Leonard Cohen nasceu em Montreal, província de Quebec, Canadá, de uma família judia de origem polaca. A sua infância foi marcada pela morte de seu pai quando Cohen tinha apenas 9 anos, fato que seria determinante para o desenvolvimento de uma depressão que o acompanharia durante boa parte da vida. Aos 17 anos, ingressa na Universidade McGill e forma um trio de música country. Paralelamente, passa a escrever seus primeiros poemas, inspirado por autores como García Lorca.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
AmCEAm When they poured across the border AmCEAm I was cautioned to surrender AmCG this I could not do FCAmCE I took my gun and vanished
I have changed my name so often I've lost my wife and children but I have many friends and some of them are with me
An old woman gave us shelter kept us hidden in the garret then the soldiers came she died without a whisper
There were three of us this morning I'm the only one this evening but I must go on the frontiers are my prison
Oh the wind the wind is blowing through the graves the wind is blowing freedom soon will come then we'll come from the shadows
Les Allemands étaient chez moi The Germans were at my home ils m'ont dit Résigne-toi They said Surrender mais je n'ai pas pu this I could not do j'ai repris mon arme I took my weapon again
J'ai changé cent fois de nom I have changed names a hundred times j'ai perdu femme et enfants I have lost wife and children mais j'ai tant d'amis But I have so many friends j'ai la France entière I have all of France
Un vieil homme dans un grenier An old man in an attic pour la nuit nous a cachés Hid us for the night les Allemands l'ont pris The Germans captured him il est mort sans surprise He died without surprise
Oh the wind the wind is blowing through the graves the wind is blowing freedom soon will come then we'll come from the shadows