Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Audio)

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Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Official Audio)
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Lyrics:
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind
Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On Our Lady of the Harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind

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@zuzannawisniewska4464 Ай бұрын

I'm leaving this comment here so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this song ... from Fort Worth, Texas

@sairlordmusic 3 күн бұрын

ive flown small planes from ft worth and this song made me cry again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@suzannegarcia2849 6 жыл бұрын

I was named after this song ...my Dad listened to it every day the year before I was born and then the night I was born...I listen to it when I'm missing him.

@anthonyturner4377 5 жыл бұрын

So sweet.

@radam282 5 жыл бұрын

RIP to your dad.

@jzk3919 5 жыл бұрын

So if you send your e-address I can send you a Hungarian song that will match this one for you. BTW: Are you related to Frank Garcia who lives in Hungary?

@cheofbowland 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Daddy,x

@lukerouncefield2905 5 жыл бұрын

This song also means a lot to me regarding my father x

@susandurell9986 Жыл бұрын

In the early 60', I was in school in Charleston and met a German sailor. He took me to a music store and bought me this Album. 50 years later, we still write letters to each other. When I listen to this, I and 20 again.

@quogir1 Жыл бұрын

That‘s the way.

@petercrouch6090 Жыл бұрын

Such a lovely story.

@fay3532 Жыл бұрын

I love to hear such tales. Growth.

@raviolipaw9015 Жыл бұрын

Oh this is such a beautiful story. Truly moving! :) I hope that you’re healthy and doing well :)

@MrJohanOne Жыл бұрын

He was in love with you. That lyrics was a message to tell you his feeling but you didn't sailed with him.

@paulwheeler63 Жыл бұрын

The backing vocals are absolutely PHENOMENAL!!!! The most beautiful song ever written!!! "And she gets you on her wavelength"

@sairlordmusic 3 күн бұрын

yes wonderful recording/production,,,,

@zeusvalentine 4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching a documentary about a homeless man from Montreal who knew Leonard Cohen. This man ended up in the west of Canada, in Vancouver, and ultimately in a mental hospital. He needed cash for cigarettes or something, and told the nurses "please call my friend Leonard Cohen and ask him to send me some money". The nurses probably thought he was lying, but they called anyway. Leonard sent this guy some money! Not only was he a millionaire songwriter, but he had a huge heart, befriending someone who most of us wouldn't give a minute to. Thank you Leonard Cohen. You were a beautiful soul.

@johansterk354 4 жыл бұрын

Good story

@michaelstevenson470 4 жыл бұрын

He wasn't 'a millionaire songwriter' - His scumbag former manager Kelley Lynch embezzled most of his money. www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/19/leonard-cohen-former-manager-jailed

@jschuler53 4 жыл бұрын

let us be inspired by LC life.....it should not surprise you from listening to his music there was no question he would give this man money....

@christianwethered8158 3 жыл бұрын

I don't doubt that's true!

@meltherecafe2394 3 жыл бұрын

Random nurses had the phone number of Leonard Cohen? Omg this great :)

@kathyglover9979 15 күн бұрын

I'm 65 now and I only discovered Leonard 2 years ago and how I ever missed him, I just do not know, he just reminds me of my hippy days, hitchhiking all through Europe, so much meaning his songs to me Kathy Belfast

@MrRat9999 2 күн бұрын

skibidi toilet rizz

@jamestownjamestown3115 2 күн бұрын

He was a Canadian who lived in Quebec. Such a poet and great musician who was so far ahead of time and soul.

@davidkroll4360 Ай бұрын

We lost a true treasure when Leonard passed away. How beautiful is this song ? Just drink it in !

@immesteenstra 23 күн бұрын

As a teenager, this song comforted me through lonely and desparate nights. It was like a blueprint for a life I was eager to live. One of love, adventure and connection. Now that I've attained these things, my sadness stems from loss. Still, I am in such a better and more hopeful place than when I first discovered this song. I am so grateful for that and for this man's incredible music.

@tonydebruyne257 Жыл бұрын

My English teacher introduced us to Leonard Cohen by this song in '69. Mrs Shepherd. I'm still listening to it but with greater appreciation

@trevorhill1577 Жыл бұрын

Now that's a sign of a good teacher.

@AlistairGellatly-dl4zr 4 ай бұрын

what school!!1

@alanjordan1870 3 ай бұрын

I was a 15 yo schoolboy from England, attending a summer sailing school at a small village in Bretagne, Francais when I first heard this song, beautifully sung by a French teen with a guitar. A year later my very first girlfriend and I would listen to the Songs of Leonard Cohen album all the time. Now, 50 years later and continents away I still cherish those times. Leonard has a special place in my heart. He touched my soul as a teenager and that has never left me.

@timlynch5710 Ай бұрын

It's not about you.

@jayeiben9431 5 күн бұрын

Loved this song for 50 years. When you mention Leonard everyone brings up Hallelujah Chorus but this has always been my favorite

@christopherbutler3404 2 жыл бұрын

If you've ever loved and lost a beautiful Suzanne then this sign will make your heart cry xxx

@YTPEXPERT 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want to. I'd break down too hard. Hope you're doing good lad

@suzannesmith2832 5 ай бұрын

I'm a Suzanne, and this song speaks to my soul. A haunting, beautiful ballad. Thank you, Leonard Cohen.❤

@barbarawisotzki777 3 ай бұрын

❤

@brucewilliamsstudio4932 3 ай бұрын

I met Suzanne Verdal in Barbados in 1982 when I was 24 years old and we spent the day at a beach where she shared the story of Leonard Cohen and her relationship. She is a gentle soul, kind and caring, truly an angel. I think of her every time I hear this song on the radio.

@suzannesmith2832 2 ай бұрын

That's incredible - what a beautiful memory for you.❤

@mangelmichele-dx3qc Ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢q@@brucewilliamsstudio4932

@user-dx3hr9vh1h 27 күн бұрын

I'mdutch, you can listen to a nummer from Herman van Veen also about Suzanne

@alexandermills2291 Жыл бұрын

I'm always on the verge of tears when listening to Cohen, but this comment section just made me bawl right now, this man has an impact on so many souls it's beautiful

@theplacebeyondthelies2429 10 ай бұрын

Leonard Cohen despises Jesus

@jamesgannon6192 4 ай бұрын

Me 2 ❤️

@BugsPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Same. All his songs somehow resonate with my soul. Alwas have been - in my teens, in my 20s, even now as a mother of grown kids

@suhitkumar 6 ай бұрын

Leonard Cohen’s hymns are the next best thing to Silence.

@Sandrahsings 2 жыл бұрын

My dad is in my care at home with hospice assistance. This was one of his favorite songs of all time and I listened to this with him often as a child. I am playing this for him now as he is resting, and will play at his funeral. I love you daddy♥️♥️

@mulletmama88 Жыл бұрын

Sending love to you Sandra. It's the hardest thing.

@anthonyomahoney122 Жыл бұрын

Hope he's still enjoying it😊❤

@Sandrahsings Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyomahoney122 🙏.. sadly he passed away 8 days after coming to my home.. he is where he wants to be.. with Mom now, who passed in April of this year. Thank you 💗💗.. it was played at his funeral💗

@paulanixonread99 Жыл бұрын

Big hugs Sandra. He and your mom will always be with you

@Sandrahsings Жыл бұрын

@@paulanixonread99 Thank you Paula.. I feel them every day ❤️

@davidknox8980 20 күн бұрын

He says gods words im 70 i play Leonard Cohen regularly

@karenlund16 2 жыл бұрын

We named our daughter after this song. It is so beautiful and so is she.

@xaza8uhitra4 Жыл бұрын

one of the most beautiful songs ever written

@whisperingblues9887 Жыл бұрын

It most certainly is God bless.

@PaulaKonttinen 11 ай бұрын

Yes...one of the most beautiful songs ever ❤ ...in my opinion

@theplacebeyondthelies2429 10 ай бұрын

no, Leonard Cohen despises Jesus and makes it clear in this song

@marioiglesias4850 7 ай бұрын

@@theplacebeyondthelies2429 very dull tbh

@eponymouseyre 7 ай бұрын

@@theplacebeyondthelies2429Shut up fool.

@1oolabob 3 жыл бұрын

A genuine poet who used the simplest words to sing about the most complicated feelings.

@theplacebeyondthelies2429 10 ай бұрын

Leonard Cohen despises Jesus

@tumppi90 13 күн бұрын

'Body' was a common word among others

@jamesgannon6192 2 күн бұрын

I hear you… struggling with life. But I will be okay ❤️

@learninghistory4397 6 ай бұрын

Despite not being religious, this part is just so powerful: And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them"

@jschuler53 24 күн бұрын

I love that part. "Only drowning men could see him" yep, that is right.

@theskydebreuil 6 күн бұрын

Are you sure you are not religious? : )

@jschuler53 6 күн бұрын

@@theskydebreuil I think that whole part refers to when people call for god or jesus they are always in trouble, they are drowning. No, I am a steadfast atheist but I was brought up in a terrible Christian cult. Thanks for asking. Also,, Jesus could be a metaphor for something else. Our consciousness? My fav parts are "the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor and she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers. There are heroes in the seawood children in the. morning, they are leaning out for. love and will learn that way forever while Suzanne holds the mirror". Pure genuis.

@coltgar2465 5 күн бұрын

If you aren’t religious, my friend, then you know very little what Leonard Cohen’s catalog is about…

@learninghistory4397 5 күн бұрын

@@theskydebreuil Pretty sure. There are many quotes that sound powerful, and that doesn't mean that I am into whatever they talk about. I mean, I am not Scottish, but who can say that William Wallace's speech in Brave Heart is not powerful?

@ZurZEITichfragmallieber 5 ай бұрын

Mein Gott was für ein genialer Song für Kopf und Seele.

@flodur48 2 ай бұрын

Ja die Songs von Leonard Cohen haben mir in schweren Zeiten sehr viel Kraft gegeben.

@davidjaslow6458 Жыл бұрын

I have been listening to this song for an easy 50 years. It’s wonderful. I really miss Leonard.

@bobross6802 Жыл бұрын

1944

@jackieflanders8455 3 жыл бұрын

This beautiful song.... does things to me. Anybody feel me? I can't even describe it, its almost overwhelming.

@charlesbraine9644 Жыл бұрын

I truly feel you and what you saying , through distance and time.

@fredrikgyllenberg8800 Жыл бұрын

Well its poetry friends. Takes time to understand..❤

@topquark35 Жыл бұрын

@@fredrikgyllenberg8800 You don't need to understand. The words make you feel, even when the mind doesn't grasp any logical meaning. Just an EXPERIENCE of beauty.

@theplacebeyondthelies2429 10 ай бұрын

no, Leonard Cohen despises Jesus

@Medic6581 7 ай бұрын

Yeppers. Yeppers. Yeppers.

@trustwithin7188 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes its nice to just be depressed and listen to Leonard Cohen xxxxxxxxxxx

@livias.morelli2729 Жыл бұрын

❣

@MartBartKart Жыл бұрын

❤

@TheBundleofkent Жыл бұрын

As Joni says : "there's a comfort in melancholy"

@lesleywalkerpiromengro6121 Жыл бұрын

alwsys cheeres me up.But when i was about 13 used to drive my mum mad when she was going 5hru the menopause and she said it was a dirge when she heard the sound from the record player from downstairs

@kaekeegan7032 Ай бұрын

❤

@oldcatti8363 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a 14 year old girl who randomly found this song and now can’t stop listening to it. I’m crying, it’s so beautiful. I hope everyone’s having a fantastic day and enjoying this one :)

@klord3677 3 жыл бұрын

Same im a 14 year old boy, im more of a 60s - 70s guy but i went on spotify on my daily mix and i found this masterpeice. Also ty

@oldcatti8363 3 жыл бұрын

@@klord3677 exactly! thats awesome

@jeromeriel4757 3 жыл бұрын

you certainly should try some nick drake too, if not already. i think he'd be compatible with your music taste

@thomasdap8659 3 жыл бұрын

Elliot Smith next

@atotallyrandomperson3889 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasdap8659 just found this song and I could totally see how this inspired Elliot smith

@walterpritchard189 Жыл бұрын

I'm now 66 and have been listening since I was 14

@user-sl2we8we7i 5 ай бұрын

Me too!!!✨🌟🔥💥😙🧚‍♂️

@anirbanghose8647 3 жыл бұрын

We are lucky to know Mr Leonard Cohen. This song is a journey. His heavenly voice is out of this world.

@johnmac91 4 жыл бұрын

This song is impossibly beautiful.

@mikey1941 5 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to Leonard Cohen for over 50 years. This was the first album of his that I bought, and I couldn't get enough of it - I played it over and over. It has never dated, it has always remained relevant; fifty years on, it is still as moving and hauntingly beautiful as it ever was.

@paulalast2961 2 жыл бұрын

Hauntingly amazingly . Memories of feeling free and l8fe so less compli cated ! ❤it xxxx

@waynej2608 2 жыл бұрын

It's a timeless masterpiece.

@margarethughes3763 Жыл бұрын

I still have my Album.

@dianndunkley872 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. As I was telling my best friend the other day, we got more than "tea and oranges that come all the way from China.". Dude, we got our stimulus checks from China. They have the lowest interest rates at their banks on the planet. But Suzanne was probably the most poetic song to come out of the '60s, and that was a helluva poetic era. Having been a teenager then, I haven't seen anything like it since. Cohen and Dylan are still the top folk singers even today.

@lesleywalkerpiromengro6121 Жыл бұрын

ditto.i usef to listen to this album when i was 13.still do .still my fav 50 plus years later

@lavieestunsonge4541 7 күн бұрын

This song reminds me of a former friend. They introduced this song to me and told me they loved me. I was very young then and a bit naive. We both changed and tread very different paths and despite how bitterly things may have ended. I still think of them often and how much they’ve taught me.

@subhajitsaha298 3 ай бұрын

When love meets pain and mystery, it casts a spell impossible to bypass. We all long for a Suzanne, who will accompany us beyond the known limits.

@jschuler53 Ай бұрын

@subhsjitsha. I used to listen to this multiple times a day during my Freshman year at college. I went down by this little river near my dorn and pretended I knew a Suzanne or maybe I could be her. Cuz you know she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there. My favorite part of the song comes at the end when he starts, "the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor and she shows you where to look amidst the garbage and the flowers. THERE ARE HEROES IN THE SEAWEED, There are children in the morning and they are leaning ut for love and will lean that way forever while Suzanne holds the mirror." I love that part.

@alice-hp7dh 25 күн бұрын

I've found "my Suzanne" in a broken drummer. I love him dearly but he can't. I cryied listeninig the song and wonder to walk by the river hands in hands.. my parents never took me by my hands 😢

@jschuler53 24 күн бұрын

One of my favorite lines is: "there are heroes in the seaweed, children in the morning while Suzanne holds the mirror." And "the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor."

@subhajitsaha298 24 күн бұрын

@@jschuler53 wow! How beautifully you have explained! I can literally visualize.

@subhajitsaha298 24 күн бұрын

@@jschuler53 "And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone" These are my favourite lines from the song. The pain of solitude, the pain of lonliness is like poison affecting everyone, no matter who you are!

@shaunstokes439 2 жыл бұрын

He was a genius, so underated and at times miss understood, pure class, we were blessed and privileged to have him in our lives. There will never be another to come even close!! So I thank you from the bottom of my heart Mr Cohen for your beautiful music and poetry!! SHOON 63

@Zephaniah3verse17 2 жыл бұрын

Heard this for the first time in many years recently on the way back from music practice. The combination of Leonard Cohen's deep, laid-back voice, his thoughtful guitar, the soft roar of the car engine, the trees and fields and farmhouses standing still in the last light of the June evening, the moon bright in the darkening east, and just a few slender stars visible, was a very special one. One of those moments to visit over and over again. I want to travel with him, I want to travel blind...

@sairlordmusic 3 күн бұрын

nice you put that down i read it twice and appreciated its warmth

@patriciathewisher2315 Жыл бұрын

A song which becomes more beautiful every time you listen to it.

@risetagge5012 16 күн бұрын

God rest his beautiful soul!❤

@Aroha016 5 жыл бұрын

He was a huge part of my teenagehood, listening to him now makes me shed a tear. Rest in peace Leonard xx

@Kelly-nm4kw 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Anna, How are you doing?

@Demitrival Жыл бұрын

@@Kelly-nm4kwI hope she’s doing good 😌

@Pirrakas1966 7 жыл бұрын

An incredible poet. One of the best, humble, sincero, a great person.

@jnagarya519 3 жыл бұрын

You didn't know him. He was as human and imperfect as the rest of us.

@lailalivsdatter549 3 жыл бұрын

So true💛

@lailalivsdatter549 3 жыл бұрын

@@jnagarya519 Of course💛

@youarenature8154 2 жыл бұрын

I met him at Th.St Denis - Leonard Cohen is a giant of Canadian life - his sensibilities are an inspiration. Canadians are not aware of the brilliant people who pulled the country together, but here we are!

@erikpeterson25 8 ай бұрын

Woke up at quarter past 5 a.m. today....this song was playing in my head.....looked it up on KZfaq and put it on repeat while I did my morning chores bringing in firewood , hauling buckets of water, and putting roasted vegetables in Mason jars. THANK YOU MR. COHEN , glad you had the opportunity to spend TIME with the half crazy lady by the river 💕❤ 💖

@TtRabe-pn2sc Ай бұрын

Leonard gave love

@frankkoch7949 Жыл бұрын

May be one of the most beautiful songs ever written

@jschuler53 Ай бұрын

I heard it is a national song in Canada or has a very high distinction, as LC was from Canada.

@riccio1551 5 жыл бұрын

Recently a friend died at 92, for years he had insisted on having his tombstone engraved with the following: "don't feel bad for me, I lived in the time that real songs had words and real trains had names." So that is what we did.

@fredlunau 4 жыл бұрын

Riccio 1, your friend was wise beyond lyrics.

@riccio1551 4 жыл бұрын

@@fredlunau, Thanks - I think that would make him quite happy to know that a stranger appreciated his thoughts. Best regards.

@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick 4 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@samhain6524 4 жыл бұрын

I like that.youre friend was a remarkable person for sure.

@yogalove1515 3 жыл бұрын

Beutiful 🌈

@robertdegraw3551 Жыл бұрын

Leonard was a gifted person...music, poems, and literature! Truly a gift to our planet!

@mathewfines8727 Жыл бұрын

It's a rather deep song. One of my favourites....all-time!

@5stons 8 жыл бұрын

For me one of the best songs ever written and composed.

@edonefleites9420 7 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1955 , grew up in the 1960's and missed Leonard Cohen and his song Suzanne ! But thank GOD , i found it on youtube . And now i will hear this most beautiful song till the end of my days !!!!! Mr. Edone Fleites

@Royal_Fortune 6 жыл бұрын

Some beauty ceases to fade... some beauty is eternal. Songs can be that way... if even for only one person.

@anndavies4774 6 жыл бұрын

I too was born in 1955 and was lucky enough to find Mr Cohen in tbe 70's and I like you will listen forever.

@Echnaton1954 5 жыл бұрын

1968 my friends gave me Leonards album as a birthday present, they laughed and said >It´s you he sings about ... < Like so many times before we sat in my room and drank tea together listening to his songs and long, long after they left I continued listened to my song for hours in time - 16 years old I saw him first on the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and afterwards he followed me all through my life on 7 other concerts in Paris, Berlin, Athens and 3 times here in Stockholm - it was 2013 I saw him last when he was almost 80 years. At his death I decided that this song should be played on my funeral

@mariaquaglieri8561 5 жыл бұрын

I was born a few years before you, even then he was only marginally heard. I was, an an ass kicking front person and sometime drum player in my band. I was of the road for a few weeks and ran into an old friend. we went to his place that was the first time i heard suzanne , it resonated.

@susankutner3217 5 жыл бұрын

born n 1954 - but found him in high school - used to paint to his songs. Cohen is a poet extrordiaire

@oldhardmanjohnson6585 2 жыл бұрын

Everything a man gets that is good and beautiful, he gets from women, his birth, his love, his children, thank you ladies, just for being who you are.

@jamesgannon6192 6 ай бұрын

Amen I am a better person because of the Women who have Loved Me ❤️ My Mother ❤️ My Sisters ❤️❤️❤️ My Wife ❤️ My Daughters ❤️❤️❤️

@mindyourownbusinessfatty 5 ай бұрын

Everything a man gets he gets from his own endeavours, he has built the world, he lays the bricks, quarries the stone, builds the machinery, builds the roads, digs for the oil, works the power stations, the list is endless. Women are passengers in that process and exploit the men, the man's lot is of endless burden. The woman's lot is to be looked after. We have as much flowery speech as we want, but it's her children not his and if you ever transgress or upset the woman, you will find this out. Men are exploited by women and that's why many of them are broken by middle age. And that is the truth

@maxmordon7295 5 ай бұрын

If anything, from Planet Earth... which women are nothing but a tiny part of. 😎

@hartholz7015 2 ай бұрын

@@andrewrock7409 No. But world needs men so much as women

@user-rd1nj4ci6j 2 ай бұрын

And don't forget the God who made the woman for you.

@susannmarchette7607 2 жыл бұрын

I love this song and just learned that he wrote it. I hadn't even heard of Leonard Cohen before, now at 72 I am a fan for life!

@whisperingblues9887 2 жыл бұрын

God bless susann.

@sundaypeople5791 Жыл бұрын

There's a lot to explore! Fan for life at an old age is great, same happened to me with Rik Mayall, fantastic crazy comedian.😅❤️

@RoccoSantino Жыл бұрын

It’s never too late to discover some special beauty of life.

@lindasmith6316 6 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen.

@chrisryan9791 Жыл бұрын

Leonard Cohen can reach out and touch your soul with the beauty of his songs . . . We are blessed to have heard him sing to us . . .

@peter5475 Жыл бұрын

Hello guys, I'm from Germany, a few years ago I was on a bus trip through Canada and when I reached Montreal in the evening this song played on the radio, unforgettable...

@jamesgannon6192 4 ай бұрын

A Beautiful Memory ❤️… Hope you are doing well ✌🏼

@chope4179 3 жыл бұрын

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy But that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her That you have no love to give her Then she gets you on her wavelength And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that she will trust you For you've touched her perfect body with your mind. And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them" But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust him For he's touched your perfect body with his mind. Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that you can trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

@lailalivsdatter549 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you💛

@Njhjih11232 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@shaughnfourie304 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@kathrinbaark7310 3 жыл бұрын

Dankeschön

@shaughnfourie304 3 жыл бұрын

@@kathrinbaark7310 I love his old songs Danke Kathrin

@leabutt9529 7 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Leonard Cohen, thank you for all our songs and poems x

@holechbatel2935 5 жыл бұрын

After listening to this song 300 times, I have no doubt In my mind: this is the most beautiful song ever written

@kathrynaann2461 4 жыл бұрын

Holech Batel think I have listened to it the same amount of times in the last 8 months along with So long Marianne. Can’t escape the beauty of these two fabulous pieces of art xx

@jschuler53 3 жыл бұрын

@@kathrynaann2461 I know, me too. I was a freshman in college when I had this album and got hooked on Suzanne and Goodbye Marianne. still love and play then today.

@beachpuss 3 жыл бұрын

This and 'That's no way to say goodbye.'

@holechbatel2935 3 жыл бұрын

@@beachpuss That's no way to say goodbye Is an amazing song, really one of the best, but Suzanne is a more complete song. And anyway Leonard Cohen has many more legendary songs.

@beachpuss 3 жыл бұрын

@@holechbatel2935 !!! Suzanne! not Susan! As a Suzanne, I can tell you we hate it when people get it wrong. :-) Yes, Suzanne is a tiny but better, but That's no way to say goodby is more heartfelt, in my opinion.

@kasteelhuizeharmelen5294 Ай бұрын

Leonard touches my soul; thank you Leonard

@whisperingblues9887 3 жыл бұрын

Who's still listening july 2021 to this masterpiece from the legend that was Leonard Cohen truly amazing.

@carmenboganowski7689 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still listening to this wonderfull song in 7/21. Love it since I was a child. Best wishes, Carmen

@derekmay7271 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic so much better than the krap boy bands we have today

@whisperingblues9887 3 жыл бұрын

@@carmenboganowski7689 god bless Carmen .

@whisperingblues9887 3 жыл бұрын

@@derekmay7271 isn't that the truth.

@leeb6476 3 жыл бұрын

I come back to this song frequently. I remember my parents enjoying it as a kid in the 70s, and it hooked me at some point and has never let go.

@robertchappell3916 4 жыл бұрын

There is nothing left to say except he was a true poet in every sense of the word.

@shaughnfourie304 3 жыл бұрын

i agree

@tarka29 7 жыл бұрын

My late Wife Joan really loved this Album.. Listening brings back some wonderful memories

@lindakelsh6161 7 жыл бұрын

tarka29 my dad passed 3 years ago i still play all my dads albums.he even named my sister suzanne after this song.his music brings back good memories of my dad singing all his favourite cohen songs 👼

@allywe4356 6 жыл бұрын

tarka29 j

@laszlokugler4339 2 жыл бұрын

My first Cohen song...and still love it after so many years.

@lorencozekic6378 Жыл бұрын

My own company is called "Sailor". On the paper memorandum of it, so long stayed "And Jesus was a sailor! - Leonard Cohen - Suzzane I absolutely love this song, and the all opus of the Leonard. Greetings from Croatia!

@raeisafairy 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 17 years old this year and I treasure this, as well as songs of the old time very much. I'm glad to still be able to listen to masterpiece like this.

@Sky-nf6xe Жыл бұрын

I was 17 when first heard this at a friends house.. Still love it and 65 xx

@diegos.loayza3706 9 ай бұрын

nigga u muslim

@woke2woke153 7 ай бұрын

I'm seventy and I still treasure it. I was seventeen when I first heard it

@stephenszaccardelli286 6 жыл бұрын

suzanne is simply pure

@user-xp3ic5xj9t 11 ай бұрын

It is absolutely the best song ever, and certainly my favourite.

@andyvanberkum8518 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, 14 hours ago. Listening to this and seeing years passed...😢

@GeoMariaGeorge 3 жыл бұрын

This really is the best song I've ever heard in my life.

@lailalivsdatter549 3 жыл бұрын

💛

@whisperingblues9887 3 жыл бұрын

It is so hauntingly beautiful really pulls at the heart strings that's for sure.

@loveysandhu4318 3 жыл бұрын

Try so long marrianne!

@humankirk9196 2 жыл бұрын

It is... because it was originally written and published as a poem titled "Suzanne Takes You Down" in 1966. The man was an acclaimed poet first and foremost and only accidentally a singer when others convinced him to make an album of his poetry. It's why his lyrics are so vivid and so beautiful.

@kasunwithana2262 4 ай бұрын

"All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them" Such wisdom❤

@serberious 2 жыл бұрын

I first listened to this on cassette in `71....and I still listen to it...and then I``m 15 all over again , ah, man, it`s a pity we gotta grow old.

@jb.301 Жыл бұрын

Two years ago I lost the love of my life and a couple months later my daughter. I accidentally heard one of his songs and it was somehow healing and soothing to my heart and sole. I now listen to all his music a lot. I wish I would have heard of him sooner. His music is amazing.

@skyluke9476 Жыл бұрын

I wish you love my friend. If anything can heal the soul in time, it is beautiful words and beautiful music, tenderly connecting us all like string

@jb.301 Жыл бұрын

@@skyluke9476 thank you for your kind words.

@whisperingblues9887 Жыл бұрын

God bless JB .

@jb.301 Жыл бұрын

@@whisperingblues9887 Thank you ------

@elisabetgenaro7480 Жыл бұрын

Me pasa lo mismo, es abrumador…siento no haberlo conocido antes.Que encuentres consuelo .Abrazo al alma.

@user-tx7vb4tg1t 3 күн бұрын

Soooo hauntingly beautiful. Always loved this song. ❤

@folkiebassplayer7366 5 жыл бұрын

Possibly the most perfect recording ever made.

@mjrose Жыл бұрын

He was a true poet and song writer, performer. He didnt have tremendous number of songs but the ones you remember, you really remember better then most other songs.

@michaelsmith32329 Жыл бұрын

Hello Rose.. how are you doing?

@jowynecampbell2211 Ай бұрын

His music evokes strong deep wonderful emotions of unending deep love...brings delightful soft tears to my mind....❤❤

@philipnugent100 3 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece from a Master poet. This special song shall be used today as we say farewell to my brother. A life long Cohen fan. RIP both of you guys.

@Leo-dy2vb 2 жыл бұрын

RIP both of them, strangers on in internet

@lemmehollaratya9443 9 жыл бұрын

This song is hauntingly beautiful.

@mlongpre100 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Mcknight this song is beautifully haunting

@dilligaf1009 7 жыл бұрын

+mlongpre100 I don't know why, but that short conversation blew my mind for a minute.

@nickhill1118 6 жыл бұрын

Woodstock matthews southern comfort

@inkoinfinity2 4 жыл бұрын

And the sun is hot and water is wet

@Saurabh96038 4 жыл бұрын

So true- can't stop the line when Jesus was a sailor

@p.ccoetzer3233 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up with this heavenly song. Keeps taking my soul to places i dont know.

@paulhendershott667 11 ай бұрын

I'm moved by how many youngsters are in the comments and how meaningful this song and leonard's music is to them. It fills me me hopefulness! Thanks to everyone else for all the suggestions of other artists that I might like! Keep growing....

@jschuler53 Ай бұрын

I am also glad younger people are listening and liking this song an LC. For me it's 50 years and still enchanted by almost all his songs.

@raeleenetelaaho5644 2 жыл бұрын

This is the perfect love song to the person you can not or should not love...we all have a Suzanne..

@markriemersma7612 8 жыл бұрын

45 years on and still goose bumps to this beautiful LP

@ianhannon7399 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing isn't it!

@GeoMariaGeorge 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Nothing gives me goosebumps like this one. Every frigging time that too. What sorcery is this!

@shaughnfourie304 3 жыл бұрын

me too oh my God this is beauty

@msbear7698 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ellecampbell3271 Жыл бұрын

Me too. I am 63.❤ My teenage brothers played guitar and sang along. Same with all the greats. I was blessed to hear everything from preschool onwards.

@aircando 7 жыл бұрын

Travel in Peace......you poetry, your music and Humanity remain forever......One of the Greatest Canadians ever.....!

@susannefischer2404 7 жыл бұрын

adel zeigen

@edonefleites9420 7 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said Maria !! your friend Mr. Edone Fleites

@dartagnanlevrai 6 жыл бұрын

i think the same way He was a great Canadian and keeping his roots to Quebec and Montreal

@yaguar421 2 жыл бұрын

He's Jewish

@melissamullins7774 3 жыл бұрын

And just when you mean to tell her , that you have no love to give her .. She gets you on her wavelength 😉❤ what a beautiful song.

@user-tx7vb4tg1t 2 ай бұрын

My favourite Cohen song. Sooooo Hauntingly beautiful. Pure genius

@mollyissues2278 5 жыл бұрын

The world need music like this

@673Joe1 6 жыл бұрын

I listened to an interview with Suzanne. She and Leonard never had sexual relationship. Though she said, "He was a very seductive man." They were very close, for how long is unclear. Leonard's father stressed reading the classics. So he was very cognizant of the powerful nature of the muse. Suzanne said, "What we had was more intimate than a sexual relationship. If we had sex, we would have lost that." This is what Leonard is articulating when he writes, "You've touched her perfect body with your mind." Today, we ridicule men with close platonic relationships with women, and we villify women. With respect to women, we suspect them of taking advantage of the man or stringing him along as a spare. This is expressed with respect to men that he must be gay, or it is an unrequited love, or he is in the 'friend zone.' This reductive attitude is a product of our simplistic attitudes about the complex nature and types of intimacy, and the sad fact that few people have read any of the classics. Yet, the muse is very real, Edie Sedgwick was a muse to Warhol and Dylan, Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono, Zelda Fitzgerald - Hemingway was close with an unamed woman all his life, and, of course, Suzanne.

@joannawolf651 5 жыл бұрын

Kandy Kandy First of all calling someone NUTS isn’t nice. Secondly, his wife Suzanne is not the subject of this song. Perhaps you should do your research before you insult people. The song is about Suzanne Verdal. Look it up.

@clairebennett7831 5 жыл бұрын

@@joannawolf651 He had two children with Suzanne Elrod who he never married. She was married to a friend of his.

@heidimarchant6063 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with all of this, and that line in Suzanne about them mutually touching each other with their minds (only) & what he said about this relation being so intimate because of its lack of sex really resonates with me right now. Not to get too personal / detailed because this is KZfaq & completely uncalled for, but I was thinking about a man I relate to romantically & only see sporadically (we live on different continents) and how much stronger our relationship would become if we refrained from sex. To put in the effort and connect wholly through words (a communion of minds), rather than taking the easy option of consummating that (halfway) mental connection with physical touch...

@michaeljones1432 5 жыл бұрын

THE BEST RELATIONSHIPS ARE NO SEX ONES

@123thof 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant post; thanks.

@aris9947 Жыл бұрын

The melody, his voice, the story, the poetry......It calms you down and gives you chills at the same time. Don't know how to explain the feeling, just like we can' t explain faith.........and that's beautiful!

@whisperingblues9887 Жыл бұрын

God bless Aris he really was something so very special.

@johnc206 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the water in a small river, lifting the boats at the edge, rising, falling, changing rhythm, continuing, ...

@sheldonkerr Жыл бұрын

Ok the tea comes from China, fair... but the oranges?

@johnc206 Жыл бұрын

@@sheldonkerr Mandarin oranges did originate in China, apparently.

@susannechernova350 Жыл бұрын

Revelation: Being Blind In The Eyes Is Not A Choice. But Being Blind In The Heart Is A Choice.

@amirathewallflower4642 4 жыл бұрын

I sing this song to my mum although she knows little English, she loves hearing her name with such beautiful tune.

@shaughnfourie304 3 жыл бұрын

that`s so loving and beautiful

@sh230968 2 жыл бұрын

Tender and beautiful. May your mom live long.

@srw6666 7 жыл бұрын

"Suzanne" is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written, superbly sung by Leonard Cohen. It's like I can see Montreal in autumn when I listen to it (no, I can't explain it, I really don't get that one myself...)

@fallonbeau1268 5 жыл бұрын

Why Montreal?

@EdodeweertBlogspot 5 жыл бұрын

i know there are great artists that have sung this song. but there is only one that should this song: leonard cohen.

@nathanara8051 4 жыл бұрын

@@fallonbeau1268 As Cohen himself put it, "”The song was begun, and the chord pattern was developed, before a woman's name entered the song. And I knew it was a song about Montreal, it seemed to come out of that landscape that I loved very much in Montreal, which was the harbour, and the waterfront, and the sailors' church there, called Notre Dame de Bon Secour, which stood out over the river, and I knew that there're ships going by, I knew that there was a harbour, I knew that there was Our Lady of the Harbour, which was the virgin on the church which stretched out her arms towards the seamen, and you can climb up to the tower and look out over the river, so the song came from that vision, from that view of the river."

@wickershampark9941 4 жыл бұрын

If only you all were real hippies and genuine wtf

@workemaild6350 Жыл бұрын

That's quite interesting. I envision Northern Michigan in the fall. The glistening water in the autumn sun for some reason.

@siddis-notdead 3 жыл бұрын

This Song is THE SONG.

@sairlordmusic 3 күн бұрын

tears filled my eyes It brought back so many beautiful 60s/70s memories, the most perfect song, and arrangement

@cloudpuncher 4 жыл бұрын

What a poet. Beautiful.

@NoName-nq8fk 7 жыл бұрын

So long, Leonard. Thank you for everything.

@ghostrider-ek8gu 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful love songs I have ever heard. Hauntingly melodic, sung passionately and lovingly. He caresses the words as he caresses her memory.m

@ZakAttack03 Жыл бұрын

I’m 22 years old. 6 years ago I remember stumbling onto this song and I was mesmerised. I’ve had a really rough few months and this song has been stuck in my head. Beautiful.

@nazwhal9076 Жыл бұрын

Oh such a similar story, I’m here for you!! Hope all goes well :))

@scorpion-lg4ic Жыл бұрын

Hello Zak. I just stumbled onto this song tonight. my name is actually Suzanne and I thought it was wild that I have lived my whole life up to this point not knowing there was this song with my name as the title. I decided to look thru people's comments to see what they thought of the song....but your comment caught my eye. I just wanted to say I'm sorry you have had a rough last few months. I hope things are going better for you now. we all need someone to talk to about our joy and struggles. I hope you have that someone. take care of yourself! Suzanne

@johnwilson3842 Жыл бұрын

1968, my first year at University. Purchased this album and played it until it was almost worn out. Suzanne was my favourite track. Now aged 73 here in 2023, I still listen to this wonderful piece of poetry.

@user-uf9xh4wn4e 6 ай бұрын

this is sweet.. like a tangerine

@Valerie-vs2sb 5 ай бұрын

I was 17. When l. Was first listening to songs from a room had my speakers under my pillow so mum and dad couldn't hear. 😊 Am 70 now and still listening.

@johnwoolley4350 6 жыл бұрын

One of my desert islands discs. Simple tune with enigmatic lyrics, brings tears every time I play it and I've played it since 1966, beyond words.

@alanyoung5229 Ай бұрын

Steered well clear of Leonard Cohen as a teenager in the sixties . He had a bad reputation for depressing songs. I have heard this song a few times on the radio in the last couple of months and must admit it is a lovely song. After I lost my wife in 2019, I found a "Suzanne" and she took me to places I had never been. Sadly it didnt work out and this song reminds me of her. Ive got lots of other songs to remind me of my wife.

@waynej2608 11 ай бұрын

Far out, Leonard! This is classic suff! 'And she brings you tea and oranges that come all the way from China,...' This is pure 'sound' poetry. 👍

@sairlordmusic 3 күн бұрын

"far out" 🙂I think we are on the same wavelength then!!

@lisavolatile5324 Жыл бұрын

I love Leonard Cohen! So beautiful and deep and so very poetic. I'm in awe of his magical music 🎶

@sohiniroy8126 2 жыл бұрын

This was the first song that my closest person dedicated me that changed my perspective for songs.Whenever i hear this song,i remember him,how he treated me gently with care and love during my hard times.He is my inspiration and my love,my motivation and constant encouragement!I thank him for everything he has contributed in my life♥️

@whisperingblues9887 2 жыл бұрын

God bless .

@prikarsartam Жыл бұрын

Maybe this song reflects how complex hardships shape the way we see everything, especially LOVE. It made me reflect upon myself, the sole reason I love my dearest one most.

@margaretmitchell662 9 күн бұрын

Loved him soo much, an misd him! But feel he's still with us! ❤❤

@user-tf5qr7fy2i Жыл бұрын

Some years ago I had the opportunity and pleasure to experience one of Leonard Cohen's concerts here in Norway - and to me that was a lifetime experience 🥰🎶. It was worth the travel distance big time. This song is one of his masterpieces that I appreciate the most, and despite its simplicity it appears as really soulful and warm.