Lyrics that are poems. Or you can say poems that have the form and musical quality of song; or poems you sing instead of read or recite. The Canadian songwriter-singer-poet distinguishes of such wisdom, grace, and talent. Now 77, he has won the the Spanish Literary Award, the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Letters for his work and legacy, BBC reported today.
Cohen's work is described as influential "for three generations around the world". The jury of the Spanish literary award called his poems and songs full of "imagery in which poetry and music are melted into an unchanging worth".
The Prince of Asturias Awards (Premios PrÃncipe de Asturias) cover seven different fields: arts, social sciences, humanities, sports, public affairs, literature and international cooperation.
A sculpture by the late Catalan artist Joan Miro and 50 000 Euro will be given to Leonard Cohen at an official ceremony in Oviedo, Spain, later this year in October.
A sculpture by the late Catalan artist Joan Miro and 50 000 Euro will be given to Leonard Cohen at an official ceremony in Oviedo, Spain, later this year in October.
I liked all the lyrics of his songs, of beauty, love, apocalypses ... and I thought I would like to put a sample here, not word for word, but as close as my memory permits ...
Suzanne - Suzanne takes your hand/ and takes you to the river/ dressed in feathers and rags/of the counters of the Salvation Army/ the sun spills out like honey/ upon our lady of the port/when you point where to look/between the rubbish and the flowers.
I was going to put down Chelsea Hotel, the saucier version, but changed my mind and let you view and listen to the following version instead.
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