Ode a pi greco

Chi non conosce Hey Jude, celebre brano dei Beatles scritto da Paul McCartney per confortare Julian, il figlio di John Lennon, nel momento del divorzio dei genitori? [Se la tua risposta è «Io!», corri subito qui a colmare questa lacuna! ;-)] Ebbene, esiste una parodia ultra-nerd del suo testo dedicata nientepopodimenoché a pi greco: eccola corredata da opportuni link esplicativi dalla Wikipedia italiana...

Hey Pi [si pronuncia pai, proprio come pie, torta, NdC], you're not so bad
Transcendental and not a ratio
Remember you ain't not equal to three
Minkowski thinks you make math better.

Hey Pi, don't be afraid
You were made to be in equations
The minute you're found by math freaks in Greece
When Archimedes drew his circles.

And any time you feel the pain, hey Pi, refrain
Don't worry you irrational number
Well don't you know that sine relies on you my dude
By making his f() prime equal cosine.

Hey Pi, don't let math down
You're a part of, Euler's equation
Remember, that Pi-r-squared is a piece
Of sage knowledge you made math better.

So let it out and let it in, hey Pi, begin
You're waiting for Einstein to pick you up
And relativity, for you, hey, Pi
Would not have started without you in equations.

Hey Pi, you're not so bad
Transcendental and not a ratio
Remember you ain't not equal to three
Minkowski thinks you make math better.

... a confronto col testo originale.

Hey Jude don't make it bad,
Take a sad song and make it better,
Remember, to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

Hey Jude don't be afraid,
You were made to go out and get her,
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool, Who plays it cool,
By making his world a little colder.

Hey Jude don't let me down,
You have found her now go and get her,
Remember (Hey Jude) to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude begin,
You're waiting for someone to perform with.
And on't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Hey Jude, don't make it bad,
Take a sad song and make it better,
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you'll begin to make it better

P.S.: In effetti questo post sarebbe stato più adatto per il giorno del Pi greco, che ricorre fra sei mesi esatti...