z3 u) T5 S L7 t" r1 g- V
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 k2 G* G4 ~, ^9 l7 ~
+ i F& Q4 A* R' W: A! R$ J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 1 x" D9 U# W& C. n% B9 I $ {# Z+ r, t( y& B! H9 ~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( @' @, K$ E" d
6 n4 q) @/ b& a( {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, * N( s C1 i" d4 \& r& h. o) P2 x e; n ]/ h& R' \1 y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 $ r% ?+ B, T7 B$ d* r$ o' Q - E/ `- E4 e5 Z0 V8 i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 ! v" p5 z ~: {" ?: e8 b) y* |' w$ E5 `* t. v
架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 6 r) O& o; V8 O& x0 V" G4 J
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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 ! ]* y" k# a p: A. p( E( s( c 9 V5 B$ d, W* R0 a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。/ u% p2 p# O h- V8 ~& j
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