/ v2 A; n @0 ~* ]3 \ 4 x0 X2 b) `& V4 uThe MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 3 L# U# j5 G' V: h0 f6 D( q
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His father's sword- he has girded on + r+ R* |& n4 }& {2 I( d: kand his wild harp slung- be-hind him ( D( l6 ]1 d: L* m2 N7 s"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard $ A. I% c3 ] s. K5 D" s
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one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, 6 d4 ?/ c' m9 K, k; \, d% a9 vone- faithful harp- shall- praise thee 6 Z) ~' f f3 \ e+ f8 y4 D . M8 f6 G8 m+ q- d- i9 dThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain : T! t: u7 j9 w/ V
could not bring his proud- soul- under ( g7 a/ n, R' n( S$ d4 s7 v4 MThe Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again ( u8 d; a/ g4 r5 d/ ]# p$ j2 ]for he tore it's chords- a-sunder 9 i e, |* g4 y' u L& y6 O
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Thou soul of love and bravery. 7 o! R5 m C# y6 p4 \# @1 U- cThy songs were made for the pure and the free, , ]4 I4 r( {/ @2 k; AThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' * ]8 e8 K M: _( [% Y2 X
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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 z" d6 I# }' h3 w! T( i0 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 0 m4 H" s1 D# E. b3 L3 [" s1 E) w( z0 c. C5 k' f- [
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 / s; l5 u; y1 T5 H 5 W3 l. R! F; U' [& I% J$ C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; C5 L" x; V) q7 ^( _
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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 ; T' R! d" O+ i$ V) ^8 r/ d7 P2 W8 d( |4 P5 U* S7 j2 T. ]
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, $ E) E4 t) n6 T: E6 n! I' r7 _) d0 X- v
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6 X: }7 S' J7 p( u
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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# A; a0 \# `7 y8 z( T* z
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