jueves, 16 de noviembre de 2017

JUEVES - LYRICS ("Earth song - Michael Jackson")

- Earth song – Michael Jackson

What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
that you said we were to gain...?

What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
that you said was yours and mine...?

Did you ever stop to notice
all the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
the crying Earth the weeping shores?

Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh

What have we done to the world?
Look what we've done.
What about all the peace
that you pledge your only son...?

What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
that you said was yours and mine...?
Did you ever stop to notice
all the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
the crying Earth the weeping shores?

Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh

I used to dream,
I used to glance beyond the stars.
Now I don't know where we are,
although I know we've drifted far

Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh

Hey, what about yesterday? (What about us?)
What about the seas? (What about us?)
The heavens are falling down. (What about us?)
I can't even breathe. (What about us)
What about apathy? (What about us)
I need you. (What about us)
What about nature's worth? (Ooo, ooo)
It's our planet's womb. (What about us)

What about animals? (What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to dust. (What about us)
What about elephants? (What about us)
Have we lost their trust? (What about us)
What about crying whales? (What about us)
We're ravaging the seas. (What about us)
What about forest trails? (Ooo, ooo)
Burnt despite our pleas. (What about us)

What about the holy land (What about it)
torn apart by creed? (What about us)
What about the common man? (What about us)
Can't we set him free? (What about us)
What about children dying? (What about us)
Can't you hear them cry? (What about us)
Where did we go wrong? (Ooo, ooo)
Someone tell me why. (What about us)

What about babies? (What about it)
What about the days? (What about us)
What about all their joy? (What about us)
What about the man? (What about us)
What about the crying man? (What about us)
What about Abraham? (What about us)
What about death again? (Ooo, ooo)
Do we give a damn?

Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh

- Notas: 
Michael Jackson era un hombre curioso, y sus canciones lo son más. Esta canción, de contenido ecológico, se le ocurrió de repente mientras estaba en Austria en un hotel y pensó en la tierra como un organismo vivo que intenta curarse de las heridas que le produce la humanidad pero que no puede dar abasto contra tanto abuso (a saber que se había fumao).
El planteamiento de la canción es bíblico, se basa en el Apocalipsis, y por eso habla de desastres naturales que destruyen el planeta, gente que ante lo que sucede se arrodilla para pedir piedad a su dios y entonces se produce una nueva creación con una nueva tierra. De ahí la referencia a la “holy land” (“Tierra Santa”) y a Abraham.
- 1. “…pledge …” = Por “pledge” se entiende una promesa firme que hace alguien y en la que pone su honor personal como garantía.
- 2. “…pleas…” = Las “pleas” son las suplicas o ruegos que hace alguien a un poderoso o a una institución buscando que se le trate con magnanimidad. Es una palabra muy formal.

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