About Leonard Cohen
1934 - 2016/Male/CanadianA singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and painter, he explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships.
Selected Quotes
Poetry & Stories
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
Suzanne
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the riverYou can hear the boats go by
I'm Your Man
If you want a loverI'll do anything you ask me to
Democracy
It's coming through a hole in the air,from those nights in Tiananmen Square.
Bird On The Wire
Like a bird on the wire,like a drunk in a midnight choir
About Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen: Quick Answers
Who is Leonard Cohen?
1934 - 2016/Male/CanadianA singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and painter, he explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships.
Where can I read Leonard Cohen's poetry?
Kavishala has 15 poems and stories by Leonard Cohen, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Leonard Cohen
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
Suzanne
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the riverYou can hear the boats go by
I'm Your Man
If you want a loverI'll do anything you ask me to
Democracy
It's coming through a hole in the air,from those nights in Tiananmen Square.
Bird On The Wire
Like a bird on the wire,like a drunk in a midnight choir
Dance Me To The End Of Love
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violinDance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
The Future
Give me back my broken nightmy mirrored room, my secret life
Everybody Knows
(co-written by Sharon Robinson)Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Anthem
The birds they sangat the break of day
Waiting For The Miracle
(co-written by Sharon Robinson)Baby, I've been waiting,
First We Take Manhattan
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredomFor trying to change the system from within
Take This Waltz
(After Lorca)Now in Vienna there are ten pretty women.
Selected Quotes by Leonard Cohen (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
(After Lorca)Now in Vienna there are ten pretty women.
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violinDance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
The birds they sangat the break of day
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredomFor trying to change the system from within
It's coming through a hole in the air,from those nights in Tiananmen Square.
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