By the rivers dark
I wandered on.
I lived my life
In Babylon.

And I did forget
My holy song:
And I had no strength
In Babylon.

By the rivers dark
Where I could not see
Who was waiting there
Who was hunting me.

And he cut my lip
And he cut my heart.
So I could not drink
From the river dark.

And he covered me,
And I saw within,
My lawless heart
And my wedding ring,

I did not know
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.

By the rivers dark
I panicked on.
I belonged at last
To Babylon.

Then he struck my heart
With a deadly force,
And he said, ‘This heart:
It is not yours.’

And he gave the wind
My wedding ring;
And he circled us
With everything.

By the rivers dark,
In a wounded dawn,
I live my life
In Babylon.

Though I take my song
From a withered limb,
Both song and tree,
They sing for him.

Be the truth unsaid
And the blessing gone,
If I forget
My Babylon.

I did not know
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.

By the rivers dark,
Where it all goes on;
By the rivers dark
In Babylon.

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16 Responses to Rivers Of Dark

  1. Incasha says:

    Dintotdeauna mi-a placut Cohen. Are ceva aparte…
    Era o vals misto de la el :D

  2. maraco says:

    Are vreo legatura cu noul guvern?

  3. maraco says:

    @Bleen, ok, dar ce zici de noul guvern? Daca nu ai chef sa comentezi este iarasi ok, voi continua sa-ti citesc blogul :) .

  4. Bleen says:

    Cînd voi avea timp, voi comenta. În general, nu am o părere chiar atît de proastă.

  5. oare iliescu a ascultat vreodata si altceva decat cazacioc?

    te astept la mine pe blog unde Hoitul de Ilici se teme ca daca ar fi arestat, ar fi proteste in toata tzara…il linistim noi – nu vor fi proteste, vor fi manifestari de bucurie…

  6. maraco says:

    @Bleen multumesc de raspuns.

    off topic, imi pare foarte rau ca Telefon si Internet nu mai sunt, erau niste minunatii ale naturii. Pacat!

  7. Carol says:

    Eu cred ca astia care toata ziua bunaziua umbla cu Cohen la purtator, ori sunt niste milogi in viata de zi cu zi, ori depresivi.

    Nicio aluzie la persoanele de fata dar parca….mormaielile lui Cohen sunt ideale atunci cand te pui in pat cu gandul sa nu te mai trezesti niciodata.

    Ca sa fiu bine inteles. Ma refer la “excesul” de Cohen. :)

  8. ender says:

    “Bleen a câştigat concursul de 1.500 de euro!!! Felicitări pentru predicţie: 50,38 faţă de 50,33 cât a validat BEC…”
    mai multe pe http://www.danandronic.ro
    Deja au și apărut suspiciunile privind o eventuală fraudare… :)

  9. ender says:

    Cât privește guvernul regret enorm două absențe: Daniel Funeriu și Lucian Croitoru.

  10. Carol says:

    Daca-i asa, jos palaria pt predictie!
    Felicitari!

  11. Bleen says:

    Din păcate blogul are cîteva probleme tehnice şi nu mai pot posta. Aşa că pînă nu rezolv problema, n-o să mai apară vreun articol nou.

  12. amc says:

    mie mi se pare ca ‘excesul de Cohen’ are de-a face cu ‘feeling the blues’ – plus eventual ceva exces de sentiment :D

    si mai sunt si versurile… ca de ex. asta

  13. Merechene says:

    milogi, milogi!!! a cantat si la nunta mea; lumea a dat o groaza de bani doar ca sa ne vada pe noi dansand :) .

  14. mece says:

    eu ascult de ceva zile de la Cohen Passing through. merge şi ca sfat din categoria “instrucţiuni de folosire” pt vremuri impregnate cu pasiuni exagerate: ia puţină distanţă, eşti doar în trecere pe aici, mai ai şi altceva de făcut.
    nu am găsit un video acceptabil, dar audio:
    http://www.trilulilu.ro/dorobanti/23f58fce375e19

    iar versuri:
    http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/PASSING-THROUGH-lyrics-Leonard-Cohen/5D7B678C2C73A3A148256AF000274430

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