Cohen, Leonard - Samson In New Orleans Lyrics

Is this song about hurricane Katrina?

A magnificent, imaginative song, biblical and secular; old and new. Who else could have linked Samson with New Orleans, and addressed Samson himself?

there is no one compete as a writer for pure compassion

Haunting, elegiac. A masterpiece.

RIP 💞

If Americans really understood these.lyrics and how anti Christian and communistic they are ....maybe theyd not feel so in awe of this ",weaver of words"

@Sheeba Kitty: Idiotic comment.

The chains are gone from Heaven. The storms are wild and free.

thank you for sharing - I love his later albums too - kind of growing older too so get some of his anguish for this world we are destroying

I feel so many parallels between Leonard and Tom Waits on this album. I love it!

Merveilleuse Chanson et Musique quelle Voix Merci pour nous Vous me Manquez

It's just question of time.... and Leonard will be back... with another name , without the lord's approval. He will be back ans all will see him again... in other words which will be the same...... :*........ thanks Leo for what you did to me , to all who poetry know will be...... ♥

vous resterez à jamais Parmis nous soyez en paix

votre musiques chansons sont si belles mélancolique poète interprète vous nous avez quitter mais vous reterez à jamais Paris nous bye Mr Leonard Cohen

Adore the music and lyrics of leonard cohen. I’m angry that they didn’t grant him the Nobel prize. Bob Dylan wasnt dying at the time .

Grande Cohen

Sensational I find. How did Leonard link Samson with New Orleans out of thousands of cities? A genius in music.

From the first piano notes, the song has tremendous impact. A serious dialogue with the strongman biblical judge.( Only one speaker though). 'You said that you were with me/ You said you were my friend/ Did you love the city/ Or did you just pretend?'
I just want to 'take this temple down' as Samson did, after this song.

A lifelike conversation with the strong biblical prophet. A nice blend of the secular and sacred, at which Leonard Cohen excelled.

I hate those background singing women i think they just kill the effect of his voice and ruin the song😤

..Осетия с тобой!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I discovered him because Nina Simone sang several of his songs. He is amazing and I deeply regret that I did not see him live. I listen to his Hallelujah almost everyday. And I confess that I am in love with the man who does that amazing piano solo. What is his name>

Great man great music of the soul ...

I miss U so........................................................

R.I.P ...

Amazing. I'll miss you and your genius.

Stay by those pillars that are gonna take this pillar down! Wow what an impact this year has been November 2106. How could this happen; President Trump was elected by electoral vote! RIIP Leonard -- we will miss your poetry and songs.

Naomi Jone

Trump winning made 2016 awesome. The evil, corrupt, globalist elites & their hoaxing media scum got SERVED

LOLOLOL Trumps not an evil globalist elite? You're a dope.

Rest in peace

R. I.P. Mr. Cohen

I wake up with the notice that he passed away last night , but I know that he will live for ever and ever in all his songs , his poems , his deep spirit , the GLORY TO YOU IN HEAVEN!!!

R.i.p.❤

We will fucking LOVE YOU forever, Leonard. Forever.

Well spoken, good sir!

Hahaha................The sculptor of poetry, balladeer of pathos. Only you can awake such strong emotions inside me...always taking me inward to the depths of my inner self!!!

Wciąż atrakcyjny ...zawsze wspaniały....Piękny Utwór

Everything and everyone changes. Not always for the better. But
Leonard is an exception.

I feel sorry for everyone who doesn't know who Leonard Cohen is. I only discovered him later in life, in the last couple of years, and before him, I can't remember any artist shaking my soul like he does. I don't know how he does it but I'm so, so glad he does.

I feel sorry for U!

Look at Cohen half a century ago...
https://www.nfb.ca/film/ladies_and_gentlemen_mr_leonard_cohen/
Yes, we have been with him since !!!

Leonard Norman Cohen speaks to the heart! A Nobel Prize would be OK too!

I feel sorry for both of you feeling sorry!

@Sverre Kvernmo : I feel sorry you feel sorry for them ....

I found him later life also glad I did

Way to draw out the emotions, Leonard.

I think of this song when i go to the casino.

This is why I turn to your music when it all becomes too much. Thank you.

we as a generation of people love your words and music! My grandmother, mother, I and my darling sons sway and sing to the beauty of your songs! Please come home to Ireland soon xx

WOW...Actually what I mouthed while I was listening to this song was 'Oh, my God'. So...Thank you Leonard Cohen for the songs I would find solace in when I found myself 'tearing down temples'

Oh Leonard........Your voice....your words....your soul..... Absolutely no one in the world compares. You are your own legend and I feel lucky to be alive to hear such a magnificent man. God bless. The world needs more songs!!!! More more...don't ever stop.🙌👏👊👍💞

+Madonna Kemp AMEN. Even when his body returns to the spirit world we will still have him. He is eternal and everlasting.

+Mona Stenzel
I agree with you more than these words do justice. And still, there is a strong sense of his presence here now. He's here. Now. None of us can say more. And for so many he is a spokesperson of heart soul spirit thought and other territories like them.

Oh Leonard........Your voice....your words....your soul..... Absolutely no one in the world compares. You are your own legend and I feel lucky to be alive to hear such a magnificent man. God bless. The world needs more songs!!!! More more...don't ever stop.🙌👏👊👍💞

No one is compares too Leonard.. His music soothes the soul his voice is magnificent. Rest dear one.

UP Leonard!you are a hard worker!and a wonderful artist!I love your personality and I love you at all.THank you  for every thing tou teach us

Leonard Cohen is and has been amazing for years (since 1956) as a Poet and much, much, more.... His accompaniments are amazing as well as his Awards. Take the time to check him out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." 　 https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/226273467/collar-con-colgante-simbolo-de-leonard?ref=shop_home_feat_1&langid_override=0

God Bless You Leonard! Thank you for your body of word ,song and art that you continue to produce under adversity and joy! Have viewed your interview on q and hear the voice of humility and wisdom, many years have taught you well! You defy the general consensus of critics that most artist produce their best work when they are young, your work continues to be fruitful and multiplies! Thank you my dear brother for being a conduit who makes this world a better place! May God continue to bless and keep you under the shadow of His wing ! Love and Peace John Buczek Liverpool New York

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Bravo, Mr. Cohen.  Thank you for posting this Master's work.

Come a lungo termine fan Leonard Cohen - questo è il peggiore uscita del disco della sua carriera. Prima di tutto, non ci sono tracce anche vicino al suo meglio; 2 ° di tutti ha lasciato una lingua terroristica cantare alcuni dei cori in suo vergognoso traccia Nevermind di ambiguità. Leonard Cohen ha prodotto la peggiore partita di canzoni in tutta la sua carriera - tranne canzone # 4; la pista semi-meglio del suo più debole della versione record fino ad oggi. 
Considerazione di quanto sopra, l'intero coro arabo tra il brano "Nevermind" è la più grottesca sforzo musicalmente / liricamente inclinato sul suo suo album - dare alcuna clemenza per i terroristi islamici circostanti e che vogliono distruggere i suoi radici ancestrali a Israele è così canadese che semplicemente illustra la volontà islamica del terrore con confronto tiepida (Canada), che Cohen invita in realtà un altro ribolle olocausto-ambizione solo fatto di essere così debole. 
In ogni caso - nonostante il suo tentativo di incoraggiare terroristiche-attività; Album di Leonard Cohen fa veramente schifo - e come un fan di lunga data del lavoro di Cohen, che fa schifo davvero. 
Spero che Leonard Cohen è in grado di rilasciare un altro buon album (senza terrorista tipo cori di canto) e chiudere il suo futuro sulla nota giusta (s) - con canzoni migliori di trovato su questa debacle di un album! : (

i love dise albome vere much, cohen you are the best.

Simply wonderful

One of my favorites from the album ❤️

Live long Cohen...You are damn young with a matured heart, only who can create this masterpiece....Regards & Best wishes from India.

A beautiful beautiful song! A real masterpiece!

All Time Top Favorite

Leonard Cohen,eine Stimme wie whisky, rauchig, für die Seele und mit zunehmenden Alter immer besser!!!

Well, he is the lord of language, The mystic weaver of melody, spinning towards us all.

This album wll stand as one of his best.

am lovin this new album me,lovin it

Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen sit on stage and just share stories, and songs....... im cool with that.

@Perpetual Odyssey Don't tease us with such hypothesis!

"Samson In New Orleans"

You said that you were with me
You said you were my friend
Did you really love the city
Or did you just pretend

You said you loved her secrets
And her freedoms hid away
She was better than America
That’s what I heard you say

You said how could this happen
You said how can this be
The remnant all dishonored
On the bridge of misery

And we who cried for mercy
From the bottom of the pit
Was our prayer so damn unworthy
The Son rejected it?

So gather up the killers
Get everyone in town
Stand me by those pillars
Let me take this temple down

The king so kind and solemn
He wears a bloody crown
So stand me by that column
Let me take this temple down

You said how could this happen
You said how can this be
The chains are gone from heaven
The storms are wild and free

There’s other ways to answer
That certainly is true
Me, I’m BLIND with death and anger
And that’s no place for you

There’s a woman in the WINDOW
And a bed in Tinsel Town
I’ll write you when it’s over
Let me take this temple down

I like that very much. This is a great Person.

Great man great music of the soul ...

W. Keith Moore thank you

Wonderful.c est tout ce que je peux dire. Je découvre de nouvelles chansons et je les apprécie.

Nice song deep meanig

Thanks !

I rarely like an album on first listening ... this is an exception ... just brilliant !! ..

Conoscevo solo Hallelujah cantata da Cohen, ho ascoltato alcuni pezzi di brani per farmi un' idea dell' artista, ma è veramente da ascoltare ed apprezzare con calma. La voce è molto interessante e il modo di cantare molto sofisticato!
Grazie a Donna Rossa per avermi dato l' opportunità di apprezzarlo.

@***** Cosa accade?

Beautiful

This is such a powerful account of post Katrina.  The violin adds even more pathos to the stirring words. 

strong and so real.... recommend....

Were lucky he's still at it.

I find it remarkable to think that were Elvis Presley still alive, he would be younger than Leonard Cohen

We are blessed to be living in the same time as Leonard Cohen. Never let his music die.

Wow, just learned Leonard Cohen is 80 today. 
Happy 80th Birthday Leonard!