# | ^- ~8 d. Z0 ^4 P& |( @8 ` ) J9 j) E6 i4 P) @ W# A6 ~The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone 3 K5 K9 `1 O1 R' [# [in the ranks of death- you'll- find him + S4 _2 I' W4 b3 j* I; U/ N% c
His father's sword- he has girded on ' X$ }4 `/ H% @0 \* {2 nand his wild harp slung- be-hind him ( M1 W2 f" M W+ S/ E- }4 j"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard ; v: B; x8 b, M; @9 {
'Though all the world betrays- thee, / u' k' {3 z6 Z, H# C' q; T
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, " H, X+ t8 ?' N1 D4 `6 E
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee $ [( f% q' X% D8 I- i$ n
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The Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain / }. Q3 f l$ ?2 j% P
could not bring his proud- soul- under 7 {+ w: L/ L0 q: S! [; IThe Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again ( @6 N p& n% q [) Mfor he tore it's chords- a-sunder ' C" f2 S: Y/ q: J- @, C9 T& O4 L
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, , x" |% Q3 r- t- u
Thou soul of love and bravery. 3 t: p, N* S( ~9 c
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 2 n1 \" D4 Y1 _" G t
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' & o$ H: ~( \- A' ^$ L) y9 _; E% j; |7 K; u' z' ^% w& T
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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4 C3 z9 U2 Y- [! G0 j
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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 ; R: x, v& M' p! c( ?- @; A9 f: L: E8 M& P0 n7 |6 e
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 4 O5 V1 K# R1 D6 [- J - }' M- i$ G6 ^, p7 g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/ l/ b6 |! ?; S0 f
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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 & f, b4 u. X( ^: x ! v, D2 c- K5 y% r) 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,1 X- O' c! G. z8 i+ [
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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& c% V+ }8 g- D/ ~! ]9 V8 ~9 c: I
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架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 - j! F! ]# [1 z5 ~, Y
5 r2 E: A2 {4 t' }; v4 g% N4 i ' i( U& s: X8 _$ s$ w, N: u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; f1 @* `" C- y/ H# A
, e+ D7 A( K6 n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。3 |) E8 i ]' C% R