8 L3 r2 `- \" u ! j2 r' y4 O- D# k" vThe MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone ) v5 a; t- D- c. ~5 x/ ~, |4 cin the ranks of death- you'll- find him - g3 d9 I& `& K( {, oHis father's sword- he has girded on - I3 r2 X1 [( z Q; D, Z5 q
and his wild harp slung- be-hind him * D% A! @8 f3 ]% y, V"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard " A( X+ Z; Q2 Q: Z( Z# h
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The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again * t# O- F3 k5 Tfor he tore it's chords- a-sunder # E% X( ^+ ~- d0 S5 y8 b" pAnd said 'No chains shall- sully thee, 3 ]8 J- j! a; S/ p1 P" F3 \8 d
Thou soul of love and bravery. $ x6 |) ~! K) v4 l. Z0 Q
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, # K9 b+ h2 d7 P d# z* M' C6 XThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' % ?0 w4 V6 `8 q% r* [
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( {9 C& [; Y, a6 a* C1 G : o7 d \! B) H M( L9 c2 k3 V) K: \ 0 Z- N: B3 P$ s* v6 U- D $ q4 G. f. _9 ?7 K6 Z* G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 Y4 M6 V* D6 u* C& m6 }神。 ' d3 V) r- `+ t: \ 4 W0 L7 L+ [& h' |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 " S6 I- f' F% ^ F0 l" p) H% o+ t& e' c g# O- 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 2 I/ R* D2 v0 p7 [( X3 K ( M2 d# D" W1 F' ~' B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- V! M( U) O* i2 _: _
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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 $ X9 n- M O- Z; E {9 |- W) A& t2 u, O# B
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架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 4 X. C G: h1 c# c2 Z * g2 p% G6 M0 i9 G K8 |# G" v
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 ; G: F" s6 H' e% u3 z6 L( B$ w4 ^ 2 z. R( \4 f2 O' s0 `7 J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。 ( k4 S% t* z! ^ 7 S- P1 K. }* `# S3 B# {# F# k: [- c6 }
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