Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK

Subject: DUNKIRK
From: MMario
Date: 07 Nov 00 - 10:07 PM

FROM a gif sent by John_in_Brisbane. It says

" Zetta St. Clair composed this song on the basis of first-hand accounts from her brothers who escaped from the Dunkirk evacuation."

DUNKIRK
(Zetta St. Clair)

Mony weary men fain' death and bearin' pain
On that bombed and bloody beach o' Dunkirk.
As I wounded lay I could hear a comrade pray.
What a nicht! What a nicht!

Mony mile between hame o' mine, beloved scene.
And that bombed and bloody beach o' Dunkirk.
Oh ma hert was sair, wid I see hame ivirmair?
Bit I micht, bit I micht


Mony heroes fell, and the rest endured a hell
On that bombed and bloody beach o' Dunkirk.
'Twas abrave retreat, its accomplishment a feat.
Sic a sicht, sic a sicht


midi to alan' site; NWC to Dickg

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Ringer
Date: 08 Nov 00 - 12:44 PM

May I ask what the first line means? "fain' death", in particular.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Ringer
Date: 21 Nov 00 - 08:59 AM

Please?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 21 Nov 00 - 09:05 AM

I take it to mean "facing death". But litle john cameron would be the man to confirmm that.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 21 Nov 00 - 02:56 PM

Hmmm, the glossary in my collection of Robert Burns' poems says that "fain" means "glad" or "fond" -- so maybe this should be "fa'n", which would be "fallen"? Or perhaps shoud be "facin'" or "fain o'" -- to mean "hoping for" (as in preference to the pain)... This is strange, and methinks we need a Scot!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: MMario
Date: 21 Nov 00 - 03:15 PM

the gif had fain' - though I did indeed read it as "facin' "

but it is NOT "fain"

I suspect this might be more affected then actual scots

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 21 Nov 00 - 04:07 PM

Isla St Clair sang this at the rememberance day festival-it is a stunning song -is it recorded anywhere?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Tone d' F
Date: 18 Jan 01 - 05:39 AM

I think you will find that use of fain death in

"many weary men fain' death" refers to something quite common in many heavy battles, pretending to be dead

when feigning death you may avoid being targetted and you can rest, just hope they don't check the bodies