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and his wild harp slung- be-hind him O" q- a# ]8 e' ~+ _; g, B( Q" H"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard ' S/ I7 Q' b u* U0 o'Though all the world betrays- thee, 6 k- U* ^; f8 _! M6 I- h
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The Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain 3 x& r* T" H& mcould not bring his proud- soul- under " Z$ G7 x5 \% x Q" S* ?
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Thou soul of love and bravery. - ^6 M( d. }- d* @7 A0 H3 gThy songs were made for the pure and the free, 1 l( r3 Z1 B8 K1 L y/ FThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' ) A, s7 D+ Z* e" l* i
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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 , D+ I& U2 B% O0 Z0 o/ o1 S神。 # P) c0 C$ k' h$ e: ?9 K6 @. [5 ?: R5 W6 | j- J7 r& T# o
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 . D! v3 i8 a, X' S 5 j% F. P: _# P9 k5 ^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+ i* r! ^5 o3 H6 D. x2 r+ C
& X, J; ^0 I E: o1 E; _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 # _# \; x( Z3 y$ d. ], K% m 6 l8 F8 v+ ^$ |+ L: K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 % h1 J& ]# Y' ?2 W. {% e0 P c7 E1 {" E( ^) G$ E
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,2 W8 Z8 c$ R" r& l- q [& |
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& E& @) s. @, Q* }- O" A y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 , r' R7 X' S- T4 B' y " A) C4 w: k( g* m# g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。 . R( _- y$ m2 k# p- S) s+ l7 A; d) R8 Q5 L+ Y- X* A
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