Songs about Cain
Cain“And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, After cries had come out of the ground,
Cain, free of the mark set upon him, knew already That bread and salt are both The very essence of the earth; And that the fat milk of his brother Abel’s goats, Whose taste was like vanilla of passion ball, - Is the drink that sharpens the sword of the heart; And he knew that the very truth is only an excuse, And the token of pain Is hidden in the weeping valley of Ba’ca, The valley of Great Cry. What Satan Could Have Said to Cain
“When you killed Abel you helped me very much,
Since you killed a quarter of the human kind And made my work very easy, As I am only a beginner-Satan. But how did not you know that his blood Which is still crying from the ground, Contains iron enough to make six nails? And why didn’t you know that the phosphor of his body Could turn into matches filling ten boxes? And you didn’t know of the salt spread in his flesh Could fill a medium plate? Not speaking of the possibility to exploit his hide and hair, Not mentioning his most precious hormones! But one thing that you did not know Makes me really angry: From his bones it was possible to make talismans Which are very important tools In my public relation campaign!” |
Cain 1995
"But unto Cain”, as is written of God,
“And to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, And his countenance fell”. So he became a man of rage. That rose up against Abel, His only brother, and slew him. And now he is not merely a fugitive-killer, He is not only the banished brother, But now he is also certain That the entire world is against him, That “vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold” And that vendetta shall certainly come, Despite his carrying the mark On his forehead -“lest any finding him Should kill him”. But he is not aware of the fact That this very known mark Is not but an opening signal Of a television program, with a text Taken from a very known clip Of the rock-group singers, The “Sex Pistols". PS. This poem, written originally in Hebrew by Moshe D. Shafrir-Stillman, was published in the literary supplement of the Israeli newspaper “Yedi’ot Acharonot” on October 15th, 1995 ( 3 weeks before a fanatic young Israeli used a pistol to murder the Israeli prime minister I. Rabin). If I am my Brother's Keeper
“Am I my brother`s keeper?”
If Abel is my brother,
Then his brother I am as well, Since brothers we are. And if I am my own brother’s keeper, - Selfish I am not, As I do not keep me From myself... Alas, I am not... My own brother. |
Written by Moshe D. Shafrir-Stillman