Childrens Bread

Jimmy Cliff

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[Intro]        [Chorus] They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs Makin’ so many people lives so hard [Verse 1] Now while those cats get fat in came all the rats Stole away the cheese and doing as they please Jack Spratt ate all the fat his wife ate all the lean And so between the both you see they licked the platter clean so [Chorus] They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs Makin’ so many people lives so hard        [Verse 2] Now there’s a gathering on Main Street shuffling on Wall Street To a new drum beat turning up the heat now Now the weak get strong singing a new song Time has come for us to right the wrong and so [Chorus] They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs oh Makin’ so many people lives so hard we’re singin’        [Instrumental]        [Outro] They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs They took the children’s bread and give it to the dogs Makin’ so many people lives so hard hey Makin’ so many people lives so hard hey Makin’ so many people lives so hard

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Cette chanson aborde le thème des inégalités et des injustices sociales, soulignant comment les plus vulnérables, en l'occurrence les enfants, se voient souvent privés de leurs droits et de leurs besoins fondamentaux. Les paroles évoquent un contraste poignant entre ceux qui profitent des ressources et ceux qui en sont dépouillés, créant ainsi une vie difficile pour beaucoup. Dans un contexte plus large, elle reflète des luttes collectives pour la justice et l’équité, appelant à une prise de conscience des injustices systémiques qui touchent les plus démunis. La mention de la collaboration entre les faibles, qui deviennent forts, laisse entrevoir un espoir de changement et l'importance de se battre pour rectifier ces inégalités.