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and his wild harp slung- be-hind him ' w) F" i$ `9 N- p) x" x* e"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 9 u4 Y v# U: [- i0 D
'Though all the world betrays- thee, ; T. T2 j2 S/ r; H/ U1 cone sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, 1 N2 m1 _7 m' |7 o! @# Pone- faithful harp- shall- praise thee 1 q c( H5 M& M" M7 O : D6 D9 t: G* h) J& c4 {& `# cThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain * G, O; H8 M2 J/ n, B1 u: k8 {+ B- Vcould not bring his proud- soul- under 3 J# q% x0 y. W( V7 `9 x% B
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Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, / S: w( w, n1 ]2 i5 T( `3 Y( D
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' 5 H: A. v" _1 }
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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- z- U% S: m: v; N/ c
神。 / i8 \0 T( r1 m K& J# Z6 l3 N / `0 f- \0 T+ g2 E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 . n0 I) x1 l, ~# t: G4 M+ l( l 8 e4 ^2 c% h- c5 y& b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 6 j7 B" N9 r$ X; Y# k+ z, Y # A7 b% f) V+ L3 a$ `3 q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' N+ T4 D- G7 e1 ^$ W8 I7 q+ B
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8 b* G% l& s; T" _+ d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 $ q* a. E6 O g" G5 n1 n. T / d& O# z: v/ B! |; M! ]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& s7 ?) r% V& I2 T# Q
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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 . |1 K2 x8 \9 n* ^# R& n, u! Q- A% V- z& b) h" O$ H, B
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。 8 D8 U/ J6 G/ b/ {# M4 h 7 D6 g+ k/ u/ @$ g' q1 c# B2 d! u/ |3 u/ b s' l; C8 q( a