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in the ranks of death- you'll- find him # h; }0 F7 d" O- K+ sHis father's sword- he has girded on - _/ N/ D6 l2 S( cand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 6 H7 p+ d; n, D" y2 v! r- B
"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard $ ` a% U; _, v) C& V2 {2 [/ K- U
'Though all the world betrays- thee, $ c' V3 _2 e) o# O, rone sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, # \/ ?( q- p8 r" P
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee + ]$ q4 W4 A% P, q
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The Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain 4 @6 c$ T# r, L0 _* l
could not bring his proud- soul- under - ]% Y: u' ?8 oThe Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 2 c' _! ^9 ]( K, e! r4 E) q# W; C
for he tore it's chords- a-sunder # n2 ^% ?9 ~8 k3 p# A r% S
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, " o& w2 n) H2 D/ cThou soul of love and bravery. 3 v% ]% G3 X5 ]5 i' Y- ?Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 2 J) n8 p- u' _% ^
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' 6 ]& U( R) z" z U5 k$ H; k8 r' _' D1 b3 [' K9 M; k
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8 B# ]4 Y# q# @5 m 5 L1 p8 v: [# f( @ f' O4 i+ e : U& W6 k8 E( Y1 O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 , B j- G+ Q. W9 P+ j神。 / G. Q$ e6 e: [7 ?+ w4 U1 d4 Z2 p! E8 V
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* Y, @# ^2 ~# [) N
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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# u) q, f$ d6 o& H6 S5 |2 z
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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 - r6 ]/ R" e* k2 D; y" Z$ F- r6 W7 ~) \3 x9 Q1 w: M9 {
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 ]9 X: V6 ]/ g( `2 @) Q6 ]
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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, 6 d: F% Y% |1 b: f5 h% a |) H4 Z7 X( X m
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 d, r- _6 r2 }8 |8 }0 D 8 Y0 Z+ Y- R) {* x# W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 8 [2 K* }0 O7 _! Y, e( X1 g' W: C$ d5 m' }
架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 6 t0 f9 w/ f9 Y1 w% ~; R3 h9 |" q9 \. e8 R: r+ p% \9 k% Y) E
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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0 W$ V: J7 e$ H
4 X6 S# Z* m0 j( G2 f. S8 p! A9 G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。 4 W. y* K4 [8 i6 s 3 C# S; L3 D& R. L . {# `* e% q' h: R7 B' @5 K8 A