Ode To Big Blue
The oceans of the world were the home of big blue
He was the greatest monster that the world ever knew
And the place that he loved best
Was the waters to the west
Around the blue Pacific he did roam
Big Blue moved alone for a mighty blue was he
And the battles of the whales was an awesome sight to see
And he took them one by one and he drove them all away
In the mating of the day he was the king
Big blue had fifty wives and he sired forty sons
Though most of them feel victim to the cruel harpoon guns
Ah but he was too much wise to get caught by the gunners' eyes
And so he lived at sea a hundred years
His mouth was as large as a tunnel so they say
His hide was thick as leather and his eyes quick and small
And his back was all scarred by the times he got away
And he knew the smell of whalers did Big Blue
Big Blue passed away to his natural decay
Beside the Arctic Circle as he travelled up that way
And there never was a man who was born with a gunner's hand
Who ever took a pan to Big Blue
Now the gray whale has run and the sperm is almost done
The finbacks and the Greenland rights have all passed and gone
They've been taken by the men for the money they could spend
And the killing never ends, it just goes on
The oceans of the earth were the home of big blue
He was the greatest monster that the world ever knew
And the place that he loved best was the waters to the west
Around the blue Pacific he did roam
Ode ao Grande Azul
Os oceanos do mundo eram o lar do Grande Azul
Ele era o maior monstro que o mundo já conheceu
E o lugar que ele mais amava
Eram as águas a oeste
Pelas águas do Pacífico ele vagava
O Grande Azul andava sozinho, pois era um gigante azul
E as batalhas das baleias eram um espetáculo de se ver
Ele as enfrentava uma a uma e as afastava todas
Na época de acasalamento, ele era o rei
O Grande Azul tinha cinquenta esposas e gerou quarenta filhos
Embora a maioria tenha sido vítima das cruéis arpões
Ah, mas ele era esperto demais para ser pego pelos olhos dos caçadores
E assim viveu no mar por cem anos
Sua boca era tão grande quanto um túnel, dizem
Sua pele era grossa como couro e seus olhos rápidos e pequenos
E suas costas estavam todas marcadas pelas vezes que escapou
E ele conhecia o cheiro dos baleeiros, o Grande Azul
O Grande Azul partiu para sua decomposição natural
Ao lado do Círculo Ártico enquanto viajava para lá
E nunca houve um homem que nasceu com a mão de caçador
Que algum dia se atreveu a enfrentar o Grande Azul
Agora a baleia cinza já foi e o esperma está quase no fim
As baleias de barbatana e os direitos da Groenlândia já se foram
Elas foram levadas pelos homens pelo dinheiro que podiam gastar
E a matança nunca acaba, só continua
Os oceanos da Terra eram o lar do Grande Azul
Ele era o maior monstro que o mundo já conheceu
E o lugar que ele mais amava eram as águas a oeste
Pelas águas do Pacífico ele vagava