Otherwise, It Wouldn't Be

And the amorous dream

finally bursts open

as this stranger comes

to us beautiful losers

once again, unbidden - 

according a voice

from the highest reaches

in his tower of song,

and the most gorgeous music

you might ever witness,

conciliates then heals,

1,000 kisses deep. 

Ameliorated, you stand

in the lush dark

of that glorious moment

and begin yourself, 

to lift up your voice

in song.

Like a bird on a wire,

you sing -

then louder and louder

you wail for a while,

until humbly, you move on

from where you were standing,

and the moon in the distance

shines a little brighter,

and then just a little bit more. 

Appeased,

you feel blessed,

honored by the embrace

of a Love

so profound.

. . . . 

Leonard Cohen is such an exemplary, erudite orator of the masses, whose beautiful translations are always rendered with an unmatched first-class elegance. Truly, Madly and Deeply, the rejoicing heart knows and shares the charity of love. Otherwise, it wouldn't be...