詹姆斯·A·勃兰德(James A. Bland)是19世纪美国的一位黑人音乐家,受过高等教育,一生创作了700多首歌曲。儿时经历了美国南北战争(1861-1865)和废奴运动,对南部种植园有着特殊情感。《带我回弗吉尼故乡》这首优美的种植园曲调创作于1878年,歌词如下: Carry me back to old Virginny There’s where the cotton and the corn and ‘tatoes grow There’s where the birds warble sweet in the spring-time There’s where the old darkey’s heart am longed to go There’s where I labored so hard for old Massa Day after day in the field of yellow corn No place on earth do I love more sincerely Than old Virginny the state where I was born 这首曲子献给那些因疫情所困而无法回到家乡的人们,也献给那些因疫情防控而始终坚守在岗位上无法和家人团聚的防疫人员。祝大家虎年大吉、万事顺意!