2288 – Jackson Browne – The crow in the cradle (1982)

 

 

Escrita por Sydney Carter em 1963, fala da aniquilação nuclear durante a Guerra Fria, e a destruição de gerações futuras. A letra fala do corvo, que representa a morte, observando um recém nascido, se perguntando sobre o futuro daquela criança em um mundo de violência e medo. Foi gravada por muitos artistas, entre eles Peter Seeger e Jackson Browne. A nossa versão é a de Jackson Browne, gravada e lançada em julho de 1982, como Lado B do compacto que teve Somebody’s baby como Lado A. Foi produzida por Jackson Browne.

 

A letra:

 

The sheep's in the meadow
The cow's in the corn
Now is the time for a child to be born
He'll laugh at the moon
And cry for the sun
And if it's a boy he'll carry a gun
Sang the crow on the cradle

And if it should be that this baby's a girl
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
With rings on her fingers
And bells on her toes
And a bomber above her wherever she goes
Sang the crow on the cradle

The crow on the cradle
The black and the white
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
The crow on the cradle
The white and the black
Somebody's baby is not coming back
Sang the crow on the cradle

Your mother and father will sweat and they'll slave
To build you a coffin and dig you a grave
Hush-a-bye little one, never you weep
For we've got a toy that can put you to sleep
Sang the crow on the cradle

Bring me my gun, and I'll shoot that bird dead
That's what your mother and father once said
The crow on the cradle, what can we do
Ah, this is a thing that I'll leave up to you
Sang the crow on the cradle
Sang the crow on the cradle

 

A versão de Jackson Browne:

 

 

A versão de Peter Seeger:

 

A versão de Celtic Thunder: