Leonard Cohen - Love itself

THE LIGHT CAME THROUGH THE WINDOW

Hoy es aniversario natal del desaparecido cantautor canadiense Leonard Cohen. Recordamos su voz acariciante con Love itself (Leonard Cohen / Sharon Robinson), hermosa balada sobre la volatilidad del amor incluida en su álbum Ten new songs (2001).

Love itself  (lyrics) 

The light came through the window

Straight from the sun above

And so inside my little room

There plunged the rays of love 

 

In streams of light I clearly saw 

The dust you seldom see 

Out of which the nameless makes 

A name for one like me 

 

I'll try to say a little more 

Love went on and on 

Until it reached an open door 

Then love itself, love itself was gone 

 

All busy in the sunlight 

The flecks did float and dance 

And I was tumbled up with them 

In formless circumstance 

 

I'll try to say a little more 

Love went on and on 

Until it reached an open door 

Then love itself, love itself was gone 

 

Then I came back from where I'd been 

My room, it looked the same 

But there was nothing left between 

The nameless and the name 

 

All busy in the sunlight 

The flecks did float and dance 

And I was tumbled up with them 

In formless circumstance 

 

I'll try to say a little more 

Oh love went on and on 

Until it reached an open door 

Then love itself, love itself was gone 

 

Love itself, love itself was gone