Can't read now, misplaced the glasses ; Everytime listening to this song, reminds me. : how lucky we are to exist in the world ❤ Wish, we all ( humans) use every opportunity to love all our siblings ( all the creatures, starting with ourselves ) and our very home, lap of maamaa EARTH 🌎 ❤
Jeremy Sphincter, This is beautiful. Emmylou Harris also recorded it in her unique way. As for it being "The cowboy song to end all cowboy songs", I think Ed Bruce wrote that one: "Ed Bruce - The Last Cowboy Song" -- James Stiltner th-cam.com/video/lJC22eSXeXA/w-d-xo.html
Say a prayer for the cowboy His mare's run away And he'll walk til he finds her His darling, his stray But the river's in flood And the roads are awash And the bridges break up In the panic of loss. And there's nothing to follow There's nowhere to go She's gone like the summer Gone like the snow And the crickets are breaking His heart with their song As the day caves in And the night is all wrong Did he dream, was it she Who went galloping past And bent down the fern Broke open the grass And printed the mud with The iron and the gold That he nailed to her feet When he was the lord And although she goes grazing A minute away He tracks her all night He tracks her all day Oh blind to her presence Except to compare His injury here With her punishment there Then at home on a branch In the highest tree A songbird sings out So suddenly Ah the sun is warm And the soft winds ride On the willow trees By the river side Oh the world is sweet The world is wide And she's there where The light and the darkness divide And the steam's coming off her She's huge and she's shy And she steps on the moon When she paws at the sky And she comes to his hand But she's not really tame She longs to be lost He longs for the same And she'll bolt and she'll plunge Through the first open pass To roll and to feed In the sweet mountain grass Or she'll make a break For the high plateau Where there's nothing above And there's nothing below And it's time for the burden It's time for the whip Will she walk through the flame Can he shoot from the hip So he binds himself To the galloping mare And she binds herself To the rider there And there is no space But there's left and right And there is no time But there's day and night And he leans on her neck And he whispers low "Whither thou goest I will go" And they turn as one And they head for the plain No need for the whip Ah, no need for the rein Now the clasp of this union Who fastens it tight? Who snaps it asunder The very next night Some say the rider Some say the mare Or that love's like the smoke Beyond all repair But my darling says "Leonard, just let it go by That old silhouette On the great western sky" So I pick out a tune And they move right along And they're gone like the smoke And they're gone like this song
Leonard Cohen based his song 'Ballad of the Absent Mare', which appeared in his album Recent Songs published in 1979, on the Ten Bulls stories. In the liner notes to the album, Cohen thanks his Zen Master Roshi for inspiring one of the songs: "I owe my thanks to Joshu Sasaki upon whose exposition of an early Chinese text I based 'Ballad of the Absent Mare.'" Wikipedia
2:34 The world is sweet, the world is wide.... I do regret that I was never able to travel. I heard Mr. Cohen say in an interview that his only luxury was to be able to buy a plane ticket to anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.
I recently reconnected by way of email with a long ago perfect lover. We had a steamy love affair and I loved him passionately. I often think about him. I sent him the "Ballad of the absent mare". The song perfectly captures how I feel about him. We cannot regain the years that were lost and there is no point in attempting to do so but the memories are sweet.
The world is sweet and the world is wide She's there where the light and the darkness divide The steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shy And she steps on the moon when she paws at the sky They don't write love songs like that any more.
“Though I don't believe, I come to you now, and I lift my doubt to your mercy.” Leonard Cohen, Book of Mercy . Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. Khalil Gibran
Nice painting. Was it she went galloping past. All those sge crazy, injury at home on a hightest tree by the winters smile, steps on the moon, timhe for the burden braced no space, there is west and whispering, no need thunder. Like the blues, that silluot, gine like this song.
Dear Jo. On the sleeve of the LP Recent Songs, after the lyrics, Leonard Cohen wrote : "I owe my thanks to Joshu Sasaki, upon whose exposition of an early Chinese text I based Ballad of the Absent Mare;" I hope I gave you the rigth answer.
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I was so lucky to see Leonard in Zurich, Switzerland in the early 70s - thank you Leonard for all you have done for us. RIP
👍👍👏👏❤️🇨🇭
And they are gone like the smoke, and they are gone like this song.
Rest in peace, Leo.
Nobody else could bring this off.
And the backing singers!...
So beautiful! Couldn't stop playing the record, back in 1980. Leonard has a way to capture everything that is important in all of humanity.
Can't read now, misplaced the glasses ; Everytime listening to this song, reminds me. : how lucky we are to exist in the world ❤
Wish, we all ( humans) use every opportunity to love all our siblings ( all the creatures, starting with ourselves ) and our very home, lap of maamaa EARTH 🌎 ❤
Cohen songs are sweet and sad. This man really understood the emotional turmoils one can live, great poetry
Why does this song always make me cry?
Because it's so beautiful ❤️
Who could have said it; The best mariachi tune I've ever heard comes from a Canadian. ¡Bravo señor Leonard! le recordamos desde México.
Get real.
Undoubtedly one of his very best! Highly underrated song!
The cowboy song to end all cowboy songs. God it’s just beautiful.
Jeremy Sphincter,
This is beautiful. Emmylou Harris also recorded it in her unique way.
As for it being "The cowboy song to end all cowboy songs", I think Ed Bruce wrote that one:
"Ed Bruce - The Last Cowboy Song" -- James Stiltner
th-cam.com/video/lJC22eSXeXA/w-d-xo.html
@@ArcoZakus Leonard wrote her a letter congratulating and thanking her for making it.
Yes it is beautiful
Yesss!!❤
superb spiritual psychological song. one of the best ever written.
Leonard wir vermissen Dich. Ein wunderbarer Musiker und Mensch. Emmylou Harris covert das auch genial.❤🇨🇭
Lyrical Genius . Love All Of Leonard Cohen . Love You Leonard , We All Do . XXX .
Had the pleasure of seeing Leonard at the o2 arena in Liverpool a few years ago ,absolutely fantastic evening ,what a show this man put on Rip
I met him in southports floral hall back early 70s, such a humble man he thanked me for being there.
Yeah! I was there too!!! Fantastic evening!!! Also saw him in Birmingham. A true legend.
The version of Emmylou Harris is an absolute gem ! The title is "Ballad of a Runaway Horse", and she make me crying, submerged by emotional waves..
13,12: Questa canzone mi fa commuovere ogni volta che l' ascolto. È dovuto alla magia che Cohen sparge tutt' attorno.
Say a prayer for the cowboy
His mare's run away
And he'll walk til he finds her
His darling, his stray
But the river's in flood
And the roads are awash
And the bridges break up
In the panic of loss.
And there's nothing to follow
There's nowhere to go
She's gone like the summer
Gone like the snow
And the crickets are breaking
His heart with their song
As the day caves in
And the night is all wrong
Did he dream, was it she
Who went galloping past
And bent down the fern
Broke open the grass
And printed the mud with
The iron and the gold
That he nailed to her feet
When he was the lord
And although she goes grazing
A minute away
He tracks her all night
He tracks her all day
Oh blind to her presence
Except to compare
His injury here
With her punishment there
Then at home on a branch
In the highest tree
A songbird sings out
So suddenly
Ah the sun is warm
And the soft winds ride
On the willow trees
By the river side
Oh the world is sweet
The world is wide
And she's there where
The light and the darkness divide
And the steam's coming off her
She's huge and she's shy
And she steps on the moon
When she paws at the sky
And she comes to his hand
But she's not really tame
She longs to be lost
He longs for the same
And she'll bolt and she'll plunge
Through the first open pass
To roll and to feed
In the sweet mountain grass
Or she'll make a break
For the high plateau
Where there's nothing above
And there's nothing below
And it's time for the burden
It's time for the whip
Will she walk through the flame
Can he shoot from the hip
So he binds himself
To the galloping mare
And she binds herself
To the rider there
And there is no space
But there's left and right
And there is no time
But there's day and night
And he leans on her neck
And he whispers low
"Whither thou goest
I will go"
And they turn as one
And they head for the plain
No need for the whip
Ah, no need for the rein
Now the clasp of this union
Who fastens it tight?
Who snaps it asunder
The very next night
Some say the rider
Some say the mare
Or that love's like the smoke
Beyond all repair
But my darling says
"Leonard, just let it go by
That old silhouette
On the great western sky"
So I pick out a tune
And they move right along
And they're gone like the smoke
And they're gone like this song
Thank you Shining Girls! God, I love Cohen, so pleased I got to see him live.
Beauty in so many forms 💕. And magic. 🦋🧚♀️🍀⚘
Pure beauty! As this unmatched man was too ♥️
Leonard Cohen based his song 'Ballad of the Absent Mare', which appeared in his album Recent Songs published in 1979, on the Ten Bulls stories. In the liner notes to the album, Cohen thanks his Zen Master Roshi for inspiring one of the songs: "I owe my thanks to Joshu Sasaki upon whose exposition of an early Chinese text I based 'Ballad of the Absent Mare.'" Wikipedia
Beautiful song
2:34 The world is sweet, the world is wide....
I do regret that I was never able to travel. I heard Mr. Cohen say in an interview that his only luxury was to be able to buy a plane ticket to anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.
love this! Made my day.
Shining Girls brought me here. Great song and great series.
I recently reconnected by way of email with a long ago perfect lover.
We had a steamy love affair and I loved him passionately.
I often think about him.
I sent him the "Ballad of the absent mare".
The song perfectly captures how I feel about him.
We cannot regain the years that were lost and there is no point in attempting to do so but the memories are sweet.
Nie można nie kochać piosenek Cohena...
Prawda... :'-)
Yesss ❤❤❤🇨🇭
Sublissimme chanson d'amour !! 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓🥰🥰😍🇫🇷
so moving song i love it thanks ♥♥♥
The world is sweet and the world is wide
She's there where the light and the darkness divide
The steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shy
And she steps on the moon when she paws at the sky
They don't write love songs like that any more.
What else can you say other than he "nailed it"!
amazing song
so beautiful
I can't believe she's gone, Mi tierra.😢
Great song! Thanks!
Intemporelle ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🫶🫶🇲🇫
"the bridges break up in the panic of loss"
Hermosa canción...
Is there anyone else I can listen to that come anywhere near this gentle, genuis, soulwhisperer⁉
Yesss. I totally agree. ❤
This is Leonard Cohen's version of a country and Western song.
I just know it's a beautiful ballad. 💕
Leonard was once a part of a Country Western band. They were called the Buckskin Boys.
What song?
@@johnnysalter7072 this one.
He loved Hank Williams, as referenced in Tower of Song.
Couragious man, Ι believe
“Though I don't believe, I come to you now, and I lift my doubt to your mercy.”
Leonard Cohen, Book of Mercy
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Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
Khalil Gibran
i love hearing his songs in shows and apple tv uses them alot
Nice painting. Was it she went galloping past. All those sge crazy, injury at home on a hightest tree by the winters smile, steps on the moon, timhe for the burden braced no space, there is west and whispering, no need thunder. Like the blues, that silluot, gine like this song.
And the bridges break up
In the panic of loss.
One of hes masterpieces could be the sound of freedom them trumpet yeha
I love this so much!
Shining Girls bought me here. Love Cohen but not heard this
So am I
Love this❤️❤️
shining girls s1 e6 end ❤
Stimmt!!🇨🇭
Souvenir
Watching Shining Girls. 1:34 1:28
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This song is inspired by a old chinese song or poem. Yahouuuuuuu !...
Can you link me to it?
Dear Jo. On the sleeve of the LP Recent Songs, after the lyrics, Leonard Cohen wrote : "I owe my thanks to Joshu Sasaki, upon whose exposition of an early Chinese text I based Ballad of the Absent Mare;" I hope I gave you the rigth answer.
@@jojones4685 It's called the 10 Bulls of Zen-- paintings and a poem.
@@pierre-bernardelsig9998 It's the 10 Bulls of Zen, paintings and poetry. Emmy Lou Harris also does a version called The Cowgirl's Prayer.
@@cheboyganoperahouse6380 Cohen wrote her a letter thanking her for doing it.
"I just read a paperback about cowboys."
It's like Roy Rogers and Kabbalah had a baby.
Una storia sbagliata :'(
Infatti questa canzone è l'ennesimo plagio di de' andrè.
Stimmt!❤🇨🇭