According to a guardian.co.uk article, Nico "resisted his charms," as she preferred younger men. Makes sense then that this song would be permeated with so much rather desperate unrequited lust....
Also, I'm fairly certain that the lyric is "high blue gown."
Cohen is asking Nico to 'take this longing' away - but the longing isn't for Nico - it's for the woman he stands behind in ruins - his love - the one in 'winter clothes, (with) broken sandal straps'. And that would NOT be Nico.
Cohen is asking Nico to 'take this longing' away - but the longing isn't for Nico - it's for the woman he stands behind in ruins - his love - the one in 'winter clothes, (with) broken sandal straps'. And that would NOT be Nico.
According to a guardian.co.uk article, Nico "resisted his charms," as she preferred younger men. Makes sense then that this song would be permeated with so much rather desperate unrequited lust....
Also, I'm fairly certain that the lyric is "high blue gown."
Cohen is asking Nico to 'take this longing' away - but the longing isn't for Nico - it's for the woman he stands behind in ruins - his love - the one in 'winter clothes, (with) broken sandal straps'. And that would NOT be Nico.
Cohen is asking Nico to 'take this longing' away - but the longing isn't for Nico - it's for the woman he stands behind in ruins - his love - the one in 'winter clothes, (with) broken sandal straps'. And that would NOT be Nico.
Why would that not be Nico? She grew up poor in war-torn Germany. Winter clothes and broken sandal straps probably alludes to that.
Why would that not be Nico? She grew up poor in war-torn Germany. Winter clothes and broken sandal straps probably alludes to that.