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From: * (Jean Marc Orliaguet)
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Date: 4 Jun 1995 01:00:37 GMT
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Transcribed and tabbed by : Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( *, http://*~jmo )
Notes : Capo on the 4th fret.
The tab should be played with the thumb and index fingers ONLY,
in the simplest folk style : t - i - t - i ...,
The stressed notes are marked with a > sign.
Intro
C ( 3 times )
6/4 > > > >
e-||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B-||--------1--------------------------|-----------------------------------||
G-||--0-----------------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0-----------0--||
D-||--------------2--------------------|--2-----------3-----------2--------||
A-||--------------------------3--------|-----------------------------------||
E-||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
t i t i t i t i t i t i ...
4/4 > > >
e-|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|
A-|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|
Su -
Verses :
C > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--3-----------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
zanne takes you down to her
> > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
place near the river. You can
Dm > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------|
D-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----0-----3-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
hear the boats go by, you can
> > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------------2-----|
D-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----0-----------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
C > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
> > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|-----------------------1--|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0--0-----|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------------|
A-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
why you want to be there. And she
Em > > > > >
e-|-----0--------------------|-----------------------0--|
B-|--0--------0--------------|-----------------0--------|
G-|--------0--------0-----0--|-----0-----0--0-----------|
D-|--------------2-----------|--------------------2-----|
A-|--------------------2-----|--3-----2-----------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F > > > > > >
e-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--1--------1--------------|-----------1-----1-----1--|
G-|--------2--------2-----2--|-----2--------0-----2-----|
D-|--------------3-----------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------------3-----|--------3-----------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
all the way from Chi - na and just
C > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
when you mean to tell her that you have
Dm > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------|
D-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----0-----3-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
no love to give her then she
C > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--3-----------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
gets you on her wave - length and she
Dm > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------|
D-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----0-----3-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
lets the ri - ver ans - wer that you've
C > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--3-----------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
al - ways been her lover
6/4 > > > > >
e-||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-||--------0-----------0----------0--|-------0-----------0-----------0--|
D-||--------------2-----------3-------|--2----------3-----------2--------|
A-||--3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
and you
Ritornello
Em
4/4 > > > > >
e-|-----0--------------------|-----------------------0--|
B-|--0--------0--------------|-----------------0--------|
G-|--------0--------0-----0--|-----0-----0--0-----------|
D-|--------------2-----------|--------------------2-----|
A-|--------------------2-----|--3-----2-----------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
want to tra - vel with her and you
F > > > > > >
e-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--1--------1--------------|-----------1-----1-----1--|
G-|--------2--------2-----2--|-----2--------0-----2-----|
D-|--------------3-----------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------------3-----|--------3-----------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
want to tra - vel bl - i - nd and you
C > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
A-|--3-----------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
know she will trust you for you've
Dm > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G-|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------|
D-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----0-----3-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
( repeat twice )
6/4 > > > >
e-||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B-||--------1--------------------------|-----------------------------------||
G-||--0-----------------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0-----------0--||
D-||--------------2--------------------|--2-----------3-----------2--------||
A-||--------------------------3--------|-----------------------------------||
E-||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
mind
4/4 > >
e-|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|
A-|--------------3-----------|
E-|--------------------------|
And Je - ...
Chord voicing :
C : x3201x / x3301x
Dm : xx023x / xx303x
Em : x22000 / x32000
F : xx3211 / x3021x / x3001x
Lyrics :
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
>From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
>From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
* http://*~jmo
From * Mon Jun 12 01:52:11 PDT 1995
Article: 18276 of *
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From: * (Jean Marc Orliaguet)
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Date: 8 Jun 1995 11:01:20 GMT
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Obviously, after listening to the "COHEN LIVE!" performance, the capo
should be on the 9th fret and the song starts in G, instead of C capo 4,
or even E ( no capo ) as I've often seen.
Basically, the notes are exactly the same as in the previous version,
but it's much EASIER to play it that way ( that's what L. Cohen does
anyway ), and it sounds just beautiful.
( in the "COHEN LIVE!" performance, the capo is on the the 3rd fret,
i.e. 3 tones lower than the studio version )
Here it is :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transcribed and tabbed by : Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( *, http://*~jmo )
Notes : Capo on the 9th fret.
The tab should be played with the thumb and index fingers ONLY,
in the simplest folk style : t - i - t - i ...,
The stressed notes are marked with a > sign.
Intro
( 3 times )
6/4 G > > > >
e-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B-|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G-|---------0--------------------------|------------------------------------||
D-|---0-----------------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0-----------0---||
A-|---------------2--------------------|--2-----------3-----------2---------||
E-|---------------------------3--------|------------------------------------||
t i t i t i t i t i t i ...
4/4 > > >
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|
Su -
Verses :
G > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------2-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
zanne takes you down to her
> > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
place near the river. You can
Am > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----2--------------------|-----2-----------------2--|
D-|--2--------2-----2-----2--|--0--------2-----2--------|
A-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----------0-----|
E-|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
hear the boats go by, you can
> > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----2--------------------|-----2-----------------0--|
D-|--2--------2-----2-----2--|--0--------2-----2--------|
A-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
E-|--------------0-----------|--------------3-----------|
G > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
Am > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----2-----------------2--|-----2-----------------0--|
D-|--2--------2-----2--------|--0--------2-----2--------|
A-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
E-|--------------0-----------|--------------3-----------|
why you want to be there. And she
Bm > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----4-----------4-----4--|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
D-|--4--------4--------0-----|--2-----0-----------4-----|
A-|--------2-----------------|--------------2-----------|
E-|--------------2-----------|--------------------------|
C > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----0-----------|
A-|--------------3-----------|--------------------3-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
all the way from Chi - na and just
G > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
when you mean to tell her that you have
Am > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----2-----------------2--|-----2-----------------0--|
D-|--2--------2-----2--------|--0--------2-----2--------|
A-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
E-|--------------0-----------|--------------3-----------|
no love to give her then she
G > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
gets you on her wave - length and she
Am > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----2-----------------2--|-----2-----------------0--|
D-|--2--------2-----2--------|--0--------2-----2--------|
A-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
E-|--------------0-----------|--------------3-----------|
lets the ri - ver ans - wer that you've
G > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
al - ways been her lover
6/4 > > > > >
e-||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-||--------0-----------0---------0---|-------0----------0-----------0---|
A-||--------------2-----------3-------|--2----------------------3--------|
E-||--3-------------------------------|-------------3--------------------|
and you
Ritornello
Bm > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----4-----------4-----4--|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
D-|--4--------4--------0-----|--2-----0-----------4-----|
A-|--------2-----------------|--------------2-----------|
E-|--------------2-----------|--------------------------|
want to tra - vel with her and you
C > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----1--------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----0-----------|
A-|--------------3-----------|--------------------3-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
want to tra - vel bl - i - nd and you
G > > > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--0--------0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A-|--------2-----------2-----|--3-----2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
know she will trust you for you've
Am > > > >
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-----2-----------------2--|-----2-----------------0--|
D-|--2--------2-----2--------|--0--------2-----2--------|
A-|--------0-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
E-|--------------0-----------|--------------3-----------|
( repeat twice )
6/4 G > > > >
e-||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B-||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
G-||--------0--------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D-||--0-----------------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0-----------0--||
A-||--------------2--------------------|--2-----------3-----------2--------||
E-||--------------------------3--------|-----------------------------------||
mind
4/4 > >
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|-----0-----------------0--|
D-|--0--------0-----0--------|
A-|--------2-----------3-----|
E-|--------------3-----------|
And Je - ...
Lyrics :
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
>From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
>From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
* http://*~jmo
Suzanne takes you down
To her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you wanna be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor
When He walked upon the water
And He spent a long time watching
From His lonely wooden tower
And when He knew for certain
Only drowning men could see Him
He said, "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But He Himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with Him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust Him
For He's touched your perfect body with his mind
Now, Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From the Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Podés escuchar pasar los barcos
Podés pasar la noche a su lado
Y sabés que está medio loca
Pero por eso querés estar ahí
Y ella te sirve té y naranjas
Que vienen desde muy lejos, desde China
Y justo cuando querés decirle
Que no tenés amor para darle
Entonces ella te sintoniza a su frecuencia
Y deja que el río responda
Que siempre fuiste su amante
Y querés viajar con ella
Y querés viajar a ciegas
Y sabés que ella va a confiar en vos
Porque tocaste su cuerpo perfecto con tu mente.
Y Jesús era marinero
Cuando caminó sobre el agua
Y pasó largo tiempo mirando
Desde su solitaria torre de madera
Y cuando supo con certeza
Que solo los hombres que se ahogaban podían verlo
Dijo: "Entonces todos los hombres serán marineros
Hasta que el mar los libere"
Pero él mismo estaba roto
Mucho antes de que el cielo se abriera
Abandonado, casi humano
Se hundió bajo tu sabiduría como una piedra
Y querés viajar con él
Y querés viajar a ciegas
Y pensás que quizás vas a confiar en él
Porque tocó tu cuerpo perfecto con su mente.
Y ella te lleva al río
Lleva harapos y plumas
De los mostradores del Ejército de Salvación [*]
Y el sol cae como miel
Sobre nuestra señora del puerto
Y ella te muestra dónde mirar
Entre la basura y las flores
Hay héroes entre las algas
Hay niños en la mañana
Se asoman buscando amor
Y así se van a asomar para siempre
Y querés viajar con ella
Y querés viajar a ciegas
Y sabés que podés confiar en ella
Porque tocó tu cuerpo perfecto con su mente.
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Puoi sentire le barche passare
Puoi passare la notte accanto a lei
E sai che è un po' pazza
Ma è per questo che vuoi stare lì
E lei ti offre tè e arance
Che vengono da così lontano, dalla Cina
E proprio quando vuoi dirle
Che non hai amore da darle
Lei ti porta sulla sua lunghezza d'onda
E lascia che il fiume risponda
Che sei sempre stato il suo amante
E vuoi viaggiare con lei
E vuoi viaggiare alla cieca
E sai che lei si fiderà di te
Perché hai toccato il suo corpo perfetto con la mente.
E Gesù era un marinaio
Quando camminava sull'acqua
E passò molto tempo a osservare
Dalla sua solitaria torre di legno
E quando seppe con certezza
Che solo gli uomini che annegavano potevano vederlo
Disse: "Allora tutti gli uomini saranno marinai
Finché il mare non li libererà"
Ma lui stesso era spezzato
Molto prima che il cielo si aprisse
Abbandonato, quasi umano
Affondò sotto la tua saggezza come una pietra
E vuoi viaggiare con lui
E vuoi viaggiare alla cieca
E pensi che forse ti fiderai di lui
Perché ha toccato il tuo corpo perfetto con la mente.
E lei ti conduce al fiume
Indossa stracci e piume
Trovati nei mercati dell'esercito della salvezza [*]
E il sole scende come miele
Sulla nostra signora del porto
E lei ti mostra dove guardare
Tra i rifiuti e i fiori
Ci sono eroi tra le alghe
Ci sono bambini nel mattino
Si protendono verso l'amore
E si protenderanno così per sempre
E vuoi viaggiare con lei
E vuoi viaggiare alla cieca
E sai che puoi fidarti di lei
Perché ha toccato il tuo corpo perfetto con la mente.
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Você pode ouvir os barcos passando
Você pode passar a noite ao lado dela
E você sabe que ela é meio louca
Mas é por isso que você quer estar lá
E ela te serve chá e laranjas
Que vêm lá da China
E justo quando você vai dizer a ela
Que não tem amor nenhum pra dar
Então ela te coloca na frequência dela
E deixa o rio responder
Que você sempre foi o amante dela
E você quer viajar com ela
E você quer viajar às cegas
E você sabe que ela vai confiar em você
Porque você tocou o corpo perfeito dela com a sua mente.
E Jesus era um marinheiro
Quando caminhou sobre as águas
E ficou muito tempo observando
Da sua solitária torre de madeira
E quando teve certeza
Que só os homens que se afogavam podiam vê-lo
Disse: "Todos os homens serão marinheiros então
Até que o mar os liberte"
Mas ele mesmo estava quebrado
Muito antes do céu se abrir
Abandonado, quase humano
Afundou sob a sua sabedoria como uma pedra
E você quer viajar com ele
E você quer viajar às cegas
E você acha que talvez vá confiar nele
Porque ele tocou o seu corpo perfeito com a mente dele.
E ela te leva até o rio
Ela está vestindo trapos e penas
De brechós do Exército da Salvação [*]
E o sol escorre como mel
Sobre a nossa senhora do porto
E ela te mostra onde olhar
Entre o lixo e as flores
Há heróis nas algas
Há crianças de manhã cedo
Elas se inclinam em busca de amor
E vão se inclinar assim para sempre
E você quer viajar com ela
E você quer viajar às cegas
E você sabe que pode confiar nela
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La storia dietro
«Suzanne» è una composizione musicale creata dal poeta, scrittore e musicista canadese Leonard Cohen. Questa canzone ha avuto origine dalla poesia "Suzanne Takes You Down", che fa parte della raccolta di poesie Parasites of Heaven pubblicata nel 1966, così come altre canzoni del suo album di debutto Songs of Leonard Cohen del 1967. La prima registrazione di questa canzone fu realizzata da Judy Collins e fu inclusa nel suo album del 1966 In My Life. In un'intervista rilasciata alla BBC nel 1994, Cohen spiegò che sia la poesia che la canzone narrano un incontro con Suzanne Verdal, moglie dello scultore Armand Vaillancourt, a Montreal. La canzone menziona diversi luoghi della città, come il fiume San Lorenzo e una piccola cappella vicino alla baia, Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, descritta come rivolta verso l'alba. Cohen fu invitato da Suzanne nella sua casa vicino al fiume, dove lei gli offrì il tè Constant Comment, che contiene pezzi di arancia. Questi elementi ispirarono Cohen a creare la poesia e la canzone. Nella stessa intervista, Cohen chiarì che, sebbene l'incontro fosse stato speciale, non vi furono rapporti sessuali con Suzanne. Nel 2006, Suzanne Verdal confermò alla CBC News che non era esistita alcuna relazione intima con Cohen. Oltre a Judy Collins nel 1966 e Cohen nel 1967, la canzone è stata interpretata da numerosi artisti, tra cui Nina Simone (che la registrò per la prima volta nel 1967 nel suo album To Love Somebody), Noel Harrison, Fairport Convention, Pearls Before Swine, Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Northcott, Graeme Allwright, Françoise Hardy, Pauline Julien, Neil Diamond, Nana Mouskouri, Sylvie Vartan, Alain Bashung, Herman van Veen, Fabrizio De André, The Flying Lizards, Peter Gabriel, Tower of Song, Geoffrey Oryema, Tori Amos, John Howard, James Taylor, Tangerine Dream, Toti Soler, e Roberta Flack, che la incluse nel suo album Killing Me Softly del 1973. La canzone è apparsa anche in diverse produzioni cinematografiche. Faceva parte di un cortometraggio di Cohen intitolato I Am a Hotel del 1983, ed è stata inclusa nel film Le onde del destino di Lars von Trier. Nick Cave la interpretò nel film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. Inoltre, può essere ascoltata nel film di Werner Herzog Fata Morgana, nel film del 2004 A Home at the End of the World, e nel film Salvador. Fa anche parte della colonna sonora del documentario All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace e appare nel film O que arde. La canzone, della durata di 3 minuti e 48 secondi, appartiene alle categorie delle canzoni del 1967, composizioni di Leonard Cohen, canzoni in inglese, canzoni sulle donne ed è composta in mi maggiore. Sulla piattaforma Last.fm, conta 777.923 ascoltatori ed è stata riprodotta 5.489.187 volte.