It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.

I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record.
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?

Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train
And you came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife.

Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy thief
Well I see Jane's awake --

She sends her regards.
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you,
I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way.

If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free.

Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried.

And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear --


Sincerely, Leonard Cohen

我想我得为这首歌写点什么。

这是一个倔强的想法，尽管我屡次因为语言的苍白无力而放弃，但是Leonard Cohen那个苍凉的姿势一直在我的脑海中，挥之不去，就象是茫茫大海中一个孤独的泡沫，沉下去，然后无可救药的浮上来。

Cohen是一个歌者，他是沉默的你，他是和沉默的你擦肩而过的行人。在凌晨，在深夜，空荡荡的大街上，他的歌声没有温暖令人心碎：It's four in the morning, the end of December.....New York is cold, but I like where I'm living ....，不放肆的绝望，不放弃的心碎，就让它慢慢的升起，然后随着时间流逝。忧伤总会突如其来，但我坚强着不让眼泪留出来。因为，Cohen的歌声没有温暖，但it gives me the power。

Leonard Cohen的歌是一个黑白沉寂的世界。阴暗的天空，轻微的薄雾，周围的人声恍惚如梦呓，河水散发着皱旧的气息，一根拖着长长斜影的孤独的电线杆，上面站着一只不知所往的小鸟。Cohen在唱Suzanna吧，我只能看到他模糊的影子，慢慢的临近，直到和电线杆的斜影交叠在一起。

I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert ,You're living for nothing now...这是让人一振的歌词，歌词多以叙述的方式，没有丝毫的矫揉造作和晦涩，以细节、直白和那股迷茫的哀伤直抵人心。

生、老、病、死，爱别离，怨憎会，求不得，五取蕴，有漏皆苦，因缘使然。

solute Leonard Cohen！

Sincerely  Lusia

记得他在天生杀人狂中的那首歌，太有气氛了。

it's four in the morning,
the end of December
i'm writing you now just to see if you're better new york is cold
but i like where
i'm living there's music on Clinton Street all thru the evening
i hear that you're building
you little house deep in the desert you're living for nothing
now i hope you're keeping some kind of rceord
yes and jane came by with a lock of your hair
she said that you gave it to her
that night that you planned to go clear did you ever go clear?

the last time we saw you, you looked so much older
your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
you'd been to the station to meet every train
you came home alone without Lili marlene
and you treated my woman to a flake of your life
and when she came back she was nobody's wife
well,i see you there with a rose in your teeth
one more thin gypsy thief
well, i see jane's awake
she sends her regards.

and what can i tell you my brother, my killer
what can i possibly say i guess that i miss you, i guess i forgive you
i'm glad you stood in my way
if you ever come by here for jane or for me
well, your enemy is sleeping and your woman is free
yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes
i thought it was there for good so i never tried


and jane came by with a lock of your hair
she said that you gave it to her
that night you planned to go clear sincerely l.Cohen.

现在是早晨四点
十二月的最后一天
我在给你写信
只为知道你一切都好
纽约的天气很冷
但是我喜欢
因为我住在这里
克林顿大街上整夜有音乐
我听说你正在沙漠深处
建自己的小屋
你现在活着什么也不为
我希望你能保存一些记录
是的
珍拿了你的一绺头发来
说是你给她的
说那晚你打算去清洗
你是要去清洗吗？

最后一次见到你
你看起来很老
你的著名的蓝雨衣
肩膀上扯破了一个口子
你去了车站
在那里等待每一辆列车
你独自回家 身
边没有莉莉.玛莲
你用你的一小片生命招待我的女人
等她再回来
已经不是任何人的妻子
噢 我看到珍醒了
她投来了她的关注
而我能告诉你什么
我的弟兄我的冤家？
我又有可能说什么
我想我在想你
我想我会原谅你
如果你能站我这边
我会多么高兴
如果你能来这儿
为珍或为我
好 你的敌人要睡了
你的女人自由了
好 谢谢你除去她眼中的愁云
我原以为事情永远就这样了
所以一直都没有尽力

而珍带着你的一绺头发来了
她说头发是你给她的
说那个夜晚你打算去清洗
你忠实的
伦纳德.科恩

我有一高中同学，大学时在北航读“材料科学与工程”，现在在新加坡攻读博士。他是那种玩世不恭、散漫有才华、害怕禁锢又不得不在现实中接受禁锢继续学业的人。上大学时迷恋Lou Reed，晚上与一些洋鬼子纠缠组建乐队并担当吉他手，在北航附近的酒吧常有演出，带着一连颓迷和疲惫，平日素言寡语。白天苦做实验还跑到研究生班听外教的课，考托考G寒暑假放弃回家（我那会特纳闷这些不搭干的事情怎么能统一到一个人身上）。

今年回家和他聊天，还在继续迷恋Lou Reed，继续受老板的压迫（他们称导师为老板），连着几个月没和别人说过话，一有时间就在酒精中沉溺，甚至在新加坡回来的飞机上，举着杯叫自己的名字说：“过去一年你辛苦了”，然后又仰天长啸咕噜一番。

让我一动的是，在我们聊天的时候，身边的一般朋友在听着Punk，他静静的对我说，除了Lou Reed，最近也喜欢上Leonard Cohen

哪里有mp3？

但是JENNIFER的这张著名的《著名的蓝雨衣》，在我看来，除了这支《著名的蓝雨衣》，也真没有什么别的值得听的了。

找COHEN的MP3可能比较难，这支JENNIFER的《著名的蓝雨衣》应该会有。

这个专辑音质极佳，是所谓的《试机碟》，所以哪儿都有卖的。没有MP3的话，上街买张D版也不难。

引用:

Originally posted by allen at 2004-1-28 10:53 PM:
哪里有mp3？

http://www.freewings.com.cn/Wing ... s Blue Raincoat.wma


先下吧，过几天就删了。