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+ o( w0 Q. S/ f# D9 _# {The MinstrelBoy- to the war has gone $ |# S9 h; z! X# L, y3 a3 f/ Pin the ranks of death- you'll- find him , ]- e5 x9 ?2 U* y- E0 bHis father's sword- he has girded on 8 L0 n$ G; P) U. [( E3 D" Q
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"Land of Song"said the warrior Bard 0 b7 N& ~- y% N7 I+ i/ A$ W. E+ t+ a
'Though all the world betrays- thee, 4 t$ _: ]7 G' m$ @/ V2 ?; z/ rone sword at least- thy- rights shall guard, + _0 y, t9 C9 X3 V8 w4 P. Y8 m
one- faithful harp- shall- praise thee u* g4 M+ H' O5 u' V# k : [' I4 f" t7 }The Minstrel fell- but the forman's chain * t9 l4 N; q1 g3 F: F! y5 Acould not bring his proud- soul- under % B" K3 s' F. b& w. U* h
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And said 'No chains shall- sully thee, 5 a( O* a2 b& N0 G, d. a9 eThou soul of love and bravery. v, |- {; `' u" J& L1 T0 `6 l' FThy songs were made for the pure and the free, - B9 O6 A4 b6 A& ]8 XThey- shall never sound- in- slavery' # ]! V. ?0 D' d
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神。 9 l3 p7 w [! d5 I ; f' o$ F& m* m' C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 * n( ~: B9 Z; C" G 1 L! o! r) u$ q* Q( Q; M( M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 2 b/ I. ]: z0 @8 n7 w$ ^: u 8 S/ {; P) a: l8 o! P; y, J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 . Q8 ] g# G8 y. Q 5 _. M b8 n& v& l( E" h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 ; l8 R, l: a! f) \; H& K 7 h+ z& M1 R& e) \4 A6 J6 E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, 2 y8 J4 ^1 K# F) K1 y3 X1 \9 q/ s ' u$ \- J2 a# Y4 X; J" k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 & \0 h% G* C/ b( g# C( m8 g8 ^4 g( i/ ~0 l, |3 y
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+ c: c. Y' ]' P! i8 ?架。而Thomas Moore则在英国的一所法律学校度过余生。 0 W2 ~7 _' ]/ s3 b) p/ P: O% C
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