| Citizen Cope – D'Artagnan's Theme Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| ok, here's my final idea. the first verse and chorus is D'Artagnan's wife speaking to/of D'Artagnan. The second verse and chorus is his reply to her. i still don't understand the south of Babylon reference though. | |
| Citizen Cope – D'Artagnan's Theme Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| note they lyrics say...."down south of Babylon." the battle is south of the Babylon region which makes absolutely no sense in this song. D'Artagnan was French and died in the Netherlands which are all well Northwest of Babylon. I can't find anything in D'Artagnan's history which points to any place anywhere near Babylon (or south of it for that matter) | |
| Citizen Cope – D'Artagnan's Theme Lyrics | 15 years ago |
|
http://ickmusic.com/2007/08/23/citizen-cope-dartagnans-theme/ D'Artagnan was the lieutenant of the Grey Musketeers, one of King Louis' elite units. The King held the highest trust and faith in D'Artagnan, often entrusting him to deliver secret messages and guard high profile prisoners. The lyric reads, "out of gold that they stole from the queen...stole from a man...whose favorite hand...is one that he will always land." The gold was stole from the Queen (wife of the King). A man who's "favorite hand" is one that D'Artagnan "will always land." Unlike much of the fables of the 3 musketeers, D'Artagnan was an actual person. The French hold him in high regards as a symbol of fidelity, much like Robin Hood. He is believed to be buried in an "unmarked grave" near the Saint Peter and Paul church in Wolder, Netherlands (Wolder is a suburb of Maastricht....google map it if you don't believe me). His grave is believed to have been discovered in November 2008: http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=3b5ab778-b816-40f3-82c0-04e7f1eeff9b He died in the siege of Maarsicht of a musket slug to the throat in 1673. The siege occured the night of Saturday, June 25. The Citizen Cope lyric goes, "I've been beaten...by Saturdays." His wife, who was from a very wealthy family, bore him 2 children. However she was unhappy with the relationship and even hired spies to watch D'Artagnan when he was away. She left D'Artagnan after a brief marriage amongst many rumors of his exploits with other women while away. I can't really pick out any lyrics to reference D'Artagnan's love life (or the many fables which surround it) This song is definitely written with D'Artagnan the musketeer in mind. I think Mr. Greenwood (aka Citizen Cope) is using the values which D'Artagnan represents to describe someone whom he knows, possibly even himself at one time. I don't think its written as a metaphor to today's wars or soldiers. |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.