El día de hoy Cohen compartió a través de su cuenta de Facebook una carta dirigida a él que le envío Jan Christian Mollestad, quien se encontraba con Marianne en sus últimos días de vida. El músico pidió que esta carta sea utilizada en su memorial. Una carta indudablemente conmovedor. Además, compartió otros textos dedicados a Marianne que lograrán encontrar más abajo, en el post original de Facebook.
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| Fotografía de Leonard Cohen - Marianne Ihlen |
Carta a Leonard Cohen de Jan Christian Mollestad:
Marianne durmió lentamente fuera de esta vida ayer por la tarde. Totalmente tranquila, rodeada de amigos cercanos.
Tu carta llegó cuando todavía podía hablar y reír con plena conciencia. Cuando la leímos en voz alta, ella sonrió del modo en que solo Marianne podía hacerlo. Levantó la mano, cuando dijiste que estabas justo detrás, lo suficientemente cerca como para llegar a ella.
Le dio una profunda tranquilidad que conocieras su condición. Y tu bendición para el viaje le dio fuerza adicional. Jan y sus amigos, que vieron lo que significó este mensaje para ella, te agradecerán profundamente haber respondido tan rápido y con tanto amor y compasión.
En su última hora, tomé su mano y tarareé “Bird on a Wire”, mientras apenas respiraba. Y cuando dejamos la habitación, después de que su alma hubiera volado por la ventana en busca de nuevas aventuras, besamos su cabeza y susurramos tus palabras eternas: “So Long, Marianne”.
Carta de Leonard Cohen a Marianne Ihlen:
Bien, Marianne, hemos llegado a este tiempo en que somos tan viejos que nuestros cuerpos se caen a pedazos; pienso que te seguiré muy pronto. Que sepas que estoy tan cerca de ti que, si extiendes tu mano, creo que podrás tocar la mía. Ya sabes que siempre te he amado por tu belleza y tu sabiduría pero no necesito extenderme sobre eso ya que tú lo sabes todo. Solo quiero desearte un buen viaje. Adiós, vieja amiga. Todo el amor, te veré por el camino. So long, Marianne.
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Fotografía de James
Burke - Marianne Ihlen y Leonard Cohen en la isla de Hidra (Grecia)
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"So Long, Marianne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen. It was featured on his debut album, Songs of Leonard Cohen. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 190 on their list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s."
The song was inspired by Marianne Jensen (later Marianne Ihlen), whom Cohen met on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960.
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| Fotografía de Leonard Cohen - Marianne Ihlen |
Kari Hesthamar: "Marianne Ihlen was 23 years old when she arrived on the Greek island of Hydra. Leonard Cohen immortalised her in the song “So long, Marianne.” The story begins in the 1950s, in Oslo, a town marked by jazz and a budding youth rebellion. Together with her boyfriend Axel Jensen, Marianne runs away to Greece and lands on the island of Hydra, where a few international artists have already congregated, and they are soon joined by Göran Tunstrøm. Axel and Marianne buy a small white washed house where Axel Jensen amongst other stories writes his novel Line. After a couple of years Axel leaves the island, Marianne and their six months little son, for another woman. One day Marianne was in the village shop with her basket waiting to pick up bottled water and milk, a dark man is standing in the doorway with the sun behind him. He is saying: “Would you like to join us, we’re sitting outside?” It is Leonard Cohen. He calls her the most beautiful woman he has ever met. Cohen drives her home from Greece to Oslo. Later she receives a telegram from Montreal: “Have house. All I need is my woman and her son. Love Leonard.” Shortly afterwards she goes to Canada with her little boy. Cohen, Marianne and “little Axel” live together during the 60s, and commute between Montreal, New York and Hydra. Cohen dedicated his collection of poetry, Flowers for Hitler, to her. He has written many of his most famous poems and songs inspired by Marianne."
Cohen dedicated his third volume of poetry, Flowers for Hitler, to her, and she directly inspired many of his other songs and poems. A photo of her appears on the back cover of his second album, Songs from a Room.
SO LONG, MARIANNE (Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1967)
Come over to the window, my little darling
I'd like to try to read your palm
I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy
Before I let you take me home
Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again
Well you know that I love to live with you
But you make me forget so very much
I forget to pray for the angels
And then the angels forget to pray for us
Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again
We met when we were almost young
Deep in the green lilac park
You held on to me like I was a crucifix
As we went kneeling through the dark
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again
Your letters they all say that you're beside me now
Then why do I feel alone?
I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web
Is fastening my ankle to a stone
Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again
For now I need your hidden love
I'm cold as a new razor blade
You left when I told you I was curious
I never said that I was brave
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again
Oh, you are really such a pretty one
I see you've gone and changed your name again
And just when I climbed this whole mountainside
To wash my eyelids in the rain
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again
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