Leonard Cohen: De 10 beste nummers over geloof en God - EO
Leonard Cohen: 10 nummers over God
"Blessed is the Name, the Name be praised"
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'You Want It Darker', de nieuwste single van Leonard Cohen, kwam deze week uit. Dit is een lijst van zijn beste nummers over God, geloof en spiritualiteit.
You Want It Darker is de titeltrack van het nieuwste album van Leonard Cohen, dat uitgebracht wordt op 21 oktober. De zanger werd afgelopen week 82 jaar en bracht op zijn verjaardag de nieuwe single uit. Sinds de jaren zestig maakt hij al muziek. Cohen keert regelmatig terug naar bepaalde thema’s in zijn muziek. Het thema wat het meest terugkomt in al die jaren is het geloof. Cohen is Joods en gebruikt in zijn 13 albums vaak Bijbelse beelden en verwijzingen naar Jezus.
Dit zijn, volgens Christian Today, de 10 nummers die het meest verweven zijn met geloof.
1. Suzanne (Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1967)
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Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him He said ‘All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them’ But he himself was broken long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him and you want to travel blind And you think maybe you’ll trust him for he’s touched your perfect body with his mind.
2. The Butcher (Songs From A Room, 1969)
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I saw some flowers growing up where that lamb fell down Was I supposed to praise my Lord, make some kind of joyful sound? He said, 'Listen, listen to me now, I go round and round and you, you are my only child.
3. The Window (Recent Songs, 1979)
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Then lay your rose on the fire, the fire give up to the sun The sun give over to splendour in the arms of the high holy one For the holy one dreams of a letter dreams of a letter's death Oh bless thee continuous stutter of the word being made into flesh.
4. Hallelujah (Various Positions, 1984)
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I did my best, it wasn't much, I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.
5. If It Be Your Will (Various Positions, 1984)
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If it be your will that a voice be true From this broken hill I will sing to you From this broken hill all your praises they shall ring If it be your will to let me sing.
6. Anthem (The Future, 1992)
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Show me the place Help me roll away the stone Show me the place I can't move this thing alone Show me the place Where the Word became a man Show me the place Where the suffering began.
8. Almost Like The Blues (Popular Problems, 2014)
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"There is no God in Heaven, and there is no Hell below" So says the great professor, of all there is to know But I've had the invitation, that a sinner can't refuse And it's almost like salvation, it's almost like the blues.
9. Born In Chains (Popular Problems, 2014)
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I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt I was bound to a burden but the burden it was raised Lord I can no longer keep this secret Blessed is the Name, the Name be praised.
10. You Want It Darker (You Want It Darker, 2016)
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Magnified, sanctified be Thy Holy Name Vilified, crucified in the human frame A million candles burning, for the help that never came You want it darker, we kill the flame Hineni, Hineni, I'm ready, my Lord.
