Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy (Live in Israel 1972)

a sublime moment ....


"When I was in Edmonton, about a year and a half ago, I was greeted at the airport by two young girls, who were wearing mini-skirts, and they said to me that they had introduced the mini-skirt to Edmonton. And they took very, very good care of me. And I wrote this song for them. It's called the "Sisters Of Mercy."..."


Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone.
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on.
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song.
Oh I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long.
Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control.
It begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soul.
Well I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinned:
When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned.

Well they lay down beside me, I made my confession to them.
They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem.
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn
they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.

When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soon.
Don't turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moon.
And you won't make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night:
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right,
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right.

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[Shampoocreature]

One of the best songs ever written. Hellenic grace.

[Bralned]

3 people can't read the address by the moon

[cohensam1]

I was there 1972 Cohen Samuel

[stanleysoldman]

a real class act! perfection

[puddinglover02]

Wonderful !!!

[shellovski]

YT1210 - you are right, this is far too beautiful to be just very nice.

[YT1210]

it definitely isn't "very nice"!

maybe it's touching, or smething else, nothing like nice!

[turbovan65]

Very very nice

[napolyon1769]

Beaitiful..