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and his wild harp slung- be-hind him 8 S" B' q4 `8 l1 s- `"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard % a+ J; J2 j& k- x" D'Though all the world betrays- thee, * n( H. a, F: T2 v% C# T4 I% a
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, . }' C9 m% x* g$ _one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee 6 D2 m" m# [0 h- x# x2 ?
) `5 `0 a& l& M0 N6 ^' PThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain ) z) P; q) k8 W d* q/ Kcould not bring his proud- soul- under 3 G5 D6 w5 }7 k+ A1 R* WThe Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 4 e6 G/ w. ~5 I9 c7 ^* [* Yfor he tore it's chords- a-sunder % }2 z8 v) i& O& n* Z5 s7 n+ A5 c* JAnd said 'No chains shall- sully thee, ; M& \$ f4 X D$ k3 QThou soul of love and bravery. . ^ @3 Q- g6 }, @Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 3 g0 N0 n6 F% b
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' , ~/ ?: Y4 I; a3 H" {) w0 @/ n' W/ ^' p. @+ W' ?$ ?. P
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9 m1 L, |) a- e# g2 n) a: J7 [4 x 7 X# Q1 @, {7 K 3 g9 @9 y6 c6 ]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 G4 z% M" B" X0 |7 _& G$ U' w$ f3 _7 |神。 8 V# x$ E" e" C / E2 o( H4 e T# ?' y( ]/ n2 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 : T8 j& `3 @9 ^/ o9 s' z# M" z! ^1 x
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8 S% L' I" X, H/ }5 G r7 x) J, s
2 S9 B7 k# ^# Z4 N T6 x2 M8 u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 - J, w N3 o1 u8 B, c4 o2 K; h ( z; r' t$ F9 v1 d: ?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 + D9 ^4 c; n! N2 u. `- p4 I4 j 6 ]4 E" q7 i v8 k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, 6 }. x8 }, \" x; j. U2 v% I 4 D2 g3 Z$ b0 Y5 z) e* p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0 d/ v( i. {$ E$ s& ^
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" U* b- g# {) L, p& x T' l3 w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 ; M% R9 [$ l( a& a 3 y9 N& O+ d+ ~% O. f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。 1 C; u! h( g/ a! Q, I e. p! h. P; a) f$ h% |" m. L2 p! b* c. W+ R8 ^
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