Текст песни Cat Power — The Werewolf Song

Oh the werewolf, oh the werewolf
Comes stepping along
He dont even break the branches where hes gone
Once I saw him in the moonlight, when the bats were a flying
I saw the werewolf, and the werewolf was crying
Cryin nobody knows, nobody knows, body knows
How I loved the man, as I teared off his clothes.
Cryin nobody know, nobody knows my pain
When I see that its risen; that full moon again
For the werewolf, for the werewolf has sympathy
For the werewolf, somebody like you and me.
And only he goes to me, man this little flute I play.
All through the night, until the light of day, and we are doomed to play.
For the werewolf, for the werewolf, has sympathy
For the werewolf, somebody like you and me.
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Oh the werewolf, oh the werewolf
Comes a steppin' along
He don't even break the branches
Where he's been gone

You can hear his long holler from away 'cross the moor
That's the holler of a werewolf when he's feelin' poor

He goes out in the evenin' when the bats 're on the wing
An' he's killed some young maiden before the birds sing

For the werewolf, for the werewolf
Have sympathy
'cause the werewolf he is someone
Just like you an' me

Once I saw him in the moonlight when the bats were a flyin'
All alone I saw the werewolf and the werewolf was cryin'

Cryin' nobody, nobody, nobody knows
How much I love the maiden as I tear off his cloths
Cryin' nobody, nobody, knows of my pain
When I see it has risen that full moon again

When I see that moon movin' through the clouds in the sky
I get a crazy feelin' an' I wonder why

Oh the werewolf, oh the werewolf
Comes travelin' along
He don't even break the branches
Where he's been gone

For the werewolf have pity, not fear, an' not hate
'cause the werewolf might be someone that you've known of late

Oh the werewolf, oh the werewolf
Comes travelin' along
He don't even crush the leaves
Where he's been gone

Краткое описание

Песня «The Werewolf Song» от Cat Power рассказывает о встрече с оборотнем. Он медленно идет, не ломая ветвей. В одном эпизоде герой видит его под лунным светом, когда летают летучие мыши, и замечает, что оборотень плачет. Он олицетворяет чувства и страдания, никто не знает, как он любил человека, срывая с него одежду. Персонаж выражает боль и скорбь, видя, что полнолуние вновь наступает.

Тем не менее, в песне прослеживается понимание и сочувствие к оборотню, представленному как существо, подобное людям. Оборотень играет на флейте, заполняя ночь звуками до рассвета. В конце песни подчеркивается, что оборотень заслуживает сочувствия, так как он может быть кем-то, кого мы знаем. Образ оборотня служит метафорой для темы одиночества, трагичности и стремления к пониманию.