Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK

07 Nov 00 - 10:07 PM (#336382)
Subject: DUNKIRK
From: MMario

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

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08 Nov 00 - 12:44 PM (#336734)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Ringer

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

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21 Nov 00 - 08:59 AM (#344435)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Ringer

Please?

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21 Nov 00 - 09:05 AM (#344438)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: McGrath of Harlow

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

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21 Nov 00 - 02:56 PM (#344700)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: GUEST,Sarah

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!

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21 Nov 00 - 03:15 PM (#344711)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: MMario

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

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21 Nov 00 - 04:07 PM (#344732)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Linda Kelly

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

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18 Jan 01 - 05:39 AM (#376813)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: DUNKIRK
From: Tone d' F

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

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