Pierre et Gilles (b. 1949 & 1953) - La Madone au Coeur Blessé, Lio, 1991
The Weeping Song (1990) - Nick Cave (b. 1957)
Go son, go down to the water
And see the women weeping there.
Then go up into the mountains;
the men, they are weeping too.
Father, why are all the women weeping?
They are all weeping for their men.
Then why are all the men there weeping?
They are weeping back at them.
This is a weeping song,
A song in which to weep
While all the men and women sleep.
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long.
Father, why are all the children weeping?
They are merely crying, son.
O, are they merely crying, father?
Yes, true weeping is yet to come.
This is a weeping song,
A song in which to weep
While all the little children sleep.
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long.
O father, tell me, are you weeping?
Your face seems wet to touch.
O, then I am sorry, father,
I never thought I hurt you so much.
This is a weeping song,
A song in which to weep
While we rock ourselves to sleep.
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long.
No, I won't be weeping long.
