Pigs, Sheep and Wolves
(2018)

Big and fat
Pig´s supposed to look like that
Barnyard thug
He makes his bed in a puddle of mud
Look at him walking down the street
That's a half-a-tone of pig meat

Up in the hills, above the farm
Lives a pack of wolves
Never did no harm
They sleep all the day
Hunt till four
Maybe catch a couple of rodents
You know, carnivore

Sheep in the meadow
Nibbling on some clover
One of those sheep wanders over
Sits by a rock, separated from the flock
He´s just ...
He´s just sitting by a rock
Where´d he go?
I don´t know
Well, he was here a minute ago
Yeah, but I don´t know
Sheep is dead
Got a gash as big as a wolf´s head

Big and fat
Pig´s supposed to look like that
He's wallowing in lanoline
He´s rubbing it into his pigskin
The police are going crazy
Let´s get him
Let´s get that wolf
Let´s get him
Let´s get that wolf
Let´s get him, let´s kill him
Let´s get him, let´s kill him

Court-appointed lawyer wasn´t very bright
Oh, maybe he was bright
Maybe it was just a late night
Yeah, it was a late night
And he files some feeble appeal
And the governor says,
Forget it, It´s a done deal
He says,
Objections, elections
I...I don't care
I'm gonna give that wolf a lethal injection
Let´s get him
Let´s get that wolf
Let´s get him
Let´s get that wolf
Let´s get him, let´s kill him
Let´s get him, let´s kill him

Whoa, slow
Here comes the media
Iphones and cameras
Asking everyone´s opinion
About pigs, sheep and wolves

Big and fat
Yeah, pig´s supposed to laugh like that
Now, this is hilarious
Now, what a great time
I´m the pig who commited
The perfect crime

All around the world
Japan and Scandinavia
Candlelight vigils protesting this behavior
It´s the animal behavior
It's animal behavior
It´s pigs, sheep and wolves
Pigs, sheep and wolves
Pigs, sheep and wolves
It´s animal behavior
Pigs, sheep and wolves

 


Percusión: Paul Simon
Trompeta:
Wynton Marsalis y Marcus Printup
Clarinete:
Dan Block
Saxofón:
Walter Blanding
Tuba:
Wycliffe Gordon
Trombón:
Chris Crenshaw
Batería:
Marion Felder
Pandereta: Herlin Riley

Arreglo de Wynton Marsalis

 

© 2018 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco: In The Blue Light

Original: © 2000 Paul Simon (BMI)
Disco: You're The One


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Resumen de los cambios de la versión original a la version de 2018:

  • Sleeps on straw and calls it a rug → He makes his bed in a puddle of mud

  • El cambio de la "alfombra de paja" a "un charco de barro" le da un tono aún más burdo y directo a la vida del cerdo, enfatizando su suciedad o decadencia.

  • And the governor says forget it / It´s a deal done / Election, I don´t care, election And the governor says, / Forget it, it’s a done deal / He says, / Objections, elections / I... I don’t care.

    Nuevas pausas dramáticas con líneas separadas, y la frase "Objections, elections / I... I don’t care" le da más teatralidad al desprecio del gobernador. Se siente más ensayado, más guionizado.


  • Here comes the media / Setting up their camera → Here comes the media / iPhones and cameras

  • Actualización tecnológica: Antes eran simplemente cámaras; ahora, explícitamente iPhones. Moderniza la escena, ubicándola en la era digital y de redes sociales.


  • France, Scandinavia → Japan and Scandinavia

  • Cambio geográfico: Francia por Japón. Quizás para diversificar la protesta global, o por ritmo.


    La versión 2018 tiene más pausas y comas haciendo que el ritmo sea más relajado, como si se narrara con más intención.
    Repeticiones ligeramente ajustadas: Algunos “let’s get him” y “let’s kill him” se reorganizan pero conservan su fuerza hipnótica.