La chanson de la semaine

"What Have They Done to the Rain", une chanson écrite par Malvina Reynolds:

Just a little rain falling all around
The grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound
Just a little rain, just a little rain
What have they done to the rain

Just a little boy standing in the rain
The gentle rain that falls for years
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears
And rain keeps falling like helpless tears
And what have they done to the rain

Just a little breeze out of the sky
The leaves nod their head as the breeze blows by
Just a little breeze with some smoke in its eye
What have they done to the rain

Just a little boy standing in the rain
The gentle rain that falls for years
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears
And rain keeps falling like helpless tears
And what have they done to the rain
What have they done to the rain

Pour en savoir plus sur l'histoire de cette chanson: http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/MALVINA/mr183.htm

Suivent des versions par Joan Baez (1962) et les Searchers (1964). Mais je l'ai d'abord découverte par celle de Marianne Faithfull (qu'on peut écouter dans le sujet INTERLUDE du pub de ce forum...).