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08 Mar 02 - 03:45 PM (#665277) Subject: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: MMario Can anyone tell me about " the traditional "Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy," a touching song about a misshapen boy who finds peace away from the gaze of uncaring strangers;" I know Double Indemnity included it on their CD "Cows in the Castle" - but can't find anything else on it. |
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08 Mar 02 - 08:16 PM (#665471) Subject: Lyr Add: DUNNENKIRK AND THE GYPSY From: masato sakurai For starters, the lyrics.
DUNNENKIRK AND THE GYPSY
A grotesque babe was Dunnenkirk, a freak by nature's making
Dite cizi, I'll lie near you now, dite cizi I'll lie near you
She taught him how to read the stars, how to minister to the broken
Dite cizi I be with you still, dite cizi I'm still with you,
He lived among the townsfolk then, barefoot and misshapen,
A caravan of tangled bones lay tented in the distance
Dite cizi be you near them now, dite cizi be you near them
They asked him how to heal their fears, he answered "Face the danger.
Dite cizi you lie near them now, dite cizi you lie near them
He traveled with them forty years, in his tent did they gather
Dite cizi, go you from them now, dite cizi go you from them,
Dite cizi come lie near me now, dite cizi come lie near me,
Dite cizi I'll lie near you now, dite cizi I'll lie near you,
(music - traditional) SOURCE: From HERE ~Masato
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08 Mar 02 - 09:04 PM (#665488) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: michaelr What a great song! I'd never heard of Double Indemnity before; looks like they're worth checking out. Does anyone know who Ciara Carinci is (sounds Irish-Italian)? He/she doesn't seem to be a member of the band. Michael |
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08 Mar 02 - 10:00 PM (#665507) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: MMario she isn't - Double Indemnity dosen't exist any more - two of the member went on to found 'Empty hats' tho'
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08 Mar 02 - 10:04 PM (#665509) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: MMario THANK YOU! Masato!
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08 Mar 02 - 10:37 PM (#665527) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: Sorcha Masato, I am very impressed! (deep bow). I looked and found nothing. |
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18 Jun 08 - 12:02 AM (#2368441) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: GUEST,Laurna She (Ciara Carinci) is Italian and was raised in NY state. |
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19 Sep 08 - 12:04 AM (#2444682) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: GUEST,ddroppa Just FYI: Empty Hats still uses songs by Ciara Carinci. Dunnenkirk & The Gypsy is on their CD "Captured", and a live version is on the Empty Hats CD "Released". To get these CDs, go to Emptyhats.com, or write to: Empty Hats, P.O. Box 5092 Gulfport, FL 33737 You can also get the CDs from the band, at the Renaissance Faires where they perform. That's where I got my copies! |
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01 Oct 08 - 11:57 AM (#2454868) Subject: RE: Help: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: GUEST,Lisa I was honored enough to be around the band when this song was being written, and was present the first time it was performed live (they used cue cards - it was fantastically fun!). You can find info on them at emptyhats.com. Believe the original title of the song (I have a handwritten version) was "Detikitzi". It is supposed to mean "wild child" in some european dialect from what I remember. We have referred to my oldest by that nickname for years! |
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20 Nov 09 - 12:37 PM (#2769877) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: GUEST,opester Anyone know what european dialect detikitzi is from? I can't find anything on it anywhere... |
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21 Nov 09 - 03:25 AM (#2770302) Subject: ADD: Dunnenkirk and the Gypsy From: Joe Offer Opester, the CD booklet says Dite Cizi means "alien child" in some obscure Slavic dialect. The CD booklet and recording have a few things different from the lyrics Masasto posted, so I'm going to post a corrected version below. The main difference is that the stage was dark DUNNENKIRK AND THE GYPSY (lyrics, Ciara Carinci; tune traditional) A grotesque babe was Dunnenkirk, a freak by nature's making. The priest pronounced him devil spawn, by his own he was forsaken. Abandoned to a gypsy crone, never suckled by his mother, The old one fed him roots and bone; she loved him like no other. Dite Cizi, I'll lie near you now, Dite Cizi I'll lie near you. The world will know a noble soul When you have found your way through. She taught him how to read the stars, how to minister to the broken; To tolerate the ways of all, and know what has been spoken. He closed her eyes the day she died, looked back to remember; Then made their hut a funeral pyre... [drums] Oh, heaven rained down embers. Dite Cizi, I'll be near you still, Dite Cizi, I'm still near you. Go speak the truth in common tongue Though few will understand you. He lived among the townsfolk then, barefoot and misshapen, His wisdom fell on fallow ground, from him they kept their children hidden. He left them after seven years, wearied by their hatred, Then he looked down from the highest cliffs in seach of the exalted. A caravan of tangled bones lay tented in the distance. He heard the fates call out his name, from his soul gave no resistance. The fringe folk and the wild seed, the freak with four arms flailing, Welcomed him among their scores like a tincture to their ailing. Dite Cizi, be you near them now, Dite Cizi, be you near them. Let this be the work that sets Their ancient gash to mending. They asked him how to heal their fear, he answered "Face the dangers. We'll build a stage up on the hill, we'll be the carnival of strangers. Spectators gaze on oddity, to be consoled that form is content, But we were cast with beastly masks that we might learn the difference!" Dite Cizi, you lie near them now, Dite Cizi, you lie near them. They are all they need to be To satisfy their longing. He traveled with them forty years, in his tent did they gather; To cry or sing or seek his words, for he loved them like no other. Late one night when the stage was dark and the blue moon met the bent tree, They heard him call to the gypsy crone, "Come find me, I am ready!" Dite Cizi, come lie near me now, Dite Cizi, come lie near me, Their twisted limbs are now their wings, Your carnival is legend. Dite Cizi, come lie near me now, Dite Cizi, come lie near me, The life you lived as Dunnenkirk Is the myth you leave to history. Dite Cizi, I'll lie near you now, Dite Cizi, I'll lie near you, The world has known a noble soul...who helped them find their way through. Dite Cizi means "alien child" in some obscure Slavic dialect (music - traditional) (lyrics - Ciara Carinci) (arranged by Brahm Stuart and Double Indemnity) Source: CD Booklet form the Double Indemnity Cows in the Castle CD (slight changes made to match the wording on the recording) |