Cow 1 :
You see, you work a long long life...
grazing under sun and rain,
rain and snow,
producing milk, you know,
thousands gallons of milk,
working hard,
chewing, ruminating,
chewing, ruminating...
Cow 2
True, that's true.
Cow 1
And then, some day,
the green truck comes,
it takes you, man,
a long way from the farm,
a long long and deep way to death.
I tell you, man,
is this a life ?
Is this a life ?
(silence)
Cow 2
Why do you call me "man" ?
Cow 1
Meuuuuuuuh ?
Cow 2
You say : "man".
I'm not a man, man.
I'm a cow,
I'm just a cow.
Cow 1
I see.
(silence)
Cow 1
You're not an abstract mind, aren't you ?
Cow 2
What you mean ?
Cow 1
You see...
Cow 2
What you want me to see ?..
Cow 1
Oh, nothing. Really nothing.
(silence)
Cow 1
Is this a life ?
Is this a life ?
Thierry Follain
Picture : Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother's back cover
