Waiting for the miracle (Leonard Cohen - song)

"Baby, I've been waiting,
I've been waiting night and day.
I didn't see the time,
I waited half my life away.

There were lots of invitations
and I know you sent me some,
but I was waiting for the miracle,
for the miracle to come.

I know you really loved me.
but, you see, my hands were tied.
I know it must have hurt you,
it must have hurt your pride
to have to stand beneath my window
with your bugle and your drum,
and me I'm up there waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.

Ah I don't believe you'd like it,
You wouldn't like it here.
There ain't no entertainment
and the judgements are severe.
The Maestro says it's Mozart
but it sounds like bubble gum
when you're waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
Waiting for the miracle
There's nothing left to do.

I haven't been this happy
since ?? ? ???.

Nothing left to do
when you know that you've been taken.
Nothing left to do
when you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to do
when you've got to go on waiting
waiting for the miracle to come.

I dreamed about you, baby.
It was just the other night.
Most of you was naked
Ah but some of you was light.
The sands of time were falling
from your fingers and your thumb,
and you were waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come

Ah baby, let's get married,
we've been alone too long.
Let's be alone together.
Let's see if we're that strong.
Yeah let's do something crazy,
something absolutely wrong
while we're waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
Nothing left to do
when you know that you've been taken. ...
When they ask you how you're doing
of course you'll say you can't complain
-- If you're squeezed for information,
that's when you've got to play it dumb:
You just say you're out there waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come."[Leonard Cohen; co-written by Sharon Robinson]
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posted june 2010

Amy McDonald's song - Mr Rock & Roll

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"...and there's a happy ending

Every single day..."

...... and so it was august 16, 2010

"Lord, I want to know..."

       "Lord, I wanna know...
if I put my trust in you, Lord,
would you tell me which way to go, Lord,
would you show me which way to go.

Lord, I wanna believe...
if I give my soul to you, Lord,
would you tell me how to believe, Lord,
would you show me how to believe.

Lord, I never could see...
but if I look up to you, Lord,
would you open my eyes for me, Lord,
would you open my eyes for me."

[In order to listen to that song, recorded on an audio-cassette from a radio-program in a very bad quality way back in the year 1972 .. click on the title above.]

"To observe his uninhibited play
In stillness total and quiet stay
Utter no word nor breathe a sound
For he hides himself with you around"

anonymous
Posted on: 2009/1/26 4:48 EST
[January 27, 2009]

"Mon ami - mon maître" [Serge Lama]

J'ai essayé à cent reprises.............. I tried so many times
De vous parler de mon ami.................to tell you about my friend

Mais comment parler d'une église...but how could I tell about a church
Dont l'accès vous est interdit..........where you have no access

Mais ce soir je sens sous ma plume....But this evening I sense beneath my feather
Un fourmillement familier..................a familiar prickling.
Quand le soleil du coeur s'allume.........When the heart's sun rises
L'éteindre serait un péché..................it would be a sin to switch it off

C'est mon ami et c'est mon maître.......This is my friend, this is my master
C'est mon maître et c'est mon ami.......This is my master and my friend
Dès que je l'ai vu apparaître...................as soon as I had heard his words
J'ai tout d'suit' su que c'était lui..........I knew it would be the one
Lui qui allait m'apprendre à être.............who would teach me to be
Ce que modestement je suis......................what I humbly am.
[...]
Et même s'il a de la peine.......................And even when having sorrows
Il ne vous parle que de vous....................he only would talk to you about you

Il conserve de son bel âge......................At his age
Un sourire au fond de ses yeux.............he still retains a warm smile in his eyes
Et je me dis que c'est dommage...........and I say to myself it is a pity
De vous le décrire sans cheveux...........to describe him as bald

C'est mon ami et c'est mon maître........It's my friend, it's my master
J'le vouvoie encore aujourd'hui..............I still respect him as such
Et quand j'ai mal dedans mon être.........and when I do not feel well
Je passe une heure ou deux chez lui.... I tell him, I ask him and
L'air qu'on respire à sa fenêtre..............he refreshes my soul
C'est l'air le plus pur de Paris
[...]
C'est lui qui a fortifié mon âme..........It's been he who fortified my soul
Et si je suis encore en vie.....................and if I'm still alive and well as I am
Je n'le dois pas à cette femme............I do not owe it to those I live with but...
Qui me rend heureux aujourd'hui

Mais à mon ami à mon maître.............to my friend, to my master
Et dans la chanson que voici..............And I know that in these words
Je sais qu'il va se reconnaître................he would recognize himself
Mais puisque nous somm's entre amis...but as we are here as friends

Ce soir je peux bien me permettre.........I think I can dare to
De vous le présenter aussi...............................present him to you.

.......................................As he is the author of many words* here. But this is another C.N.  than any author with that same name you might find information about on the internet.

[Serge Lama --- adapted by ~estrella~ ]

[*Thank you, Curtis, for having given permission to post your words, which, as you told me, aren't really yours", but coming from another place.]

August 18, 2008
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"solitude enfin"

Solitude enfin.....................................Finally, Aloneness,
bonjour les jardins du Palais Royal.....good morning, green spaces of the "Palais Royal"
J'arrive attends-moi,...........................I'm coming, please wait for me,
pourvu que je ne te perds pas............I don't want to lose you
je t'aime, viens,..................................I love you (Aloneness), come to me,
tu es là,..............................................here you are!

Solitude enfin.......................................Finally, Aloneness
bonjour les jardins du Palais Royal
j'esquive..............................................I'm avoiding, but,
mais parfois je ne veux que toi...........sometimes I want to see only you.
je t'aime viens, ....................................I love you, come to me,
solitude enfin .....................................Finally, Aloneness.

Solitude enfin......................................Finally, Aloneness
bonjour les jardins du Palais Royal
je t'ouvre grands les bras.....................I welcome you with wide-open arms
j'avais tellement besoin de toi...............I needed you so much,
j'étais pas bien.....................................I didn't feel well.

Solitude enfin........................................Finally, Aloneness
j'en pouvais plus....................................I couldn't go on anylonger,
j'avais plus le moral...............................I lost courage
la rage, les orages,...............................inmidst anger, storms.....
c'est bon l'silence.................................how soothing, the silence!
repos huis clos.....................................resting behind closed doors
et plus besoin de rien dire...................no need to speak anymore,
plus besoin de fournir,.........................no need to provide anymore,
c'est ça le vrai plaisir............................this is real pleasure!

Solitude enfin........................................Finally, Aloneness,
bonjour les jardins du Palais Royal
je t'aime viens ......................................I love you, come to me,
t'as un visage........................................you have a face:
il est bleu nuit, ......................................it is blue as the night,
ou mauve, ou gris.................................or violet, or grey,
ce n'est pas triste..................................There is nothing sad
les insomnies........................................in sleeplessness,
les p'tits matins.....................................early in the morning
à se retrouver seule................................and alone.

Solitude enfin........................................Finally, Aloneness
bonjour les jardins du Palais Royal
Après le déluge:....................................then the flood of:
la foule qui roule..................................rolling crowds:
le défilé des mal-aimés, .......................the train of the disliked,
des compliqués,.................................. the complicated,
des dépriments,....................................the depressing...
..............................................................

Solitude enfin.......................................Finally, Aloneness,
bonjour les jardins du Palais Royal
je me protège .......................................I protect myself,
je me défends,......................................I defend myself,
referme-toi sur moi...............................clasp me - surround me
Solitude enfin:......................................finally, Aloneness:
te voilà..................................................here you are.

(Alexandra Pandev; author: F. Bernheim)

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July 30, 2008

"Un jour finir pêcheur" Gérard Manset (1985)

Un jour, finir pêcheur....................One day winding up as a fisherman
Parce que ça grandit l'homme.......Because that's what elevates man
Heureux comme ça,.......................To be satisfied with this
Pas gagner plus d'argent................no earning a living anymore.
Le matin, me lever,.........................Get up in the morning
Pas connu, pas guetté,....................unknown, unexpected by anyone
Parce que ça fait mal,....................because that's what hurts,
Ça fait mal a l'homme,..................That's what hurts man
La célébrité....................................Being known.
[...]
Parce que ça grandit l'homme,.......That's what elevates man:
De vivre sans parler,......................To live without speaking
Vivre sans paroles..........................to live without words
Et d'apprendre à se taire,...............and to learn to keep quiet,
Regarder sans voir.........................Not seeing them while looking
Les enfants qui dansent..................at the dancing children at
Au bord du miroir...........................the edge of the mirror.

Mais c'est toujours trop loin,...........But all this's still too far away
Toujours dans le noir,....................still in the unknown
Inaccessible,...................................inaccessible,
Pareil au cœur de la cible..............just like a bull's eye of a target.

Un jour, finir pêcheur,..................One day winding up as a fisherman
[...]
Mais c'est toujours trop loin,.........But that's still too far away
A portée de la main,......................within reach, but...
Inaccessible,.................................inaccessible
Pareil au cœur de la cible..............just like a bull's eye of a target.

Un jour, finir meilleur,...................One day being a better man
Tuer le mal de l'homme,................annihilate the pain of man
Se libérer de tout,..........................getting rid of all
Prendre dans la mer.....................Taking out of the sea
Les coraux, les vipères,..................corals and vipers
Et tout ça dans la main,................and all this with one's hands
Sans lumière et sans gaz...............Without light, without gas
Et sans barbe qu'on rase,..............without shaving a beard...

Un jour, finir pêcheur,....................One day winding up as a fisherman
Avaler le compteur,........................swallowing the counter
Regarder sans voir.........................not seeing it while looking at
Le calendrier.................................................................the calendar
Qui tombe en poussière..................which crumbles into dust.
Qu'elle est loin, la terre...................How far is the earth,
Qu'elle est loin, la terre...................How far is the earth!
Le calendrier..................................The calendar
Qui tombe en poussière..............................crumbles into dust.
Qu'elle est loin, la terre...................How far is the earth,
Qu'elle est loin, la terre...................how far is the earth.


[note: this is a very personal translation-interpretation]
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April 15, 2008

"Un jour être pauvre" - Gérard Manset (1985)

Un jour, être pauvre, .....................One day, being poor,
Détaché de tout.............................attached to nothing,
Sans pleurer de rien,......................no tears for anything

Sans rire de tout,............................no laughing..

Comme un enfant qui repose..........Like a child

Dans la vérité des choses................who rests in the Truth of things

S'écarter de tout, sortir,.................letting go of all, getting out of all,

Se tenir debout...............................and standing still

Comme un enfant...........................like a child being born
........sort.du ventre. et hurle,............................and crying...

S'écarter de tout...............................letting go of all.

Un jour, être pauvre,.......................One day, being poor,

Détaché du reste,............................unattached to the rest,

De l'autre coté du mur....................on the other side of the wall

Pas le moindre geste,......................no gesture at all

Pas la moindre trace de haine,........not any sign of hate

Pas la moindre trace de fêlure, .......not any sign of fissure
........................trace de brûlure,...................no sign of burn

Le moindre sentiment d'oubli..........but not any forgetfullness, either.

De l'autre coté du mur,...................On the other side of the wall

Pas la moindre trace de fêlure,........not any sign of fissure
........................trace de brûlure,...................no sign of burn,

Le calme au fond du lac..................the calm in the depths of a lake.

Un jour, être pauvre.......................One day, being poor

Sur un quai désert,.........................at a desert quay
Etre un bateau vide........................being an empty boat

Tout le monde à terre....................all people on shore.

Comme un enfant qui repose..........Like a child

Dans la vérité des choses,...............who rests in the Truth of things

S'éloigner de tout, ...........................leaving all that behind
.................apprendre............................................and learning

A tenir debout..................................to stand still,

Sur la mer immense et douce, ........in the huge and smooth sea
.................apprendre,.....................................................learning

A tenir debout..................................to stand still.

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April 13, 2008