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Photo by David Musial
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Where: Buffalo, NY
Sites:
DyngusDaySongs.com
MusicTechKids.com
RafalWolosz.com
Contact: Manager@MusicTechKids.com
Rafal Wolosz (Rafie age 12) will be traveling from the “Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island” area to beautiful Buffalo, NY to attend the biggest parade in-the-world for the Polish Dyngus Day Festival. To learn what this is, simply listen to the song, read the lyrics below or watch the music videos at DyngusDaySongs.com
Prof. David Musial invited Rafie to join in with the amazing POLISH HERITAGE DANCERS of WNY (Western New York State) who is hosting the team, and to be singing on the “float”. This will be a truck provided and driven by Mr. Todd, with a great sound system provided by Mr. Tom Lorentz owner of Main Mobility, in Clarence, NY. Tom is also an amazing singer/songwriter and musician who is the Vice President of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. (Prof. David Musial, Rafie’s teacher was honored to be inducted in 2014!) Rafie may participate it other events around Western New York like at St. Gabriels’ in Elma, and maybe even at the Polish Catholic Felician Sisters Center. Both Prof. Musial and Rafie were taught by these wonderful and STRICT, but really good nuns!
Prof. Musial has been gathering source footage to eventually publish a TV Documentary, and they will be capturing more footage on this visit to his home town of Buffalo.
What The Heck Is Dyngus Day?
EDM/Hip Hop Polka- Dyngus Day 2017
By Prof. David Musial & Rafal Wolosz
with Maciej & Emilia Part and Julia Poreda
CHORUS
What The Heck Is Dyngus Day, Dyngus Day, Dyngus Day?
Guys chasing Gals, with Pussy Willows and Squirt Guns
It looks really silly, but also like lots of fun,
Everybody’s Polish on Dyngus Day!
Hey Wah Duh
VERSE 1
They say it started with some kittens who fell into a stream
They were chasing butterflies, at least that’s what it seems
Their mommy pussy cat watched the kittens grab a willow branch
The next spring the willows sprouted fur-like buds now we all dance!
Prince Mieszko the 1st was baptized one spring Easter Monday.
So Dyngus Day and its rites of sprinkling with water
Eventually flirting boys with lots of pussy willows on Monday
Hit girls on their “poohpahs” and squirted them with cold water!
I don’t get it, it all seems silly to me
Do you get it, this tradition’s a bit crazy to me!
VERSE 2
They say Love is all around on Dyngus Day
Many a couple have met on this day!
Guys “flirted” by splashing water on innocent gals
Then grabbed pussy willows and chased the gal!
The medieval form of the word “Dingnus,” yes “Dingus”!
means... “worthy” or “proper” or suitable”
The German meaning for this odd word “Dingus”
is “Evaluate” so then all is “doable”?
VERSE 3
They do it all over Poland and other countries and America too
South Bend in Indiana, Chicago in Illinois,
Elizabeth in New Jersey, Bristol in Connecticut
and even Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania
The city in America called BUFFALO
brings the best Polka Bands so let’s all go!
It’s the Capital so they say of Dyngus Day
Let’s go there on Dyngus Day!!!
BRIDGE
Does any of this make sense to you?
It doesn’t to me, not one bit
But the older kids get it and do it even in school!
Does it hurt when you get hit?
©2017/2018 OneWam Music BMI &
NextGen Stars Music Publishing ASCAP David Musial