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" O& V/ p/ A i# \% f1 A4 RThe MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 1 [( p8 U+ y# x2 D: t" ]in the ranks of death- you'll- find him 1 R5 `9 K: `3 y I* b @2 Q6 C: |His father's sword- he has girded on 5 l& b) \# ?0 E' P! S# Sand his wild harp slung- be-hind him " P; o( z4 l q l) M1 S
"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard . ~ }/ |# @* g6 T
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one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee 4 N% ]' b7 }, D2 @ G z6 m1 v: H+ x$ _ ) }; [4 S" D% [, S7 s# R0 j
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And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, # e5 V6 S' V3 s$ aThou soul of love and bravery. + @5 Y/ Z# s/ z) i9 s
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, - h& [4 N# L# v3 r6 W
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' & \8 ~/ k# ]9 ?' j! ?8 @+ J X5 m
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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 6 i- O% k6 @9 H1 I6 ?7 [# c* }神。 ^+ K* G6 @% o2 E( S' w3 S4 r 9 j0 y* |) s0 B) ]) `7 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" B* [. t) T' d/ D& r: d7 `" y
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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 6 B1 ^' y3 W( l% V8 h! s1 M - W2 a; y' ^- W' N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 " V1 M. a0 d5 ~! b p1 O! y( D- {, s' X" V
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& I9 ^6 F3 {: I+ {* S
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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, 3 D7 Q N% c1 [$ _) \ 5 M9 t5 S, e9 y6 m( \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, \( p8 Q9 \+ E/ `3 \3 _
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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。 5 F/ F v5 `9 T& X0 G 8 ]7 [/ k# a( v6 V5 _4 \, v; q" `
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