| Leonard Cohen – Alexandra Leaving Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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@[andyhill:35172] Greetings from Norway :-) Thank you so much for sharing your interpretation. This is my first comment in here as well. One of my all time favourite songs. In this version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-V9UvJZKIY - Sharon Robinson sings "FIRST commitments" without a doubt :-) Also, the word "again" suggest it being "first", although "firm" would be very cohen-esque as well ;-) I particularly enjoy your thoughts on these lines (and I find your interpretation here rather beautiful) : Even though she sleeps upon your satin; Even though she wakes you with a kiss. Do not say the moment was imagined. This song really helped me through a heart break, a "love grief" as it's translated from Norwegian. It's easy to say "the moment was imagined"; to downplay the significance of the relationship, in order to try to make it less hurtful now that it's over, and to focus on the negative things, and so on. "Maybe it wasn't as beautiful as I feel. Maybe it wasn't for her, maybe it wasn't for me..." Well, it was. :-) So let's do like Cohen, and do not stoop to strategies like this. I do see your argument, that the song is about Alexandra actually dying; the final good-bye. However, the line "Alexandra leaving with her lord" can also point to "Lord = Love", as in the first verse: The god of love preparing to depart." So the line can be translated into "Alexandra leaving with her (divine) love". Or "the lord" can mean a man, whom Alexandra is going to be subservient to, like a servant for her lord. I feel that Cohen was not a stranger to this concept in terms of love relationships. I guess that he found it rather romantic :-) Maybe this feeling and guess of mine is rooted in his song lyrics and poems. I think so, but I do not remember any examples. The explanation that you suggest, is the most straightforward, and the simple is often correct ;-) I just wanted to share my thoughts on it. Now when I think about it, I do not want it to be the way you suggest, because that doesn't fit with My heart break ;-) :-p :-) The following lines are very dear to me: Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost First, one has to come to terms with the actual break-up. Then, one has to come to terms with the sorrow, with the fact that now you are not together anymore.. :'-) This way, you can free yourself from the sorrow, let it go, and move on. :-) |
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