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The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone / Z' {6 S P- I7 l4 ~
in the ranks of death- you'll- find him ; N7 e% X( b* t- \' Q9 nHis father's sword- he has girded on 8 J5 x3 E# C! D# D0 A5 m) X, Hand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 8 F3 O1 w4 o' J- e3 Y"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard f( S8 |# H* G8 k8 x3 H
'Though all the world betrays- thee, ; {( k1 @7 D h0 ~( o; n. K4 a
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, ) s; u- Y, W" g5 }! s$ H) E+ V
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee 6 Y/ L* V! X, \6 n. @
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for he tore it's chords- a-sunder # g. o1 `) j" J) c0 B& tAnd said 'No chains shall- sully thee, - d. |+ |- Y/ q% g2 ~Thou soul of love and bravery. 5 N& H, O$ L) q
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3 q. u. m& L( H; S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& V( i# Q2 T" ^
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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: J- z# c/ b5 I, X* h
9 x) s& x/ K0 Z3 g/ v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 / Y' e+ P. C& Y2 D1 y ; ~3 [( b0 k: F' p" g$ ~ b7 P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 1 t A$ \2 L6 V" U9 T* Z6 y F, U) U/ x7 @9 s4 g
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, l+ b# O$ c9 t; Q# m$ c L3 Y6 o0 o1 h( O
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; l+ I" q& d! k$ X
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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* ^: @6 Y$ p0 P, g- k( O
9 G% b* N1 @% O9 s, A8 q! r$ b架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 6 E6 G$ t3 z' G+ H; Q , B: A7 I0 o: R b+ l" |9 i6 x' n' ]- d
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9 v' V6 E( n2 X- b* v