"I will not say a word to my Lord, only" Hallelujah "

LOS ANGELES. Leonard Cohen passed away.

The first decade of November, already rich in great upheavals, ended on a mournful note. Messages about the death of Leonard Cohen (Leonard Cohen), filling the news feed, came as a complete surprise to everyone. Despite age and health information. The last album, You Want It Darker, which is called a masterpiece, was released just three weeks ago. There were unpublished poems, incomplete lyrics, an unrealized draft of the book. In an October interview with The New Yorker weekly, he shared a premonition of his near departure, a wise humility before his inevitability, the realization that many of his plans were not destined to materialize.

In the summer, she died of leukemia, Marianne Ihlen, whom he once loved and dedicated several songs to her. In his farewell letter to her, the prophetic sounded: "I think that very soon I will follow you." He survived his first muse, which inspired the creation of his debut album, for only three months. The first poetry collections and novels (Let Us Compare Mythologies, The Spice-Box of Earth, Beautiful Losers, Flowers for Hitler, The Favorite Game, released before the beginning of his singing career, opened the world to a great real writer. Music and a magical voice helped convey him poetry to the hearts of millions, allowed her to sound in full voice.

The childish shock from melodies and prayers that sound in the synagogue and perceived as a great sacrament lasted in his adult life. Often the true scale of a person is realized only after the end of her physical existence. Cohen made this clear at the very beginning of the journey.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru