Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
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Published 2016-11-21
Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
Come over to the window, my little darling,
I'd like to try to read your palm.
I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy
before I let you take me home.
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began
to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.
You know I love to live with you,
but you make me forget so very much.
I forget to pray for the angels
and then the angels forget to pray for us.
We met when we were almost young
down by the green lilac park.
You held on to me like I was a crucifix,
as we went kneeling through the dark.
Your letters they all say that you're beside me now.
Then why do I feel so alone?
I'm standing on this ledge and your fine spider web
is fastening my ankle to a stone.
Now I need your hidden love.
I'm cold as a new razor blade.
You left when I told you I was curious,
I never said that I was brave.
Oh, you are really such a pretty one.
I see you've gone and changed your name again.
And just when I climbed this whole mountainside,
to wash my eyelids in the rain!
Your eyes, I forget your eyes
You body is at home in every sea
How come you gave your news to everyone
when you said it was a secret just for me
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began
to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.
All Comments (21)
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We walked up steps in Hydra, Greece, to Leonard Cohen's house. I said to my wife, do you realize that this is the house where Leonard Cohen lived with Marianne? and kissed her on her lips? And wrote most of his famous songs...staring out over the Mediterranean Sea!
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She made him forget his troubles. His eyes sparkle in the photos of him with Marianne.
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"Im cold as a new razor blade" that sends a shiver through to your heart- There's only a handful songwriters that can transcend lyrics into poetry! RIP Mr Cohen.
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A quiet humble genius who made the world a better place.
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The greatest of them all I met him with my wife in Hydra Greece. Great and humble man. No one could compose songs with poetry like him. We will never see his likes again. RIP my friend
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One of Leonard's best songs ever. True story.
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All of us who have lived and loved recognise Leonard's songs as though written for us.
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This song has been a part of our lives for a such a long time - it is intensely powerful for us, we can't began to imagine how powerful it must have been for Leonard and Marianne
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One of many wonderful songs that echo his poetry.
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Beautiful people make beautiful music. R.I.P. Leonard and Marianne..
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I love Leonard Cohen forever 💛♥️☀️❣️
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You can't watch this video and listen to this song without wafting into reverie. It connects you with every wistful memory or feeling of love and longing. If there is one person universally loved for his music and his art, besides Charles Aznavour, it's Leonard Cohen. Thank you for such an outstanding photo montage. A work of love.
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Looking at these beautiful photos makes me realize just how short life is. It's hard to believe this beautiful young couple is dead of old age. 😥⚘
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I love the line 'We met when we were almost young.' So true os so many relationships.
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Ich werde ihn nie vergessen....meine Frau und ich hatten deine Songs immer gehört und letztes Jahr verstarb sie in meinen Armen....mir laufen die Tränen....Danke Leonard!!
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Wenn ich seine Songs höre ihn sehe ist in mir eine grenzenlose Sehnsucht. Er hat mich mit seinen Liedern ein Leben lang begleitet. Ich vermisse ihn so sehr. So long my dear leonard. Anita 😀
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This is the artist who I listen to each night as I lay alone in my bed: His music and the words he sings soothes my soul. Wherever you are Leonard, know your music is loved.
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One of the best songs ever! What a wonderful life !!
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Two years without you. Miss you, unforgotten!
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Such a beautiful love story.
