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in the ranks of death- you'll- find him 7 U, p( o. \& f Y5 z/ v: tHis father's sword- he has girded on 3 e+ x5 _* F2 o& xand his wild harp slung- be-hind him ) Z8 ]( y* U. E8 f"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 3 M1 E- t5 V: Y: q6 d" N
'Though all the world betrays- thee, * ^+ I) U3 u/ ~* @5 J( F& A. @one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, * G3 e5 h- L, r) S" d1 e2 t- ~
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And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, " r& c$ L7 R, D0 u' UThou soul of love and bravery. M) ~0 n: G4 k ~4 {4 H% EThy songs were made for the pure and the free, 4 G+ m" h# ~( m" |They- shall never sound- in- slavery' ; j+ [8 E2 `% Q% y. `& q" E8 B) T- k( J
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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 3 e# q; T U6 R. }: U $ R8 N$ w/ Z# r( O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 $ t/ N+ m0 p. o6 ]- x6 B# j, z2 k ' G8 @. ]0 O: Q+ {) ]8 f O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4 }# V& e$ h' T0 d
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; {: |# @- l9 S% c: d0 e5 C* e & P ]( H5 B! Z& H7 a" n% C9 D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 . Z) U; E+ p% Y* N2 d7 Z' l! k5 u8 m
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。" n6 D! A0 I7 `
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