2 l \! r* z6 `! y+ @ * K# M- H! [8 k# v1 dThe MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 9 M* R' U" U& K- cin the ranks of death- you'll- find him - D' g3 j4 I" |% z. ?3 K6 ]
His father's sword- he has girded on , s; f7 J. e" H* h8 cand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 0 k+ V I S( u: z, X9 p+ j& Q& E"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard * [* A8 s5 C2 `+ Y. Z4 s( m+ P, ~0 c'Though all the world betrays- thee, - @' Q3 y2 h( ]& ^6 done sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, * T& c" E8 F/ |: i# |
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The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 4 }3 _! x8 _9 I$ g/ [$ U( U8 lfor he tore it's chords- a-sunder " B" ]4 o0 Z7 k. q+ D# L
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, 9 H7 \6 |5 c3 t9 x3 {1 q, R7 y4 ]Thou soul of love and bravery. 0 Z1 s% g' ~; @4 E( Y% J& m: FThy songs were made for the pure and the free, 2 E* s5 K2 ]7 ?0 j6 H0 Q; q: i" ?They- shall never sound- in- slavery' q6 A' X& E" c9 I! G _ ( Z9 Y6 ~4 t& T' u, p5 ?: \- ^! R6 L% E, j
' z( a! b$ a) U# Y( x* z$ h }6 I% a 3 [: s1 D: [8 Z8 M7 i( @: f: x 0 F) I# Z8 ?% b$ ]% G" f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# Q8 a( D* u$ Z! M
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, s @$ I! @2 p. a7 C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 * N2 Y. k T6 \0 k" s) u" M * o' Z7 b- |* h! p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 ! h# C } S, a% }, D8 e7 _& I% d! B' }( i9 X1 _: L# I
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4 r7 K2 r$ j, w" ~6 g' p W ]
8 s8 ]* T0 j2 B, b: f& G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 ' U! _- _8 s: V % |+ m. G. j9 H1 r2 [4 o5 c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," M0 d3 P; B4 U: F7 J3 y$ Z
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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 $ }' U D( G$ d3 R1 x8 b& Y+ ]& v( P , ^% `1 O+ M' N9 c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; D) w, g- \0 c6 u- k I' e6 U. x
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架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 j, D* c7 w7 Y/ w- G9 [# w . R. ^7 ]. E: u; K' b& l1 w! n + p) t3 ~* l- W' k! U# K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 2 C* x6 [/ ?' {* g9 H' ` * L7 _! o) h/ ]! H1 w3 `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。! t8 ^6 A" N' ?