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Leonard Cohen Translation

"And I'll dance with you in Vienna, I'll be wearing a river's disguise. The hyacinth wild on my shoulder my mouth on the dew of your thighs. And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photographs there and the moss. And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty, my cheap violin and my cross. "Take This Waltz", a translation by Leonard Cohen of the poem "Little Viennese Waltz" by Federico García Lorca. " — Leonard Cohen (Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs)

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Date: 1/13/2010 3:36:00 PM
that's how I felt too Tim I was moved beyond words.
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Date: 1/13/2010 6:58:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your poetry today Veronica. Please continue to share your writing with us. I wish you the best with life and your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/12/2010 6:30:00 PM
This is truly a beautiful piece of work, Veronica!... I have read it four times already trying to take it all in...I have listened to Mr. Cohen's music in the past but it was only 'casual' back then...Now I think I'll have to take a second look!.... Tim
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