Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh Lord yeah
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight
They leave that all to the poor
Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait 'till their judgment day comes
Now in darkness world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgment God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercies for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
Oh Lord yeah
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh Lord yeah
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight
They leave that all to the poor
Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait 'till their judgment day comes
Now in darkness world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgment God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercies for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
Oh Lord yeah
Language: English
Le parole nella versione dal vivo a Parigi nel 1970
Performance incredibile. Non si sa se Ozzy si fosse dimenticato il testo e abbia improvvisato o abbia scelto di cantare una versione diversa, comunque le parole sono completamente diverse soprattutto nell'ultima strofa dove pure il prete viene lanciato nella pira...
Performance incredibile. Non si sa se Ozzy si fosse dimenticato il testo e abbia improvvisato o abbia scelto di cantare una versione diversa, comunque le parole sono completamente diverse soprattutto nell'ultima strofa dove pure il prete viene lanciato nella pira...
WAR PIGS
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
In the fields are bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of deaths construction
Its the same where'er you go
To the war pigs people know,
Oh lord yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!
People running like they're sheep in fields
Evil's flowing out their minds
They've ac'ty got 'im there, I know it now
They'll give the order at the end, yeah.
On the scene a priest appears
Sinners falling at his knees
Satan sends out funeral pyre
Casts the priest into the fire
It's the place for all bad sinners
Watch them eating dead rats innards
It's the same where'er you go
To black masses people go
oh lord yeah!
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
In the fields are bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of deaths construction
Its the same where'er you go
To the war pigs people know,
Oh lord yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!
People running like they're sheep in fields
Evil's flowing out their minds
They've ac'ty got 'im there, I know it now
They'll give the order at the end, yeah.
On the scene a priest appears
Sinners falling at his knees
Satan sends out funeral pyre
Casts the priest into the fire
It's the place for all bad sinners
Watch them eating dead rats innards
It's the same where'er you go
To black masses people go
oh lord yeah!
Contributed by Lorenzo - 2025/9/7 - 11:47
Language: Italian
Traduzione italiana di Lorenzo Masetti, aiutato da varie fonti che si trovano online
PORCI DI GUERRA
I generali si sono radunati in massa,
proprio come streghe alle messe nere.
Menti malvagie che tramano distruzione,
stregoni della fabbrica di morte.
Nei campi di battaglia bruciano i corpi
mentre la macchina della guerra continua a girare.
Morte e odio per il genere umano
avvelenano le menti plagiate.
Oh, Signore, sì.
I politici si nascondono:
la guerra l’hanno solo cominciata
Perché dovrebbero andare loro a combattere?
Lasciano tutto ai poveracci.
Il tempo presenterà il conto alle loro menti assetate di potere:
fanno la guerra solo per divertimento,
trattano la gente come pedoni sulla scacchiera
Aspettate che arrivi il loro giorno del giudizio.
Ora, nel buio, il mondo smette di girare,
restano ceneri dove bruciavano i corpi.
I porci di guerra non hanno più potere,
la mano di Dio ha battuto l’ora.
Giorno del giudizio: Dio sta chiamando.
In ginocchio, i porci di guerra strisciano,
implorando misericordia per i loro peccati.
Satana, ridendo, dispiega le ali.
Oh, Signore, sì.
I generali si sono radunati in massa,
proprio come streghe alle messe nere.
Menti malvagie che tramano distruzione,
stregoni della fabbrica di morte.
Nei campi di battaglia bruciano i corpi
mentre la macchina della guerra continua a girare.
Morte e odio per il genere umano
avvelenano le menti plagiate.
Oh, Signore, sì.
I politici si nascondono:
la guerra l’hanno solo cominciata
Perché dovrebbero andare loro a combattere?
Lasciano tutto ai poveracci.
Il tempo presenterà il conto alle loro menti assetate di potere:
fanno la guerra solo per divertimento,
trattano la gente come pedoni sulla scacchiera
Aspettate che arrivi il loro giorno del giudizio.
Ora, nel buio, il mondo smette di girare,
restano ceneri dove bruciavano i corpi.
I porci di guerra non hanno più potere,
la mano di Dio ha battuto l’ora.
Giorno del giudizio: Dio sta chiamando.
In ginocchio, i porci di guerra strisciano,
implorando misericordia per i loro peccati.
Satana, ridendo, dispiega le ali.
Oh, Signore, sì.
Language: Spanish
Versione spagnola di Gustavo Sierra Fernandez
CERDOS DE LA GUERRA
Los generales se reunieron en masa
como brujas en misas negras
Mentes diabólicas que traman la destrucción
Hechiceros de la construcción de la muerte
En los campos están quemando cuerpos
mientras la máquina de guerra sigue girando
Muerte y odio para la humanidad
envenenando sus mentes lavadas,
oh señor, ¡sí!
Los políticos se esconden
Ellos sólo comenzaron la guerra
¿Por qué tendríamos que ir a luchar fuera?
Todo eso se lo dejan al pobre.
El tiempo les dirá en sus mentes poderosas
haciendo la guerra sólo para divertirse
tratando a la gente como peones de ajedrez
Espera a que llegue el día del juicio
Ahora en la oscuridad el mundo para de girar
cenizas en donde los cuerpos se quemaban
Nunca más los cerdos de la guerra tendrán el poder
La mano de Dios ha fijado la hora
el día del juicio, Dios está llamando
De rodillas los cerdos de la guerra se arrastran
pidiendo clemencia por sus pecados
Satán riendo extiende sus alas,
¡oh Señor sí!
Los generales se reunieron en masa
como brujas en misas negras
Mentes diabólicas que traman la destrucción
Hechiceros de la construcción de la muerte
En los campos están quemando cuerpos
mientras la máquina de guerra sigue girando
Muerte y odio para la humanidad
envenenando sus mentes lavadas,
oh señor, ¡sí!
Los políticos se esconden
Ellos sólo comenzaron la guerra
¿Por qué tendríamos que ir a luchar fuera?
Todo eso se lo dejan al pobre.
El tiempo les dirá en sus mentes poderosas
haciendo la guerra sólo para divertirse
tratando a la gente como peones de ajedrez
Espera a que llegue el día del juicio
Ahora en la oscuridad el mundo para de girar
cenizas en donde los cuerpos se quemaban
Nunca más los cerdos de la guerra tendrán el poder
La mano de Dios ha fijado la hora
el día del juicio, Dios está llamando
De rodillas los cerdos de la guerra se arrastran
pidiendo clemencia por sus pecados
Satán riendo extiende sus alas,
¡oh Señor sí!
Tra le migliori canzoni che esistano, sia come musica ma soprattutto come testi. No alla guerra
Cico - 2005/9/2 - 17:53
Segnalo la cover dei CAKE, band di Sacramento in California, con cui si apre il loro "B-Sides and Rarities". Colgo l'occasione per segnalare un dubbio: ma alla fine il testo corretto è "All right now!" oppure "Oh Lord, yeah!"? Così... non che sia importante... è che oggi sono rompicazzo...
http://extrawack.blogspot.com/2007/06/...
War Pigs (CAKE cover)
http://extrawack.blogspot.com/2007/06/...
War Pigs (CAKE cover)
Alessandro - 2007/6/4 - 15:07
Language: English
Versione "anti-automobilistica" di Judas Iglesias da bicycleuniverse.info
CAR PIGS
Drivers gathered in their masses
Sitting on their bloated asses
Lazy minds that cause obstruction
Source of more and more destruction
In the streets the engines burning
As the car machine keeps turning
Death and hatred in their eyes
Poisoning the rain and skies
(Oh Lord yeah!)
Politicians hide themselves away
Build another overpass
Why should they go out to drive?
Leave it to the middle class
Time will tell on their power minds
Making roads just for fun
Cramming people into metal cans
Wait til the judgement day comes (Yeah!)
Now in darkness cars stop turning
Ashes where the engines burning
No more car pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, no more oil
On their feet the car pigs toil
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
Drivers gathered in their masses
Sitting on their bloated asses
Lazy minds that cause obstruction
Source of more and more destruction
In the streets the engines burning
As the car machine keeps turning
Death and hatred in their eyes
Poisoning the rain and skies
(Oh Lord yeah!)
Politicians hide themselves away
Build another overpass
Why should they go out to drive?
Leave it to the middle class
Time will tell on their power minds
Making roads just for fun
Cramming people into metal cans
Wait til the judgement day comes (Yeah!)
Now in darkness cars stop turning
Ashes where the engines burning
No more car pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, no more oil
On their feet the car pigs toil
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
Contributed by The Lone Ranger - 2010/5/13 - 12:43
Fantastica canzone. L'introduzione è una delle più paurose della storia del rock,con Iommy che scarica bordate di "napalm" di chitarra elettrica, e in sottofondo incessanti le sirene antiaeree; poi il silenzio assoluto (la distruzione) e infine Ozzy che declama le liriche al vetriolo,e sembra arringare un'ipotetica folla di sopravvissuti.
Paolo - 2011/3/17 - 10:51
La cover di War Pigs con arrangiamento arabeggiante di Victoria Faiella ha meritato i complimenti del chitarrista dei Black Sabbath Tony Iommi.
Sulla scelta di registrare una cover della famosa canzone contro la guerra, la cantante ha dichiarato:
"In choosing to cover BLACK SABBATH's 'War Pigs', I wanted to underscore the sad, sad fact that the lyrics to an anti-war song written four decades ago were still completely and devastatingly relevant to our modern times. The years go by, the trenches we find ourselves in get deeper and deeper and deeper, the war machine keeps churning and any hope of climbing out of this monumental entrenchment is bleak at best. Let us all pray for peace, for rainfalls of enlightenment to shower down upon the powers that be and for a swift end to all of this madness."
da Blabbermouth
Sulla scelta di registrare una cover della famosa canzone contro la guerra, la cantante ha dichiarato:
"In choosing to cover BLACK SABBATH's 'War Pigs', I wanted to underscore the sad, sad fact that the lyrics to an anti-war song written four decades ago were still completely and devastatingly relevant to our modern times. The years go by, the trenches we find ourselves in get deeper and deeper and deeper, the war machine keeps churning and any hope of climbing out of this monumental entrenchment is bleak at best. Let us all pray for peace, for rainfalls of enlightenment to shower down upon the powers that be and for a swift end to all of this madness."
da Blabbermouth
Degna di nota anche la cover dei Dresden Dolls, se non altro per il coraggio di suonare i Black Sabbath senza chitarre ma solo con tastiera e batteria.
Language: English
The Big Push: Medley of parts from Black Sabbath songs "War Pigs" and "Paranoid" with Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine
WAR PIGS / PARANOID
I just feel like to go straight into
Black sabbath and that's like
Giving someone a massage like kicking
Them in the face
Yeah let's do it
Who wants to kick in the face
The people have spoken red
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!
Killing in the name of
Finished with my woman 'cause
She couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because
I am frowning all the time
All day long I think of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind If I don't
find something to pacify
Can you help me
Occupy my brain?
Oh yeah
Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where their bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
In the fields, the bodies burning
Undernees the war keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
I just feel like to go straight into
Black sabbath and that's like
Giving someone a massage like kicking
Them in the face
Yeah let's do it
Who wants to kick in the face
The people have spoken red
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!
Killing in the name of
Finished with my woman 'cause
She couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because
I am frowning all the time
All day long I think of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind If I don't
find something to pacify
Can you help me
Occupy my brain?
Oh yeah
Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where their bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
In the fields, the bodies burning
Undernees the war keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
and how they do what they told you
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Fuck you i won't do what you tell me
Contributed by Reinhard - 2025/2/2 - 16:43
Language: Finnish
Finnish cover version of Black Sabbath's 'War Pigs' by Sapattivuosi
SOTASIAT
Kenraalit taas joukoissaan
niin kuin noidat messuissaan
tähtirinnat uhoaa
jumalauta kuolemaa
pelloilleen kun miehet kuolee
tuskan niittokoneet nielee
kansan silti seivästää
sijoittajan selvä pää
Voi Luoja!
Saatanan politiikka piiputtaa
siellä piilee sodan syy
"Kaipaa en herrain puheenhorinaa
kaipaan heitä mukaan kuolemaan"
Aika vallan vihdoin paljastaa
leikkii kanssa kohtalon
valta välinpitämätön saa
naurettavan pienen huomion
Taivas jälleen tummentuu
tuhkaan mustaan hautautuu
oudon herran seuraan jää
sotasiat ihmeissään
ei oo varaa tuomioon
pannaan polviasentoon
kaikki katuu syntejään
Saatanalle massi jää
Voi Luoja!
Kenraalit taas joukoissaan
niin kuin noidat messuissaan
tähtirinnat uhoaa
jumalauta kuolemaa
pelloilleen kun miehet kuolee
tuskan niittokoneet nielee
kansan silti seivästää
sijoittajan selvä pää
Voi Luoja!
Saatanan politiikka piiputtaa
siellä piilee sodan syy
"Kaipaa en herrain puheenhorinaa
kaipaan heitä mukaan kuolemaan"
Aika vallan vihdoin paljastaa
leikkii kanssa kohtalon
valta välinpitämätön saa
naurettavan pienen huomion
Taivas jälleen tummentuu
tuhkaan mustaan hautautuu
oudon herran seuraan jää
sotasiat ihmeissään
ei oo varaa tuomioon
pannaan polviasentoon
kaikki katuu syntejään
Saatanalle massi jää
Voi Luoja!
L'ultimo concerto diciassette giorni prima di morire, l'unico che ha organizzato il proprio funerale su un palco cantando da una poltrona a forma di bara. Semplicemente Ozzy.
Potentissima cover dei Judas Priest (anche loro degli attempati signori ma con uno slancio invidiabile) pubblicata prima dell'ultimo concerto di Ozzy e dei Black Sabbasth
We are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage to 'War Pigs' - A song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to - reinforcing their love as well for the legendary Prince of Darkness....!!
Judas Priest
1st July 2025
Judas Priest
1st July 2025
Ieri sera al concerto SOS Palestina all'anfiteatro delle Cascine a Firenze, gli Afterhours hanno aperto il loro set con questa canzone.
Lorenzo - 2025/9/19 - 08:36
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Musica di Tony Iommi, G. Butler, Bill Ward & Ozzy Osbourne
Interpretata anche dai Faith No More
Questa canzone risale al 1970 (apriva l'album "Paranoid") e la guerra a cui si fa riferimento è quella del Vietnam.
Doveva essere la title track dell'album, ma la casa discografica rifiutò e optò per il più innocuo titolo "Paranoid"
Per ulteriori informazioni rimandiamo a Wikipedia
Secondo Butler, il bassista dei Black Sabbath e autore del testo, la canzone era "completamente contro la guerra nel Vietnam, contro questi politici e riccastri che scatenano le guerre per il loro profitto e mandano i poveracci a morire", mentre secondo il cantante Ozzy Osbourne, il gruppo non "sapeva nulla del Vietnam. Era solo una canzone contro la guerra".