- Q# `1 E; y4 C9 w/ ^$ v 3 F9 L; ]+ x5 i6 b. ]5 V , T% _5 w) w5 J) o4 n' ?The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone o( U2 A {! K6 I6 r' H( [5 @in the ranks of death- you'll- find him 4 M# z% q- z2 q. q! [. `9 l, {
His father's sword- he has girded on & F3 R( l: V i6 Z. G" w* P0 k
and his wild harp slung- be-hind him 3 @% p: x" B/ x! N% S- n. f! q! @8 {
"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 0 m. F9 k' z: i+ |'Though all the world betrays- thee, : f1 Z. N$ M) \! f: s4 a5 g
one sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, ) G2 T: R7 o ?, d8 Eone- faithful harp- shall- praise thee ; k+ s9 F1 @. _/ T/ A & m. F/ j) z0 G1 J3 zThe Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain $ b V7 s6 ?" L. e/ r6 j
could not bring his proud- soul- under - \$ b7 v+ E, k7 ]6 Q
The Harp he loved- ne'er spoke again 2 M8 `' ~4 n' }( D
for he tore it's chords- a-sunder * J8 U; c6 A" ]
And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, 9 a6 S. f% V @Thou soul of love and bravery. 9 P. z5 Z( g; _' N' @
Thy songs were made for the pure and the free, : G$ l+ r; ?! B$ n4 e
They- shall never sound- in- slavery' % h5 v0 r3 G/ G, S+ B5 x* `+ |. \ k9 J! ]! A& B( d3 o3 M3 Y
. X/ k% ?' t9 I " J3 l1 P R* F9 y3 {+ Q* d 6 q5 f7 D, i/ a/ u7 I2 T4 J5 M/ m! v; _( H4 Y
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 E. K8 Q# D$ V# q* e. x
神。0 I$ U- [( H2 ?& \
, u( q2 g/ T- }1 t/ Z& ]; O) E% {
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 1 O2 q% ?( Z$ h. b( c, s4 ~6 _5 f* k- o% I5 z# }
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 $ b; J9 U% a7 d1 I- @; I* a, q0 Q& L* L) x
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* x" t" h4 U, m, X
- x. q1 v9 m+ y! W ~9 M1 A' ?0 c9 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% ]" `' E: f# c' o' U ~
4 \& U3 A" r5 B, i0 i
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 U3 K3 P, D& A2 u) s
& N+ T: N, @% Q! o7 g
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 4 X' e6 s+ @1 z1 C % D# K% P9 S6 {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 ( ]% X @! q7 B6 s1 i1 `3 h* h- \! q( u2 m- E( ^9 s7 N8 J
架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 5 J0 e& O1 T; w0 ?- Y* W. M/ ^7 g7 \& l+ K. `. c