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"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard ) [" U; x5 N% r/ H g2 t'Though all the world betrays- thee, 6 \9 R3 ~- o w( M
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, ) B. U, ^2 I" ^5 O
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee R/ k! u. K, _; `. e* f9 z% ~ 8 M6 x* s4 j& {, W( d4 S- oThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain $ L! k6 u3 G7 n7 c" p; @could not bring his proud- soul- under $ k. q9 Y S# `- E& U
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Thou soul of love and bravery. 3 ]# q! K; H5 Z6 P( dThy songs were made for the pure and the free, & v% u' O9 B& X9 k) z* {4 v3 i, DThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' ! m4 H0 V7 h, N/ m
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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% W0 {- U. y, y4 R6 L* ~" l
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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- d- m+ f9 B, p _- t
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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,8 P& u, Z- t: z }* A; U
7 n. g$ j/ L. A" D! ~' H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 # G8 V) }4 B4 f8 O6 v9 p ^+ d" H3 N; w* z5 Y/ C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 . d9 v8 c0 I* o' i6 J 9 S0 j, I$ y* q' C' K8 m( v' L架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 ' T; Z, N" H! R" g. S+ h) l. y2 S $ \4 J( `* h# V# [' R4 |9 A4 b5 D ) w7 Q# S/ \5 L4 x7 A$ _! @6 q+ D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 5 w k5 M9 \: G( P! T# ]) r" W/ \- |9 x, I
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。 ' a% [- K9 Z* Y( T) i: A$ l 8 }- j. {2 T$ I4 ^7 b* c, b- F" j* \
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