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His father's sword- he has girded on 9 |. V' L( W+ Uand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 2 V/ n+ c$ P, D; j8 }"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 9 u, M' A) i6 x$ K'Though all the world betrays- thee, - m/ e, x! v0 B& ?6 jone sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, ' V" @+ a x& c: lone- faithful harp- shall- praise thee H3 Z4 m2 e" Q# x. Z7 G
' @3 X# q& w3 ^5 @" DThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain ( C8 J6 l5 `( `! f8 c
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The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again % ]9 ^7 B# i( J9 efor he tore it's chords- a-sunder ! Y* A; @; h+ e) Z# J
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, " {. b" V2 E8 o' T* j2 rThou soul of love and bravery. " u. I6 t3 I8 ~) fThy songs were made for the pure and the free, ! W- R- ~; T6 F" z% E4 ZThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' $ ^' Y9 U. S E5 w- a( N: o0 z7 `, e; o% w Y9 S
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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 ; G$ B/ V: ^0 e5 Q- F9 E# Y神。- X; |. E& I/ ?0 z. M6 g( d
$ F9 l; s& K9 I+ g7 N; @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 ! W6 K, ?; g4 y5 ^ W. Y ^5 V# Y5 N m: E5 C* [, |- G+ P; J
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 % L& {7 O; _ O2 E& Z . ?% r0 c$ l/ h. l+ O3 R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6 U( I) M3 N% C- P' u
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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 ; q+ J( W/ p- ?0 I. |0 v, |) n" A - g5 j2 r, R' A+ G6 V5 z7 f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, ' |' m$ @3 A- n' ] ' w2 S% B' ~ _# A$ l/ w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 E0 G* ~% s% N' P' Q# t & P) p [2 t1 q( b6 e5 B7 ~. Q3 @# w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+ x5 @# f4 a" \( l# v- X
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架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 $ E* Z# T' E4 g) ~. q; g# N* L: C8 {, p+ N/ O/ E
" y% D8 ^1 O4 a3 t* T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" w' J% s8 ?# M
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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。 ) ~8 ?3 {2 d& _4 z& M- u7 g% I, @7 B5 z% j4 b7 h