When you're depressed..put on some Cohen. He'll assure you, he'll walk with you. And, you'll make it through. That's what Cohen does. Still does. The Master lives.
its not depressing, I don't understand how just being a soul, with weather, is sad all the time? We all go through emotions. It's a part of life. Embrace sadness, thats what Cohen did. But he had other emotions as well. Like the rest of us. He's letting us into his "closet", like King David in the Psalms. Its pretty darn cool if you ask me! To continue, sadness, like any common emotion we go through, is OK. As long as you don't stay there. Everyone associates Cohens music with "depression"??? That in itself is sad! So being a human with one emotion, is the only state one is in? Cohens music gives me unspeakable Joy! He was real with his words, never mincing them, never shying away from what he felt. Wasn't meant to seem "sad", just real! Not many people get real enough. This is why I find Joy in his music/poetry. Cheer up. Life is about going through many things. Go through them. Get to the other side!
I for some reason feel really good about the fact that people don't know this song yet. It's not on TikTok, it's not on radio, not playing in clubs, not in my face thrown by society. I do not share this with my friends, nor do I add it to my playlists. I visit this song by my own, with an intent of peace. It is worship to me. I cherish it alone again, and again, and again, everytime, unlocking a new meaning of the same lines.
That is the most wonderful insight into the power of real music. I agree totally. This is like a private prayer. Its beauty is its ability to move emotion from the dark to the light.
mitsos poli Wow the simple minded idiot who listens to Eminem isn’t a Leonard Cohen fan... what a surprise! Who would have thought! What’s the matter little shit? Actual talent and art too mabo jabmo for your little hotcake? Gtfo
Yes, sufferings help us get out of illusions. Cohen was extremely sensitive and his painful experiences helped his soul make a resistance. It was necessary to detach soul from mind which leads us astray and connect with God's words to understand the truth. Saint Spirit is power to the soul. The only freedom and happines is in God. Through Jesus. He is the first, the strongest and the most high. Son of God. OBEDIENT . He accomplished :all commandments. Then, no more sufferings, pure joy and happiness. The wounds of Jesus heal us and cure us. God bless his soul with utmost blessings. Love to all♥️
The most brilliant lyricist and poet of our generation. He never sold out and he never told us how we should feel. We felt it. We’ll always feel it. Long lives the spirit of Cohen.
This is a damn truth! Sometimes its a stunned silence, sometimes you just need to think and other times you just need to crawl into a corner and lick your wounds.
This newly released Leonard Cohen song “Happens to the Heart“ caused me to tear up the first time I heard it, I’m glad that there is still some unreleased music of his that’s still being released. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen you were an amazing artist who understood the human condition quite well, and you were probably the last of your time.
It's not my favorite song, but I like it a lot. The reason it makes me tear up is because it's like a closing statement by Mr. Cohen on his life and his career.
I designed Leonards hummingbird. We were friends. I had a dream after he passed. We were in a forest. I was with some friends outside a trailer. He came over and asked if I wanted something to eat. As we walked away he turned to me and started talking and talking. Telling me important things I can't remember. (my father once came to me in a dream and did the same thing) After he finished talking he said it was time for him to return. I walked with him along the path....just like the one in the video and we talked together. Then I had to stop and he continued just like in this video. At the end of the path I saw a bright green field in sunlight. This video is phenomenal. Dianne V. Lawrence
@@jojones4685 he became a zen monk but was buried in the Jewish faith per his wishes. But his spirituality and deep understanding of spiritual nature could not be contained in a "religion".
The painful honesty of this song is from beyond the ego defense line. The question it askes is not about "right or wrong" but rather: "can I feel anything after all". Truly profound. Leonard was far more than a brilliant artist.
Leonard Cohen the Einstein of deep thought. Einstein looked deep into the language of the universe while Leonard gives a glimpse deep into the human soul. Each equally as infinite.
This is the end of the song Leonard wasn’t telling you: It falls in love, it bleeds and breaks Until it breaks apart. It turns lonely, cold and dark That’s - what happens to the heart. Thank you Leonard !
But Magic would not tarry It moves from arm to arm It would not stay with them Magic is afoot It cannot come to harm It rests in an empty palm It spawns in an empty mind But Magic is no instrument Magic is the end -Leonard Cohen & Buffy Sainte Marie
I remember being amazed in the 60's that so many local singers and musicians thought he was weird or didn't know about him at all, when I was learning Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy, Dress Rehearsal Rag and Priests. There was such a deep sorrow in his music, yearning for the same simplicity others enjoyed in their lives but seeing, thinking, feeling too much. If you listen to anything of his, listen to "God is Alive, Magic Is Afoot". The man was a philosophical lyric genius. We shall never hear his like again.
@Esteban Simon Why people must allways arguing..:"who is better, who is bigger.."..?! But, instead of 'battle' -we had opportunity to enjoy in musics, poetry, of all diferent/simillar artists.💜💚
@Tyler Morales You may well be right,I may be insane.However Mr.Cohens poetic genius is of rare variety and recognising that is an acceptable act ,an act of thankfulness and gratitude for the depth of a God given humanity.
I am 70 . and ive followed LC since I was a kid. this is the most beautiful thing ive ever known from him or anyone else. so painfully real what happens to the heart thank you master and thank you all the people who helped make and put this here on this platform and to whatever guided me to find it tonight
As a man who is mainly into rap and hip hop music I dont understand why Leonard Cohen seems to resonate though my soul and I genuinely love his music so much. RIP a true legend
Never was a hardcore fan bc I never listened to all his songs. But lately I did. And I must confess - he revived my dormant soul. Leonard Cohen is more than a songwriter/poet. He shall remain magical.
I regret not having the chance to ever see him singing live, I regret being to young when he was still touring. He is one of the few reasons I would go back in time.
Anca Petrache I was supposed to see him in 2008 and my girlfriend at the time didn’t want me going. I decided not to go. Big. Mistake. I’ll never let someone keep me from doing what I want again. Also, hello Anca.
I regret not having listened to him before I had. My mum was a big fan, and I never listened to him before she died. He played in Belfast in 2019, i remember my mum looking up tickets and they were pretty expensive. I was just out of school. I'd give anything now to go back and buy us tickets. We did go to see NIN a couple of times, good memories.
That line is so striking and poignant, it takes me aback and gives me chills every time. I'm not sure what others or Leonard meant by it, to me it suggests a sort of mercenary aspect to making it as an artist, leaving behind friends and peers, as well as feeling trapped by that fame and celebrity, which seems to fit Leonard's retreat to Hydra. Or maybe the prison of the gifted is in the person so gifted or cursed with such intelligence and sensitivity as to be lonely and alienating and painful, even in obscurity, and being friendly with the guards means being able to play nice, be charming, and sort of fake being like other people to get along in life, and feeling like you're betraying your true self (the other prisoners?) in your social and professional life and its personae. It's a startlingly unflattering and sinister image. But it also harkens back to recurrent references to the Shoah/Holocaust on this pair of albums (especially prominently from "You want it Darker"'s refrain: "a million candles burning" and verse "They're lining up the prisoners and the guards are taking aim/I struggled with some demons/they were middle class and tame/I didn't know I had permission to murder and to maim" and evoked within this own song's stark last couplet (a contrasting image of the poet and his father as partisan/Jewish rebels", ready to shoot those same guards. But of course one of the major features of great art or literature is that it inspires different interpretations and I would like to see what other people think too.
@@fractiousperson303 Thank you so much Ian for writing this detailed explanation. It seems like you have gotten the exact interpretation as I thought. I would stress more on 1st and 2nd explanation that you brought up. Yes, gifted people are hell lot different and 'cursed' with so much of intelligence and sensitivity as to be more and more alienated from society. They are immersed in their own world of thoughts and ideas to outwardly appear as strange and unusual. Normal people think positivity means you ignore and shy away from pains and agony of being alone. Truth is, brains in those gifted individuals work in a completely different frequency and doesn't match with the common people. So they feel alone even when surrounded by crowd. That's what Leonard Cohen meant I guess when he said 'In the prison of gifted'. But still you live in a society and want to be accepted , so you behave in an acceptable way to match the normal people's frequency. That's where the phrase comes " I was friendly with the guards".
Lenoard was a Canadian Jew from Montreal. I had ALL of his songs memorized by 14 years of age. I am a Canadian Jew from BC, Vancouver Island (the oldest synagogue in Canada). Z'L Mr. Cohen.
This video perfectly describes how our lives should be lived: in peace, contemplating nature. Pushing away many of our crappy, useless, inner battles that drain our positive energies. Then, the fear will disappear and we'll turn into humans, once again. Leonard is a Master life.
Из 2,2 тыс комментариев за 11 мес. нашел всего порядка 40 от русскоязычных пользователей и решил добавить свой на русском. Неожиданно нашёл этот клип среди рекомендованных и решил послушать, так как был удивлён незнакомому названию. Музыка и голос завораживают с самого начала. К концу произведения от слёз уже расплывался экран. Наверное, что-то случилось с сердцем... Очень красивое произведение, играющее на струнах души. Рекомендую всем слушать с хорошей аккустикой или в наушниках. Видеоряд показался сначала странным, но после нескольких прослушиваний и чтения переводов я понял, что видеоряд уместный. Огромная благодарность Маэстро и последователям, которые дали нам возможность услышать его голос и пережить за 5 минут жизнь автора. Спасибо ребятам Sergey Filat и Alexander Delphinov за красивые переводы. Достойный перевод можно сделать, только прожив жизнь автора хотя бы по известным фактам жизни Леонарда Коэна и из книги 'Beautiful Losers', которую наверное мало кто читал даже в переводе на русский. RIP Leonard 🙏
💗 No-one is fully dead until forgotten about. Mr Leonard Cohen will live for a long, long time ahead. I have said that before, and will keep repeating.
I just saw a new Leonard Cohen video pop up when opened RUclips right now... I couldn't believe my eyes... Is this a dream? And then, this? What happens to the heart? Mine feels like it's just been hit by a truck. In a good way. Thank you, Leonard..
I'm glad he got to achieve transcendence in the end. We all must take that long solitary walk through the forest, the darkest night of our lives, and make it out alive, before we can truly rise to our calling. Beautiful video, music, lyrics. Such a gifted light we lost.
" Now the angel's got a fiddle The devil's got a harp Every soul is like a minnow Every mind is like a shark Me, I've broken every window But the house, the house is dark I care, but very little What happens to the heart " This is so beautifully versed. I want to cry.
@@keatsgipsy9991 Leonard wrote this song. But he didn't choose to publish it nor end his life in the "handy" way. The suicidal thought attacked Leonard thousands of times, but was never able to kill him. He always picked himself up when he fell. And he is now free. I am not sure if he still needs to remember this song from the other side. But it is certain that he doesn't need to bow down before people like Hemingway, if they meet.
Hello all..I’m 73 summers old now and not quite ready to part just yet, but L’s memorable and so relevant past words of being so lightly here and hoping the ending not being too uncomfortable, these parting words from this incredibly eloquent writer of verse and song has somehow conspired within me to accept that my departure may not be that far away...and he has helped allay any fears I may have previously had.But without an urgent change of heart and behaviour from all we humans..life on this planet for most living things may be grossly curtailed as a result of not caring enough for each other and the natural beauty of this world we all share! Thank you Mr Cohen for all your words of wisdom and safe journey to wherever you hoped to go and the writers guild that surely must await you there.. Bon Voyage! X
@@weirdguy4948, oohh..., 😄, well, if the word "was" was used, my unleached and crazy humorous side had never had anything to respond to. A question of 'what' or 'where' he is /was😬🙃😆. I didn't write it, I only noticed. You can stop read here if you like, but then don't bother criticize me. (I have seen an interview (Television many years ago) with Mr Cohen, at that time showing a great, low, subtle humor, so I believe that he wouldn't be offended of my dark humor. If I had thought he would, I never had replied. So, before everyone here want me to the hanging tree; Mr Cohen was a person with an exeptional capability to be near to and express his emotions in words. some people, such as Mr Cohen wrote about love, pain, loneliness, religion and the hard part of being a human. If he hadn't have an opposite side to balance with he had gone nuts, so of course he could laugh, even at weird things. Why did I write all this now? Because when reading comments on Leonard Cohen videos it very often seems like a great part of his fan base are rather sensitive people who take things very serious. My experience is that kind of sensitivity block people's ability to comprehend dark and absurd humor. Thank God not always! We need to explore our inner, emotional sides, where Mr Cohen's lyrics can help us to find words on what we experience, but equally much we need to losen up and laugh. Laugh at life itself, everything crazy it brings before us, all little silly things we do as humans. Laughter is the unbeatable way of dealing with sad and sorrowful matters. Not laugh and shrug ones shoulders and walk away, laugh at every little silly detail that always occurs. I took care of first my dying stepfather and sick mother, and after he was gone my mother for two years. All those weird, strange, silly, chaotic situation that those days brought... I survived through humor. 🙃😄😄😄 And you know what, that humor made their last time on Earth much more fun!)
This bought tears to my eyes, its like a flash of truth. Really we are here in this world for a very short period, experiences are infinite. But at the end, what happens to the heart.
@@bertdowns5240 that is why generational wealth accumulation and inherent from your wealthy family doesn't make any difference or making you any happier.. 1.. always worrying about preen_up, Never understand true love, and constantly lonely, and living in fear of losing that hegemonic position.. hmmm That is why.. life is just too short for living in that kind of environment.. 😂
I was never a believer before God opened my heart one night and I went into His embrace forever. I remember the morning of that night, I stumbled into a coffee shop in Bristol UK and sat down. A man's voice was playing on the audio in the coffee shop. I hadn't heard him before but I felt he was talking to me. It was so real and the feeling was so strong that I rushed to the till and requested them to tell me who the singer was. Leonard Cohen, I was told and the song was Amen. When I saw this I knew he was there with it. He really was. God has blessed him. Amen 🙏🖖💚
Коэн -- гений. Меня потрясла эта как бы баллада о человеке , нашедшем выход из тупика, когда жить дальше нет сил и незачем...Можно -- " уйти в Нирвану", без возврата. Но это требует большой силы воли...Завидую тем, кто может... Мальчик(?) "смог" и ушёл . Мне -- не дано. Поэтому медленно тлею ...Здесь. Вот такая трактовка этой гениальной композиции Коэна.
Playing a stunning couple, angels fiddle and devils harp " what happens to the heart? " We all have to confront the troubled mind at some point in life. Remarkable! Blessed memory leonard cohen.
By all the praise for Leonard Cohen it is a bit overseen that Adam Cohen did actually an amazing job with the production of "You want it darker" and obviously also with the upcoming album. The selection and sparsely use of instruments as well as the overall tone and mood of the music is a perfect match.
T E R E N C E M C K E N N A B I T C H What do you think he is saying? My innerstanding is the truth has no rival and untruth has no right to disagree with truth. The thing I am wary about is the numerology in the number 303.
Travis Carver I believe that with an ever growing fascism and the dictatorship of political correctness, we find it harder and harder to express our opinions and have to fight to defend them. So we are moving backwards. Fights used to be meaningful, final. Now we fight for the right to disagree.
DepressedCapitalist If we are unwilling to have meaningful discussions, whether difficult or pleasant, then how shall we approach the truth? We must bend the knee to truth no matter what that truth may be. There are some truths that can be changed and there are some that are unchangeable. Maybe the difficulty is in discerning that which can be made malleable and that which is immovable.
The actress is tremendous. Wanted to say that before outing myself as a Cohen fanatic since "Suzanne " in 1969. He was a huge talent. I feel his loss every day.
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When you're depressed..put on some Cohen. He'll assure you, he'll walk with you. And, you'll make it through. That's what Cohen does. Still does. The Master lives.
Well put! Honey for the soul.
Thanks to all his beautiful music, he is always here with us ❤
👌❤
I love to speak with Leonard; he's a sportsman and a shepherd.
its not depressing, I don't understand how just being a soul, with weather, is sad all the time?
We all go through emotions. It's a part of life.
Embrace sadness, thats what Cohen did. But he had other emotions as well. Like the rest of us.
He's letting us into his "closet", like King David in the Psalms.
Its pretty darn cool if you ask me!
To continue, sadness, like any common emotion we go through, is OK. As long as you don't stay there.
Everyone associates Cohens music with "depression"??? That in itself is sad!
So being a human with one emotion, is the only state one is in?
Cohens music gives me unspeakable Joy!
He was real with his words, never mincing them, never shying away from what he felt.
Wasn't meant to seem "sad", just real!
Not many people get real enough. This is why I find Joy in his music/poetry.
Cheer up. Life is about going through many things. Go through them. Get to the other side!
I always come here to revisit, what happens to the heart.
I for some reason feel really good about the fact that people don't know this song yet. It's not on TikTok, it's not on radio, not playing in clubs, not in my face thrown by society. I do not share this with my friends, nor do I add it to my playlists. I visit this song by my own, with an intent of peace. It is worship to me.
I cherish it alone again, and again, and again, everytime, unlocking a new meaning of the same lines.
That is the most wonderful insight into the power of real music. I agree totally. This is like a private prayer. Its beauty is its ability to move emotion from the dark to the light.
It looks like midnight city m83😮
You made me picture a DJ spinning this song at a nightclub 😂
Finding different meaning to the same lyrics hit me ❤
Every soul is like a minnow
It's clear now that a lifetime wasn't enough, for all that this man had to share with the world.
Dimitris Politis bullshit pretentious song
mitsos poli Wow the simple minded idiot who listens to Eminem isn’t a Leonard Cohen fan... what a surprise! Who would have thought!
What’s the matter little shit? Actual talent and art too mabo jabmo for your little hotcake? Gtfo
"You want it darker"
For a true, soul-deep artist like him, a lifetime is never enough
@@mitsosjop You can listen to Gucci Mane instead, if you prefer.
Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?
~Terry Pratchett🌹
That’s so thoughtful of you🥰 Is this your favorite song?
“'Suffering has led me to wherever I am....Suffering has made me rebel against my own weakness." - Leonard Cohen
Yes, sufferings help us get out of illusions.
Cohen was extremely sensitive and his painful experiences helped his soul make a resistance. It was necessary to detach soul from mind which leads us astray and connect with God's words to understand the truth. Saint Spirit is power to the soul. The only freedom and happines is in God. Through Jesus. He is the first, the strongest and the most high. Son of God. OBEDIENT . He accomplished :all commandments.
Then, no more sufferings, pure joy and happiness.
The wounds of Jesus heal us and cure us.
God bless his soul with utmost blessings.
Love to all♥️
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Very beautiful indeed.
When I hear Leonard's voice, I picture a stupendous lion that walks slowly and sings. 🦁
What a Beautiful depiction
Now this is all i see...
And occasionally roars, too just to reaffirm his reign over the universe of music&poetry
Aslan
Nailed it. Thank you.
" and you'll be hearing from me baby, long after i'm gone"
Leonard Cohen in tower of song, 1988
posthumous offering. evidentiary enlightenment.
perfect
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
Liking because of your picture 👌🏻
Abraham Hicks
The most brilliant lyricist and poet of our generation. He never sold out and he never told us how we should feel. We felt it. We’ll always feel it. Long lives the spirit of Cohen.
Well said. I will go further and say of any generation.
Best comment forever whatever...
Beautifully said
Absolute legend.
In French brillant or magique or simplement beau!
Cohen is so good that after hearing one of his songs i feel the need for silence
o poeta em definitivo
AMEN
This is a damn truth! Sometimes its a stunned silence, sometimes you just need to think and other times you just need to crawl into a corner and lick your wounds.
Maybe you need to just sit and ...
m.ruclips.net/video/aGSKrC7dGcY/видео.html
That's exactly what I'm sitting in right now, silence after this beautiful song.
I've listened to you for 50 years, I miss you. You will always live in my heart. You have been the metronome of my life.
My thoughts exactly. You say it so well.
The world's proven to be a darker place without this man.
walking with bare feet is a symbol of spiritual connection with nature and suffering, like Jesus.
No, this is about love. Cohen was jewish but kept a lot of religious tones in his music
There will never be another Leonard Cohen.
🙏❤️🌏🌿🕊🎵🎶🎵
There has never been someone who describes a human soul better than Leonard Cohen
This newly released Leonard Cohen song “Happens to the Heart“ caused me to tear up the first time I heard it, I’m glad that there is still some unreleased music of his that’s still being released. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen you were an amazing artist who understood the human condition quite well, and you were probably the last of your time.
It seems it was too early for us to miss him. Every bit of him which can be recalled is magic.
The one, the only
yes true , it tear me up too. Beautiful beyond words . Lovely vid too. Thank you Leonard , R.I.P
Thanks LC miss you ❤😭
Невероятно, до слёз!!!Аризона
I pressed the like button even before listening to the song.
That's what happens to the heart.
Love
Same here
Like is not enough but needs to be. This poemsong is transcendental and eternal, so simple and deep in its expression.
brilliant, Marlen
...me too
Happy 90th birthday, dear LEONARD COHEN! ❤
I can't watch this without tearing up. It's a bit of an anthem for those of us who feel ""too deeply".
Hello Laurie, that’s nice to hear from you
Is this your favorite song ???
It's not my favorite song, but I like it a lot. The reason it makes me tear up is because it's like a closing statement by Mr. Cohen on his life and his career.
I designed Leonards hummingbird. We were friends. I had a dream after he passed. We were in a forest. I was with some friends outside a trailer. He came over and asked if I wanted something to eat. As we walked away he turned to me and started talking and talking. Telling me important things I can't remember. (my father once came to me in a dream and did the same thing) After he finished talking he said it was time for him to return. I walked with him along the path....just like the one in the video and we talked together. Then I had to stop and he continued just like in this video. At the end of the path I saw a bright green field in sunlight. This video is phenomenal. Dianne V. Lawrence
Hello,
if you don't mind me asking, what were Leonard's religious beliefs?
I'm sorry for your loss. I loved and will always love Leonard. He is one of my most strong inspirations for creating my music
@@jojones4685 he became a zen monk but was buried in the Jewish faith per his wishes. But his spirituality and deep understanding of spiritual nature could not be contained in a "religion".
@@oscarfernandoofpublicnature let your heart lead the way!
@@jojones4685 Jewish from Montreal, Canada
The painful honesty of this song is from beyond the ego defense line. The question it askes is not about "right or wrong" but rather: "can I feel anything after all". Truly profound. Leonard was far more than a brilliant artist.
Yes You can.😁
@@MERWACHOCKAAndrzej-zc7elyou cannot just speak for other's inner conflicts😂
"The road is too long
The sky is too vast
The wandering heart
Is homeless at last."
" I fought for something final. Not the right to disagree."
@@grimmblade "So as long as the sky endures
And as long as beings remain
May we likewise continue to stay
Dispelling the world's suffering."
withoutcrux ain’t pretty, ain’t subtle...
@@fernandorey6717 "She'll step on the path, she'll see what I mean."
Leonard Cohen the Einstein of deep thought. Einstein looked deep into the language of the universe while Leonard gives a glimpse deep into the human soul. Each equally as infinite.
Well said.💙💎☔
True True
Leonard put the essence of humanity into words. A prophet of our troubled times. A gift from God himself.
Nice.
He will live forever
Akdmm
I literally didn’t listen to this because then i have to accept that he's no more... His death felt personal.
😍😍😍
Eta r You want it darker eyi duto gaan. I can literally feel these two.
Love him forever ♥️
This is the end of the song Leonard wasn’t telling you:
It falls in love, it bleeds and breaks
Until it breaks apart.
It turns lonely, cold and dark
That’s - what happens to the heart.
Thank you Leonard !
Beautiful.
The heart heals all wounds.
But Magic would not tarry
It moves from arm to arm
It would not stay with them
Magic is afoot
It cannot come to harm
It rests in an empty palm
It spawns in an empty mind
But Magic is no instrument
Magic is the end
-Leonard Cohen & Buffy Sainte Marie
"Love is the only engine of survival"
Beautifully put
He’s just Immortal.
@AKNetworkEdit I think they referred to Cohen.
@AKNetworkEdit .......... Wow, such a compelling remark.
I remember being amazed in the 60's that so many local singers and musicians thought he was weird or didn't know about him at all, when I was learning Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy, Dress Rehearsal Rag and Priests. There was such a deep sorrow in his music, yearning for the same simplicity others enjoyed in their lives but seeing, thinking, feeling too much. If you listen to anything of his, listen to "God is Alive, Magic Is Afoot". The man was a philosophical lyric genius. We shall never hear his like again.
No one else writes like this, no one.
Some of us are trying :)
Touches the soul...!!
@Esteban Simon Why people must allways arguing..:"who is better, who is bigger.."..?! But, instead of 'battle' -we had opportunity to enjoy in musics, poetry, of all diferent/simillar artists.💜💚
hi, i'm not a native english speaker and this song is hard to understand, so do you/anybody-else think you can simplify it a bit for me.
I think Lana del Rey's writing inspired by his song
Once again we must bow our heads to Leonard's genius and be thankful to hear his voice.
And Mr. Cohen is God.
@Tyler Morales You may well be right,I may be insane.However Mr.Cohens poetic genius is of rare variety and recognising that is an acceptable act ,an act of thankfulness and gratitude for the depth of a God given humanity.
@@ericanderson1593 Cohen would not appreciate being called a GOD.
I am 70 . and ive followed LC since I was a kid. this is the most beautiful thing ive ever known from him or anyone else. so painfully real what happens to the heart thank you master and thank you all the people who helped make and put this here on this platform and to whatever guided me to find it tonight
Beautiful
Moi aussi.
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@@deborahzarate3124 I am doc
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This is a real masterpiece,
this is a holy art,
You know we miss you Leonard,
What happens to the heart 💓
I stood there at a distance
not a step beyond the start
A pain arises in my belly
and l release one final fart.
Sorry Mr Cohen isn't mortal.
As a man who is mainly into rap and hip hop music I dont understand why Leonard Cohen seems to resonate though my soul and I genuinely love his music so much. RIP a true legend
Leonard's words speak to the same emotions that rap and hip hop do, all there is is a stylistic difference.
The funk is in the poetry, man.
because great rap and hip hop are great poetry, and so you would love Leonard Cohen because he is a great poet - and all of these tell deep truths.
@Varg Smexernikernes right there with you.
Illmatic a album by the Rapper Nas - is the closest thing to Leonard Cohen level poetry. If the streets had a poetic voice Nas absolutely spoke it
Never was a hardcore fan bc I never listened to all his songs. But lately I did. And I must confess - he revived my dormant soul. Leonard Cohen is more than a songwriter/poet. He shall remain magical.
❤
Legends Never Die!
I regret not having the chance to ever see him singing live, I regret being to young when he was still touring. He is one of the few reasons I would go back in time.
Anca Petrache
I was supposed to see him in 2008 and my girlfriend at the time didn’t want me going. I decided not to go.
Big. Mistake.
I’ll never let someone keep me from doing what I want again.
Also, hello Anca.
I had 1 chance to see him but it was a state away an my car would not make the trip ,,sadly
regret being young? i mean we can only regret our mistakes.. age is not a mistake..
Și eu.
I regret not having listened to him before I had. My mum was a big fan, and I never listened to him before she died. He played in Belfast in 2019, i remember my mum looking up tickets and they were pretty expensive. I was just out of school. I'd give anything now to go back and buy us tickets.
We did go to see NIN a couple of times, good memories.
This is what happens when you hurt people. The heart turns to stone❤❤❤
Poetry that purifies your heart by making you cry
This is the best description of his music
Piece of art. May his soul Rest In Peace.
Leonard is immortal. His words are timeless. They will live on forever..
RIP L.Cohen... we miss you. What a great song you left us.
What a legend. I would haven given the Nobel prize in literature to Leonard Cohen before I gave it to Bob Dylan (and I say this as a huge Dylan fan).
And I thank you for that, as #teamcohen huge fan
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !
No. And I say this as a huge fan of both.
I agree with you
@Relentless Defeatist - Someone hasn't listened to much Cohen, then. Very few of his songs are "stereotypical horny old dude stuff".
Those two lines " In the prison of the gifted, I was friendly with the guards" .....
I am curious, what do you think it meant?
That line is so striking and poignant, it takes me aback and gives me chills every time. I'm not sure what others or Leonard meant by it, to me it suggests a sort of mercenary aspect to making it as an artist, leaving behind friends and peers, as well as feeling trapped by that fame and celebrity, which seems to fit Leonard's retreat to Hydra. Or maybe the prison of the gifted is in the person so gifted or cursed with such intelligence and sensitivity as to be lonely and alienating and painful, even in obscurity, and being friendly with the guards means being able to play nice, be charming, and sort of fake being like other people to get along in life, and feeling like you're betraying your true self (the other prisoners?) in your social and professional life and its personae. It's a startlingly unflattering and sinister image. But it also harkens back to recurrent references to the Shoah/Holocaust on this pair of albums (especially prominently from "You want it Darker"'s refrain: "a million candles burning" and verse "They're lining up the prisoners and the guards are taking aim/I struggled with some demons/they were middle class and tame/I didn't know I had permission to murder and to maim" and evoked within this own song's stark last couplet (a contrasting image of the poet and his father as partisan/Jewish rebels", ready to shoot those same guards.
But of course one of the major features of great art or literature is that it inspires different interpretations and I would like to see what other people think too.
@@fractiousperson303 Thank you so much Ian for writing this detailed explanation. It seems like you have gotten the exact interpretation as I thought. I would stress more on 1st and 2nd explanation that you brought up. Yes, gifted people are hell lot different and 'cursed' with so much of intelligence and sensitivity as to be more and more alienated from society. They are immersed in their own world of thoughts and ideas to outwardly appear as strange and unusual. Normal people think positivity means you ignore and shy away from pains and agony of being alone. Truth is, brains in those gifted individuals work in a completely different frequency and doesn't match with the common people. So they feel alone even when surrounded by crowd. That's what Leonard Cohen meant I guess when he said 'In the prison of gifted'. But still you live in a society and want to be accepted , so you behave in an acceptable way to match the normal people's frequency. That's where the phrase comes " I was friendly with the guards".
@@Playth3record You might want to see the reply given below.
@@Playth3record I know.... you know but you asked anyway.. Miriam...
He may not have called it "art", but the world did. Leonard--even in death, a giant among a tide of dwarves.
Lenoard was a Canadian Jew from Montreal. I had ALL of his songs memorized by 14 years of age. I am a Canadian Jew from BC, Vancouver Island (the oldest synagogue in Canada). Z'L Mr. Cohen.
BDH FOR OUR HOLY JEWISH BROTHER
Миллион раз смотрел и ещё миллион раз посмотрю!
This video perfectly describes how our lives should be lived: in peace, contemplating nature. Pushing away many of our crappy, useless, inner battles that drain our positive energies. Then, the fear will disappear and we'll turn into humans, once again. Leonard is a Master life.
TRUE
The magnificent opposing sights..
Majestic.
Из 2,2 тыс комментариев за 11 мес. нашел всего порядка 40 от русскоязычных пользователей и решил добавить свой на русском. Неожиданно нашёл этот клип среди рекомендованных и решил послушать, так как был удивлён незнакомому названию. Музыка и голос завораживают с самого начала. К концу произведения от слёз уже расплывался экран. Наверное, что-то случилось с сердцем...
Очень красивое произведение, играющее на струнах души. Рекомендую всем слушать с хорошей аккустикой или в наушниках. Видеоряд показался сначала странным, но после нескольких прослушиваний и чтения переводов я понял, что видеоряд уместный. Огромная благодарность Маэстро и последователям, которые дали нам возможность услышать его голос и пережить за 5 минут жизнь автора. Спасибо ребятам Sergey Filat и Alexander Delphinov за красивые переводы. Достойный перевод можно сделать, только прожив жизнь автора хотя бы по известным фактам жизни Леонарда Коэна и из книги 'Beautiful Losers', которую наверное мало кто читал даже в переводе на русский.
RIP Leonard 🙏
Можете поделиться информацией? Что-то никак не складывается картинка..
А о чё книга в крации ???
Thank you!
Мир вам! Как замечательно показано очищение Души слой за слоем, и перед обрывом- ВОЗНЕСЕНИЕ!!! ❤ Всем желаю постичь ЭТО!
Нас много, но не все любят писать комменты.
💗
No-one is fully dead until forgotten about. Mr Leonard Cohen will live for a long, long time ahead.
I have said that before, and will keep repeating.
The true Nobel Prize Winner.
Hello Nina
True ❤
Those mean nothing now.
Both guys were deserving of it...Not mad either way...BOTH WERE GOATS!!!
His voice makes you discover your inner still self
That is right
Hello
How are you doing?
7.11.2019. Today is 3 years without Leonard, we will never forget you 🙏🖤
Still breaks my heart to think l'll never hear him in person again.
@@nikiTricoteuse mine too bro, mine too...
Already 2020
I gotta admit that I'm 30 and I cried at this in the middle of the day ... I feel lucky to listen to this so early R.I.P Cohen. Adamsın.
@Sam The Sham it felt like he's still alive
@@ruchanseker He is still alive as long as people listen to his songs.
"Adamsın"la bitirince güldüm. Çok yaşa e mi! ^^
@@thevaleyard1802 Yes, forever.
I am 50!
Heaven has Leonard Cohen and David Bowie. Earth has Roger Waters! ❤❤
Hopefully Hell will soon have Waters. That's where he's headed.
I just saw a new Leonard Cohen video pop up when opened RUclips right now... I couldn't believe my eyes... Is this a dream? And then, this? What happens to the heart? Mine feels like it's just been hit by a truck. In a good way. Thank you, Leonard..
Here is he, speaking to us sweetly from a window in the tower of song with his poetry, songs and novels.
Leonard Cohen was a poet, not a singer. But you have to appreciate his unique creations.
I'm crying like a little child..this poet touched me so deep and brought everything hidden-emotion and memory -to light...i felt my tender soul naked
Love your heart x
Leonard Cohen is sending a message from a higher domension
dominion and dimension, and mansion = domension...i like that word.
🎯
The 4th one.
He was and will remain a genius. Singer, composer, poet, philosopher, but above all, a man with a great soul.
I'm glad he got to achieve transcendence in the end. We all must take that long solitary walk through the forest, the darkest night of our lives, and make it out alive, before we can truly rise to our calling. Beautiful video, music, lyrics. Such a gifted light we lost.
Wonderfully said.
" Now the angel's got a fiddle
The devil's got a harp
Every soul is like a minnow
Every mind is like a shark
Me, I've broken every window
But the house, the house is dark
I care, but very little
What happens to the heart "
This is so beautifully versed. I want to cry.
The best
❤️
❤️
TRULY
The rivalry was vicious
(The women were in charge)
That hits pretty hard.
Hello, Mr. Cohen.
It's nice to see you again!
Amazing masterpiece by one of the best musicians world has ever had!
This song is a masterpiece. I've got chills listening to it.
His songs wrestle with angels, have more questions than answers, and that's what we need.
I cannot like this comment enough
Right now, ..i'm in tears.
This, ..
is, ..
Beautiful.
Me 2🖤
O liniște binefăcătoare te cuprinde ascultându-i vocea.
Thunder without storm
Night without stars
Ending without love
Is this what really happened
Happened to your heart?
🖤
Kaihua Liu there will never be another ...
@@keatsgipsy9991
Leonard wrote this song. But he didn't choose to publish it nor end his life in the "handy" way. The suicidal thought attacked Leonard thousands of times, but was never able to kill him. He always picked himself up when he fell. And he is now free. I am not sure if he still needs to remember this song from the other side. But it is certain that he doesn't need to bow down before people like Hemingway, if they meet.
🖤🖤🔥
was this verse written by him in that poem? because i looked it up and can't find it
Hello all..I’m 73 summers old now and not quite ready to part just yet, but L’s memorable and so relevant past words of being so lightly here and hoping the ending not being too uncomfortable, these parting words from this incredibly eloquent writer of verse and song has somehow conspired within me to accept that my departure may not be that far away...and he has helped allay any fears I may have previously had.But without an urgent change of heart and behaviour from all we humans..life on this planet for most living things may be grossly curtailed as a result of not caring enough for each other and the natural beauty of this world we all share! Thank you Mr Cohen for all your words of wisdom and safe journey to wherever you hoped to go and the writers guild that surely must await you there.. Bon Voyage! X
Best of poetry comes from best of philosophy
I never even hoped for another beautiful album from L. Cohen.
This is perfection, but then again...this is Leonard Cohen, so it's a given.
Oh my God, I've never listened to this song before. I feel shivers down my spine. Pure poetry, crushes and purifies the soul at the same time
I miss Leonard Cohen. I cried when he passed away .
Such a special Man with a beautiful voice.
Leonard towering over everyone from the grave. I can't believe we get another album of stuff like this. What a gift. Bless your soul!
Leonard always speaks to the deepest part of my heart. ❤️
"I care but very little
What happens to the heart" There's a line in every Cohen song that makes me smile.
A Leonard Cohen's Masterpiece!!! He is so deep!!!
Wasn't that a little indiscreet expression? 🤔🤔 Is? Deep?
How is he deep
@@weirdguy4948, oohh..., 😄, well, if the word "was" was used, my unleached and crazy humorous side had never had anything to respond to.
A question of 'what' or 'where' he is /was😬🙃😆.
I didn't write it, I only noticed.
You can stop read here if you like, but then don't bother criticize me.
(I have seen an interview (Television many years ago) with Mr Cohen, at that time showing a great, low, subtle humor, so I believe that he wouldn't be offended of my dark humor. If I had thought he would, I never had replied. So, before everyone here want me to the hanging tree; Mr Cohen was a person with an exeptional capability to be near to and express his emotions in words.
some people, such as Mr Cohen wrote about love, pain, loneliness, religion and the hard part of being a human. If he hadn't have an opposite side to balance with he had gone nuts, so of course he could laugh, even at weird things.
Why did I write all this now? Because when reading comments on Leonard Cohen videos it very often seems like a great part of his fan base are rather sensitive people who take things very serious. My experience is that kind of sensitivity block people's ability to comprehend dark and absurd humor. Thank God not always! We need to explore our inner, emotional sides, where Mr Cohen's lyrics can help us to find words on what we experience, but equally much we need to losen up and laugh. Laugh at life itself, everything crazy it brings before us, all little silly things we do as humans. Laughter is the unbeatable way of dealing with sad and sorrowful matters. Not laugh and shrug ones shoulders and walk away, laugh at every little silly detail that always occurs. I took care of first my dying stepfather and sick mother, and after he was gone my mother for two years. All those weird, strange, silly, chaotic situation that those days brought... I survived through humor. 🙃😄😄😄 And you know what, that humor made their last time on Earth much more fun!)
Anna Backman I wasn’t asking you. Sorry
I must agree.
May Leonard Cohen rest in peace with all those he danced with love. ❤
His voice, his body, pierces through the clouds, not a god, not even breathing, just a lightning in the night.
San B G beautifully said
yes. what you wrote was pretty. very pretty. i hope u journal or more. i'd read u.
It seems like Leonard is still creating poetry from the afterlife.
He won over death,
This bought tears to my eyes, its like a flash of truth. Really we are here in this world for a very short period, experiences are infinite. But at the end, what happens to the heart.
Beautifully said.
Oh it just stop beating.. yup..😁
So very true... our lives are so short in this reality.
@@bertdowns5240 that is why generational wealth accumulation and inherent from your wealthy family doesn't make any difference or making you any happier..
1.. always worrying about preen_up,
Never understand true love, and constantly lonely, and living in fear of losing that hegemonic position.. hmmm
That is why.. life is just too short for living in that kind of environment.. 😂
He really was on another level, something special. A gift to the world. Showing us all how good songs can be.
This man knows how to convert the language of the heart to the language of the mind.
Bravo is so right
I was never a believer before God opened my heart one night and I went into His embrace forever. I remember the morning of that night, I stumbled into a coffee shop in Bristol UK and sat down. A man's voice was playing on the audio in the coffee shop. I hadn't heard him before but I felt he was talking to me. It was so real and the feeling was so strong that I rushed to the till and requested them to tell me who the singer was. Leonard Cohen, I was told and the song was Amen.
When I saw this I knew he was there with it. He really was. God has blessed him. Amen 🙏🖖💚
The dream continues, our generations were lucky living his life's years.
"It failed my little fire
But it's bright the dying spark
Go tell the young messiah
What happens to the heart" oh Leonard, my Leonard ♥️
Do you like to be here? OK we go home my love. 1000 kiss to you!
Коэн -- гений. Меня потрясла эта как бы баллада о человеке , нашедшем выход из тупика, когда жить дальше нет сил и незачем...Можно -- " уйти в Нирвану", без возврата. Но это требует большой силы
воли...Завидую тем, кто может... Мальчик(?) "смог" и ушёл . Мне -- не дано. Поэтому медленно тлею ...Здесь. Вот такая трактовка этой гениальной композиции Коэна.
Вы так правы. Не всем дано так уйти в другую жизнь. Получилось тонко, деликатно, проникновенно. Потрясло до глубины души и даже до слез.
Это девочка.пень ты 😂
@@AngelaAngela-yj7lw Даже пачкаться не хочу тебе отвечать, быдло.
His voice still gives me goosebumps on my soul.
Literal legend. Some people are just truly gifted.
"go tell the young messiah..." Oh Cohen... Only he wrote like this... Every line breathes Cohen.
Gosh, this is not just music. This is art😍😢it's so heartbreaking wonderful. It makes me cry a river😢
Beautiful, so nice to hear his voice again...
Nedostaje mnogo.
@@BanAkiba baš baš.
His voice has never left my mind..from day one
I don’t think we will ever get to see his like again RIP
Jesus and Marx broke the mold...
We don't get that famous anymore
there is only one leonard cohen. i'm fine with that.
@@adamnicholson1273 15 picobytes..... MAYBE!!!
I miss you Leonard.You hav Been with me in the music from 1970.
Playing a stunning couple, angels fiddle and devils harp " what happens to the heart? " We all have to confront the troubled mind at some point in life. Remarkable! Blessed memory leonard cohen.
By all the praise for Leonard Cohen it is a bit overseen that Adam Cohen did actually an amazing job with the production of "You want it darker" and obviously also with the upcoming album. The selection and sparsely use of instruments as well as the overall tone and mood of the music is a perfect match.
Can't agree more.
God bless you and your family 🙏❤️
Michael I listened to him so many years broken 💔
Christ bless you and your family 🙏❤️
Michael
"I fought for something final, not the right to dissagree."
Sri Rohenia
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that's lhe real stuff! that defines all of Cohen's work and effort! He was a real classic artist.
T E R E N C E M C K E N N A B I T C H
What do you think he is saying?
My innerstanding is the truth has no rival and untruth has no right to disagree with truth.
The thing I am wary about is the numerology in the number 303.
Travis Carver I believe that with an ever growing fascism and the dictatorship of political correctness, we find it harder and harder to express our opinions and have to fight to defend them. So we are moving backwards. Fights used to be meaningful, final. Now we fight for the right to disagree.
DepressedCapitalist
If we are unwilling to have meaningful discussions, whether difficult or pleasant, then how shall we approach the truth? We must bend the knee to truth no matter what that truth may be. There are some truths that can be changed and there are some that are unchangeable. Maybe the difficulty is in discerning that which can be made malleable and that which is immovable.
The actress is tremendous. Wanted to say that before outing myself as a Cohen fanatic since "Suzanne " in 1969. He was a huge talent. I feel his loss every day.
Who is the actress?
Wow I thought it was an actor !
@@mrwilliecowie actually trans non-binary.
Hello Asha..
@@Jellybaby50 Bobbi Salvör Menuez is the actor/actress
Years later... what happens to the heart?
Still remembers, never forgets.