. \1 H, o/ M8 U7 B0 M9 K6 [The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone ' {; V3 `1 h$ _7 H
in the ranks of death- you'll- find him 7 G* ~: L- L0 X2 }- ZHis father's sword- he has girded on 7 R! ~: g- @0 g6 G0 Oand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 5 ?' E$ E+ K) u$ b' p
"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard a/ k3 F% e& m( G3 k7 X'Though all the world betrays- thee, ) Z. Y/ Z5 ~, m8 }3 B+ [one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, 4 |% Z( w7 i% `9 d) l8 W
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee . s3 p3 W9 R9 d# S, _2 l9 G
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Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 2 k0 O3 X8 T: R. FThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' 6 B8 P- k' |/ V/ `* I
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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+ x* V* e/ p5 S9 Y! d- R0 `
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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 4 } `! N+ R/ s. } Z0 P% c8 {3 g' |$ O R) F6 r" s) s
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 ' n1 s9 f5 g9 j' E 2 L2 o1 g! w1 p+ [$ Q4 f Q- M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 ?5 R1 O7 `" q, M# w! e 5 e8 G/ M$ q- p' b/ ?0 N4 k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 2 R! |4 `' q/ U( q' h" Z4 i- g: k$ f$ K$ t
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,7 ?7 j% J: _" \% I+ {( V
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, a' p$ h. o# v% T% T0 C# K0 ^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/ u5 y0 H4 P" U) V7 Z( w
0 U% ~% y) H6 W' @2 D8 U/ j. J( F2 |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。 ) C" }# r- a$ t# I: ?2 ^* a% ~0 A' S' P/ W. V2 @+ G4 Q