FOTOGALERIE Palatul Ghika a gazduit o Seara Exclusiva Leonard Cohen: Welcome back, Mr. Cohen

Vineri, 4 septembrie 2009, 15:57 Life | Prin oraş

Cine sufera de thaasofobie nu ar trebui sa se duca vreodata la o Seara Exclusiva Leonard Cohen. Caci "plictisitor" ar putea fi - pentru unii - cuvantul care caracterizeaza ceea ce s-a intamplat joi, 3 septembrie, in cadrul petrecerii oferite in cinstea celebrului cantaret si poet canadian.

Diverse studii, indoielnice sau nu, arata ca cei mai inteligenti melomani sunt cei care asculta Beethoven, ca fanii Radiohead sunt cei mai destepti din arealul rock sau ca Beyonce nu se poate mandri cu un public elevat. Concluzii discutabile, desigur. Un lucru este insa cert: fanii lui Leonard Cohen sunt printre cei mai rafinati.

In cadrul unei petreceri Cohen nu se da din cap, nu se agita "manute" pe sus, nu se danseaza pe mese. De fapt, nu se danseaza deloc. Se savureaza doar. Si nu muzica, ci o mixtura de muzica si poezie, cum numai poetul canadian poate crea. Creatiile lui Leonard Cohen nu debordeaza de energie, nu sunt antrenante, ba chiar ii pot inspaimanta pe cei care sufera de teama de plictiseala.

Joi seara, doua ecrane uriase au prezentat concertul Leonard Cohen sustinut anul acesta, la Londra. Cei aproximativ 100 de fani (prezenti la eveniment pe baza biletelor VIP de la concertul Cohen care va avea loc vineri, pe Stadionul Iolanda Balas) au sorbit fiecare cuvant al acestei inregistrari video, ori au povestit fragmente dintr-un volum despre viata artistului canadian, totul la lumina lumanarilor.

Prezenti la eveniment, trupa si managerul de turneu Cohen au multumit pentru faptul ca au fost invitati, au stat la dispozitia celor care doreau sa discute cu ei si, spre finalul serii, au primit un tort urias (din care aveau sa guste toti cei prezenti), pe care statea scris mesajul "Welcome back, Mr. Cohen!!!"

Artistul nu a participat la eveniment, insa si-a incantat fanii prin intermediul cantecelor de la Londra, care s-au alaturat uneia dintre cele mai frumoase poezii create vreodata: A Thousand Kisses Deep.

A Thousand Kisses Deep

"You came to me this morning
And you handled me like meat
You'd have to be a man to know
How good that feels, how sweet
My mirror twin, my next of kin
I'd know you in my sleep.
And who but you would take me in
A thousand kisses deep?

I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat
You see, I'm just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet
Who loved you with his frozen love
His second-hand physique
With all he is, and all he was
A thousand kisses deep.

I know you had to lie to me
I know you had to cheat
To pose all hot and high
Behind The veils of sheer deceit
Our perfect porn aristocrat
So elegant and cheap
I'm old but I'm still into that
A thousand kisses deep.

I'm good at love, I'm good at hate
It's in between I freeze
Been working out, but it's too late
It's been too late for years
But you look good, you really do
They love you on the street
If you were here, I'd kneel for you
A thousand kisses deep.

The Autumn moved across your skin
Got something in my eye
A light that doesn't need to live
And doesn't need to die
A riddle in the book of love
Obscure and obsolete
Til witnessed here in time and blood
A thousand kisses deep.

And Im still working with the wine
Still dancing cheek to cheek
The band is playing Auld Lang Syne
But the heart will not retreat
I ran with Diz, I sang with Ray
I never had their sweep
But once or twice they let me play
A thousand kisses deep.

I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat
You see, I´m just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet
Who loved you with his frozen love
His second-hand physique
With all he is, and all he was
A thousand kisses deep.

But you dont need to hear me now
And every word I speak
It counts against me anyhow
A thousand kisses deep."