5 V: c; B7 s! A& U) X; @ P ^% x" u4 _3 g- y/ v0 l + {( g1 s+ m4 j" MThe MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 9 B. r! N( O7 Q# v/ n0 n4 v
in the ranks of death- you'll- find him e. Y [; d9 ]; w6 SHis father's sword- he has girded on ) x1 e" D; Z1 [( @* m2 A5 u6 l, b' U- H/ _
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"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 0 c8 | V, B9 K7 G7 D
'Though all the world betrays- thee, & i5 W& `% d9 Q! J$ l1 @
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, # V7 n$ ^( g# [6 n( O: ?one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee # B/ z# B0 ~7 Q) f8 V
; b, P" l9 q2 V. dThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain % J! S4 S0 f1 S' h* o6 kcould not bring his proud- soul- under ) ?' A6 ]) z$ k% m3 @) EThe Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 4 N4 u. ?7 W( ^
for he tore it's chords- a-sunder - ? g8 t0 c+ |- c+ F
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, % z; t% |+ c1 s- o6 mThou soul of love and bravery. + {! ~% w# @4 Z2 w/ m) [5 ^
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, ; }/ f# Q+ {6 A
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' # ^- b: S7 ?; m4 T- c, `: p- e
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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 * Z) D4 [, Q% q- V! X/ V4 Y6 L9 ^5 d
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 5 K. s: h% T& U% C . Z0 X |" F" p0 T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& z" m+ Y* m- A- D% |
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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 / K9 q% F. r% N( C% m4 d6 |( |& s . l2 a9 \8 X; N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,; q& f% V* k( \5 y' k# }
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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 . Z3 A { m2 G) Q9 z * @0 u1 M0 C& n+ B* o7 F, j4 e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 0 e8 O$ ~! l. n9 } 4 D# v3 a1 Y0 t) }6 x4 F* n架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 $ j; i/ D G) F# f4 e2 g
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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 % D' O& K/ B) D: g; f- ~. K d/ a# a
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。 0 {, K, u$ z! O. f, a, n8 {9 `+ m6 T1 P
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