Like a bird on the wire,
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on a hook,
like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
If I, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
Like a baby, stillborn,
like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
But I swear by this song
and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
he said to me, "You must not ask for so much"
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
she cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
Oh like a bird on the wire,
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Les commentaires
plus de recherche dans la poësie que dans les textes de Cohen
et si on écoute les paroles d'Angelo Branduardi on se rend compte que cet autre interprête est largement au dessus de textes de Léonard..
par contre la voix de Cohen est inimitable !