1 t6 J) c0 U1 m7 k7 C& k
4 |- h4 {3 V0 c( }
! o% q' P8 V# T& m
The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone & ]8 z& ^, w. w; O/ b6 d
in the ranks of death- you'll- find him ; O! S6 r! A8 H7 V, vHis father's sword- he has girded on 7 M" h' m, k3 q6 v; Fand his wild harp slung- be-hind him 7 | M; t) v3 R"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 9 l- X8 W9 r8 c# J1 A; W'Though all the world betrays- thee, " w0 P. e. J8 |5 q F& Hone sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, 5 j# F2 }' N. n, O/ Jone- faithful harp- shall- praise thee / V$ J! W: b9 [
) x# L Y5 z" k, X2 ]/ PThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain ) \1 a5 @$ E$ o+ t) r
could not bring his proud- soul- under 0 U& w9 {* ~- P2 P; h# G! I% B* N
The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 0 ?" |6 o+ j, h- p5 S6 T9 Ffor he tore it's chords- a-sunder 8 I/ c% c2 J6 \. U4 ^And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, " Y; |# s/ C8 a
Thou soul of love and bravery. ' x6 c) {4 m5 K% j
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, 6 n" \: n- G( I, Z3 G: j9 VThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' q/ z' d8 O( s, B f1 S1 _
& o" d- y5 g, i, t; r' G
2 B( Z4 C3 ]; W: C# s Y1 A/ t: O: _. B( ~. r) y 5 ~( y S( v- Z% b+ y; x% O2 Q) U, K* i5 |# ^3 n: I
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" I; J% V2 g0 V7 I, v9 F
神。 ( }$ {, d6 w+ r; I ! p, m9 Q# a/ @. H% J, Z2 G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 M) |* S! Z3 r# a9 @2 Y; ^: x& ?4 H! [4 f2 ]
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 f) @+ k/ ~7 p5 Y0 h6 ~1 H
5 x$ o8 l% H6 E
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 3 w0 O1 l7 ^" y, V5 z2 t , g4 a3 P1 o, h; e1 U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: E! T, l# n" ` \6 K( Q1 v- L
N4 M" y/ l$ s; c* i4 k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, ) l! n# m. j! {8 V : E3 h: r) T7 N) W8 N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 5 b8 u D) E; l7 D$ w1 z! {7 _
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 3 Q, ?$ S P, A0 ^: {9 y7 B. w7 p0 j0 f5 p# U& i
架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 , a1 F) [. l( N& f4 `; H% Q* k( s, M; A, @' h. u3 _
c3 j. O) l: ?7 l2 L R; r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- B0 n+ I9 {. v! a/ W; f4 }% b
8 `$ w7 {, f" u6 E8 {! v# j
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。& x z& ~. d4 n, [4 `