Laura Marling - What He Wrote (Music Video)

[@ematj]

Inspired by wartime love letters that Laura read in a newspaper, ‘What He Wrote’ seems to detail the forbidden love of writing to a man other than your husband - she appeals to the Greek goddess Hera, goddess of women and marriage, for forgiveness for speaking to this man when she’s “spoken for.” The whole song, just vocals and guitar, trembles in its waltz rhythm, but the most effecting line has to be the unqualified frankness of, “I miss his smell.

[@daryayafimava7519]

thank you, I was wondering what could be the story behind the song. It's truly heart-wrenching

[@michaeltoonen7187]

THAS LIVE

[@ankushsrivastava2919]

Your 8 years old comment helped me to get this deep. Thanks. Good works are immortal.

[@michaelwittmann8720]

i love what you wrote, magnificent, and a skillfully way with words, one of the finest comments, regarding this masterpiece . i have ever read in the comment section,

[@tajuddeenyusuf4377]

11years later, it's 2022 and this song is still a work of art.😍

[@jones616]

It's a heart breaker

[@reddwing4368]

It's lost alchemy

[@StationOutlook]

Check out some Yaki Clone

[@lauren_ea]

Every couple of years I remember this song and it kills me each time.

[@harshitmishra5234]

yeah same

[@petermckenna5320]

English war ship

[@petermckenna5320]

Queen Elizabeth air craft carrier

[@AlinMocean]

same, its that day for me

[@dipeshrai3122]

2021 peaky Blinders brought me also 💔❣

[@cristalestrada2694]

My great taste of music brought me here

[@michaeltoonen7187]

nice :)

[@anirbanroy6457]

Let's have coffee xD

[@thertist1225]

And me

[@امينمرفهمولايبيزا]

Hypster let me say 👌👌

[@CreativeCat333]

Same

[@ericvuillemey2135]

😮 On Body and Soul 😮 brought me here. Heartbraking small hungarian movie which won loads of awards. Best movie i've seen these past 5 years ... The scene with the song will leave you shooketh 😳

[@Solarissis]

"I miss his smell"...that bit just gets to me every time.

[@alexfrzn4]

On Body And Soul brought me here, such a beautiful movie and song

[@BuffMother]

Love peaky blinders and this song

[@reacucu1459]

Forgive me, Hera, I cannot stay He cut out my tongue There is nothing to say Love me, oh Lord He threw me away He laughed at my sins In his arms I must stay He wrote I am broke Please send for me But I am broken too And spoken for Do not tempt me Her skin is white And I'm light as the sun So holy light shines on the things you have done So I asked him how he became this man How did he learn to hold fruit in his hands? And where is the lamb that gave you your name? He had to leave though I begged him to stay Left me alone when I needed the light Fell to my knees and I wept for my life If he had've stayed you might understand If he had've stayed you never would have taken my hand He wrote Oh love, please send for me But I am broken too And spoken for Do not tempt me And where is the lamb that gave you your name? He had to leave though I begged him to stay Begged him to stay in my cold wooden grip Begged him to stay by the light of this ship Me fighting him, fighting like fighting dawn And the waves came and stole him and took him to war He wrote I'm broke Please send for me But I'm broken too And spoken for Do not tempt me Forgive me, here, I cannot stay Cut out my tongue There is nothing to save Love me, oh Lord, he threw me away He laughed at my sins In his arms I must say We write That's alright I miss his smell We speak when spoken to And that suits us well That suits us well That suits me well

[@andislauris5248]

I hear "There is nothing to save "

[@leonardo3859]

Thank you

[@nope-ou2jp]

@@andislauris5248 first she says "say" then "save"

[@MrXyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

@@nope-ou2jp She sings "save" both times, but the "v" is very subtle the first time round

[@chyrt]

It should be "Forgive me, Hera, I cannot stay" the first time you wrote it down right, but the second time you said here instead of Hera. Hera is the queen of heaven

[@christopherbrooks1402]

Does anyone still listen to this in 2019? It's timeless masterpiece

[@emmanstd7129]

2020✌🏻

[@khushichouhan1563]

2021✌️

[@chim-choo-ree]

2022 ✌

[@NelMoment]

2023 ✌

[@gcsaba7]

'Testről és Lélekről' brought me here. (Hungarian movie which was awarded the Golden Bear, the highest prize for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2017.)

[@airyoga2150]

gcsaba7 me too:) loved it

[@melliflously5058]

Hanna Radócz Hi

[@muenzfernsprecher]

I just had the opportunity to watch it in German. I had known the song before but now after that film... it's even more melancholic and heavy in emotions than before... very good though! but I dont know if I can ever listen easily to that song again.

[@hahaha430]

Just seen it not 20 minutes ago. I loved it a bit too much. I'm still heavy with emotion.

[@rohitgohil6281]

On body and soul (English title) yeah... it brought me here too. And I’m glad. Very much

[@rawrarsarawrasrasr4840]

Sometimes I just want to go home and sit in the dark; to Laura Marling.

[@luvsimon16]

Peaky Blinders introduced me to this amazing song

[@saladinnomani]

My idea, this is among the 10 masterpieces of all time. I can't find right words to describe more.

[@wandering_armadillo]

I am completely with you on this. Laura Marling is one of the most underrated artists of our time! Wow.

[@shahxad6533]

@@wandering_armadillo Can you suggest more like this...

[@garaangelessanchezruiz2380]

P

[@saladinnomani]

@@wandering_armadillo what matters is that we were lucky enough to find this :)

[@wandering_armadillo]

@@saladinnomani You are right 🙏!!! 😀

[@roymoyo9734]

Perfection. A soothing, melancholic slow burn that eats away at your soul. You are face to face with self and it's got you in your dark and almost safe places.

[@sasori2500]

I‘ll break your heart Already broken.

[@judithschoenherr5948]

last night i saw this amazing hungarian movie in italian "anima e corpo" and searched for this beautiful song i never heard before. so touching😍

[@danielao9585]

Ho fatto lo stesso, bellissimo film…

[@AlchemyOfPain]

On Body and Soul brought me here, fantastic movie, amazing song!

[@MadeInIndigo]

4 long yers of being in love with this girl's music... You can never listen to her too much :/

[@Dzsezusz]

On Body and Soul brought me here.

[@Gooroo1972]

likewise:-)

[@MrRazorblade999]

Same here. Very good film.

[@irenekovacs6115]

Ditto. Great film, lovely poignant song.

[@saeidrafi3715]

me 2

[@daniellesouthern2437]

Amazing, amazing film.

[@jensbade71968]

Wunderschöne Stimme! :-) Sentimental gesungen, mit traurigem Hintergrund (Krieg) und bringt die aufrichtige Liebe zum Ausdruck! Es sollte die Menschen ermahnen, dass Krieg das Schlimmste auf der Welt ist! Austragen müssen es sowieso „die kleinen, das normale Volk“. Es dient nur den habgierigen Mächtigen. Also nochmals, sehr tiefgründiger Song, perfekt vorgetragen, der einen erschaudern lässt!

[@xoloveebuggxo]

Castle Rock brought me here and boy am I glad it did! Such a beautiful song and voice 😢❤

[@sasaantonic4453]

One of the BEST songs...sad surely but soft and describe “next stage LOVE “..

[@Hmccloud87]

"But I'm broken too and spoken for, do not tempt me We write, that's alright, I miss his smell" Funny how a song can seem to be talking to you, like it knows you so well! Thinking of the smoke soaked clothes!

[@gerardderwael6002]

J'adore la sensibilité qui se dégage de Laura Marling :-)

[@mohit2813999]

On body on soul bring me here🙌🤘✌

[@vivekteega]

Discovered this song in the movie "On body and soul". Beautiful film, beautiful song :)

[@paulpawlowski6040]

wasn't it though? i dont know what it was about the dream connection about the two, but it really reached me. im a lucid dreamer, and well a little anti social. So to see something like this in a movie... it touched me.. idk just something about the way they showed it in the film was just perfect.

[@lilhappylilsad4027]

on body and soul brought me here one of my fav movies it just touched my soul nd harmonizes with a part of my personality

[@simarbagga11]

I was looking for this. That moment when she cant relate to any of the songs and then goes home and listens to this song and stops it in the middle because it overwhelms her. Damn.!!!!

[@diminishedtriad2]

Teströl és lélekröl (On Body and Soul/a Hungarian movie) brought me here. It was a great movie, especially with this song...

[@tr5830]

Ufuk A. Me too !!! Just watched on Netflix ^_^

[@QuentaroHUN]

I'm here for "On Body and Soul" Beautiful movie and song! Peace!

[@malcolmlee2561]

Audrey Tautou. Very long engagement What a beautiful combination

[@toxfoord]

Çoktan çıkmaz yola girmişti her şey, hatırla. Olan her şeyi hatırla. Ve sonra bekleme beni bir daha. Gittin, gittim, gittik

[@tugiebuckley]

t o x f o r d seninle tanışmak isterdim ama beklememeliyim

[@bulutgecti4441]

@@tugiebuckley 🚬🚬

[@oguzhanpolat6952]

Ya ben? Hayır hayır bencil olmamalıyım. Yansın canım kahrolsun, sen iyi ol.

[@anavi369]

We speak when spoken to, that suits us well.......:)))

[@Dolibef]

Forgive me here, I cannot stay He cut out my tongue, There is nothing to say Love me? Oh lord, he threw me away, He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay He wrote, I'm broke Please send for me But I'm broken too, And spoken for Do not, tempt me Her skin is white, and I'm light as the sun, So holy light shines, on the things, you have done So I asked him, How he became this man? How that he learned, To hold fruit in his hands? And where is the lamb, that gave you your name? He had to leave, though I begged him to stay Left me alone, when I needed the light Fell to my knees, and I wept for my life If he had of stayed, you might understand If he had of stayed, you never would've taken my hand He wrote, I'm low Please send for me But I'm broken too, And spoken for Do not, tempt me And where is the lamb, that gave you your name? He had to leave, though I begged him to stay Begged him to stay, in my cold wooden grip Begged him to stay, by the light of my ship Me fighting him, Fighting light, Fighting dawn And the waves came, And stole him, And took him toward He wrote, I'm broke Please send for me But I'm broken too, And spoken for Do not, tempt me Forgive me, here, I cannot stay Cut out my tongue, there is nothing to say Love me oh lord, he threw me away He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay We write That's alright I miss his smell We speak, When spoken to That suits us well That suits us well That suits me well

[@chakrapower12]

Such a hauntingly beautiful song like laura simple beautiful

[@hiswinterlady]

i love the way she says "i miss his smell"

[@masachanofficial]

the beautiful and unique hungarian movie. On Body and Soul brought me here.

[@thanoskourts502]

thank god there are good shows like peaky blinders so we get to discover some wonderful music..

[@mokwenyeglory2958]

Swears

[@EvaWiggleh]

this sound is so simple and so incredibly powerful

[@FreeViator]

Cette musique nous touche et déclenche nos émotions. Avec ces images, elle nous émerveille. Très agréable à écouter, cette chanson fait partie de celles qui nous marquent profondément. *********

[@AneHoward]

Hungarian film Body and Soul introduced me to Laura Marling. Lovely movie too.

[@andrewbeattie244]

Haunting and beautiful. Has me wandering over desolate hills on cold windswept morning. The Belfast poet Andrew Beattie.

[@JoeleneJones]

Heard this beautiful song on Castle Rock season 2 episode 9 had to hear it again

[@brittnicolew3292]

I've loved Laura Marling for years now & this is one of my favorite songs. I was SO EXCITED when I heard it on Peaky Blinders. Awesome show with an awesome soundtrack!

[@jamesbjorkman1]

A brand new fan. Incredible. Can't wait to hear more from her.

[@viragalmasi4199]

Testről és lélekről brought me here. Wow what an incredible film, and song...

[@bernardoaguilar6647]

Forgive me here, (Perdóname aquí) I can not stay (no puedo quedarme) He cut out my tongue, (Él cortó mi lengua) There is nothing to say (No hay nada que decir) Love me? Oh lord, he threw me away, (amarme? Oh señor, él me arrojó lejos) He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay (Él se rió de mis pecados, en sus brazos me quedaré) He wrote, I'm broke (él escribió, estoy roto) Please send for me (por favor envía por mi) But I'm broken too, (pero estoy rota también) And spoken for (y hablar para…) Do not, tempt me (no me tientes) Her skin is white, and I'm light as the sun, (Su piel es blanca, y yo tan brillante como el sol) So holy light shines, on the things, you have done (Asi que la luz sagrada brilla, en las cosas, has terminado) So I asked him, (asi que le pregunté) How he became this man? (¿Cómo se convirtió en este hombre?) How that he learned, (cómo aprendio eso?) To hold fruit in his hands? (A sostener fruta en sus manos?) And where is the lamb, that gave you your name? (¿Y dónde está la oveja, que te dio tu nombre?) He had to leave, though I begged him to stay (Tuvo que irse, aunque le supliqué que se quedara) Left me alone, when I needed the light (Me dejó sola, cuando necesitaba la luz) Fell to my knees, and I wept for my life (caí de rodillas y lloré por mi vida) If he had of stayed, you might understand (si te hubieras quedado, podrías entender) If he had of stayed, you never would've taken my hand (Si te hubieras quedado, nunca hubieras soltado mi mano He wrote, (él escribió) I'm low (soy lo peor) Please send for me (por favor envía por mi) But I'm broken too, (pero estoy rota también) And spoken for (y hablar para…) Do not, tempt me (no me tientes) And where is the lamb, that gave you your name? (¿Y dónde está la oveja, que te dio tu nombre?) He had to leave, though I begged him to stay (Tuvo que irse, aunque le supliqué que se quedara) Begged him to stay, in my cold wooden grip (le Suplique que se quedara, en mi frío apretón de madera Begged him to stay, by the light of my ship (Le supliqué que se quedara, a la luz de mi barco) Me fighting him, (yo luchando con él) Fighting light, (luchando con la luz) Fighting dawn (luchando al amanecer) And the waves came, ( y llegaron las olas) And stole him, (y lo robó) And took him toward (y se lo llevó) He wrote, (él escribió) I'm broke (estoy roto) Please send for me (por favor envía por mi) But I'm broken too, (pero estoy rota también) And spoken for (y hablar para…) Do not, tempt me (no me tientes) Forgive me, here, I can not stay (Perdóname, aquí no puedo quedarme) Cut out my tongue, there is nothing to say (Él cortó mi lengua, No hay nada que decir) Love me oh lord, he threw me away (amarme oh señor, él me arrojó lejos) He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay (Él se rió de mis pecados, en sus brazos me quedaré) We write (escribimos) That's alright (esta bien) I miss his smell (extraño su olor) We speak, (hablamos) When spoken to (cuando se habla) That suits us well (eso nos queda bien) That suits us well (eso nos queda bien) That suits me well (eso me queda bien)

[@TheHobohack]

Wonderful. Touching. Heartbreaking.

[@jean-christopheheilmann391]

You Do Deserve To Be Much More Shared... Just For This Lovely Cat... And Audrey Tautou... And For You -:) Take care, Please... And Thank You Very Much -:) To You And To Laura Marling -:)

[@JoachimderZweite]

She is such an incredible actress and I have watched this film numerous times but I just can"t take the pathos of it anymore.

[@yousefmenem1878]

JoachimderZweite whats the name?

[@AbhilashNoxBaruahnx1ee7]

"We’re not free in what we do, because we’re not free in what we want. We can’t overcome what’s deep within us." Wonderful video edit. You did it proper justice with those video clips. Good stuff, You've got my respect.

[@levemusic95]

Oh my goodness, stop this ridiculous complaining about people finding this through Peaky Blinders. Laura and her music are getting more attention, so this is a great thing! Phenomenal song ♥️

[@davet2625]

possibly my favourite all-time music artist and one of my favourite all-time films.

[@LapisGarter]

Audrey Tautou. This goes exquisitely with the film. Great video.

[@graziela8854]

What film is this?

[@victorbarboza9373]

​@@graziela8854find out?

[@grazielabackx2960]

@@victorbarboza9373 It's A Very Long Engagement.

[@thedemonlord9232]

this is literally the best ever youtube recommendation

[@liahatz]

Laura you are something else. Absolutely in love with your voice x

[@amegreycat]

I love the bit with the cat : ) looked so comfortable!

[@TheKatejana]

i really love this song and this movie. really matched

[@dhgfffhcdujhv5643]

Brought me to tears on first listen through ....

[@haroonfeoz84]

love this song and the Movie which is great after long time such a touching story

[@rafaelfutbal]

On Body and Soul.

[@ayseuslu2488]

Beautiful movie and song 💟

[@FeggyMin]

omg i just now read the description... I have watched this video SO MANY TIMES and always thought it's the Original Music Video... sooooo much respect to the fan who created / edited this.. it fits SO WELL!! amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing

[@carodh]

Very well done! It fits the film perfectly.

[@ruizzr4629]

Castle rock brought me here. Pop didn't want forever, cuz he got nothing left.

[@marianclaasen594]

On Body and Soul brought me here. Wonderful movie from Hungary.

[@Yumianae]

never been so heartbroken listening to this

[@peterarm4912]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@51nibbler]

a GENIUS is singing from life.....

[@helenhatespeas6021]

Peaky Blinders brought me here.

[@SiostryBless]

me 2.

[@TheLastArkham]

Bless the Mess me 3

[@ashleywilcockson6364]

Me 4

[@thetheoryofsurgery]

Me 5

[@elnucebeast]

6

[@robhayward9840]

A very long engagement.... What a film

[@hippo12345]

Simply beautiful

[@hussainahmed531]

My taste of music brought me here...may be universe wanted me to here it to calm my feelings...all that happens in my mind is written on this song....

[@jaytube227]

this video is better than all her official ones! good job putting it together

[@Thisworldisagoner]

My favorite actress and favorite singer....I loved the cat in 2:20

[@bearmanmr]

Beautifully reflective

[@hamidrezahirbod2859]

So so so beautiful

[@garymargot4379]

Helen Hates Peas I was just watching Peaky Blinders and it brought me here as well. Fantastic song brilliant series.

[@ruthmusic8122]

Brillant song and brillant singer!

[@ilona-aureliaradulescu8113]

No show or series brought me here and I'm proud of that...

[@bertiestclr]

On Body And Soul...truly a great film brought to us by Hungarian Film Movie Creators. This song was made for this...perfect. If You like movies out of the norm this is it!

[@Jessfonseca2]

My research on the background of the song brought me here. Love Laura Marling!

[@meli6920]

Долгая помолвка/Un long dimanche de fiançailles/A Very Long Engagement (2004)

[@aisonic]

Peaky Blinders thank u for introduce this music to us. If you search this music when u hear first time u have an musical-ears :)

[@HerbertWeidner]

Merely fantastic ...

[@Mooncake_tz]

A gem

[@samfrancisco8095]

The movie On Body and Soul at 1:27:30 brought me here 2/15/17.

[@yusufs.6925]

San Francisco I see what you did there

[@HR-yd5ib]

Such a happy song!

[@veganallison]

there aren't words for everything. but i can say i love it.

[@pradeepkumar-gh7or]

What a amazing song

[@doukha168]

10yo the song still broking the hearts

[@tanphuongnguyen7676]

A wonderful song

[@annamac7551]

Beautiful

[@wijdaneazmzm7715]

A friend sent me this . I cant stop listening to it now

[@menalc]

I haven't felt a song to put so much emotion in me since the first time I've heard Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat

[@lyesimine6463]

Not east to hear such a song ......not easy at all!!!!!

[@peterrosengrenwallin810]

Great music brought me here and made my day! Laura Marling I have to get to know her music, it will be a pleasure!

[@Alien-tj6ij]

What He Wrote Forgive me, Hera, I cannot stay, He cut out my tongue, There is nothing to say. Love me, oh Lord, He threw me away! He laughed at my sins, In His arms I must stay. He wrote, “I am broke, Please, send for me”. But I am broken too, And spoken for, Do not tempt me. Her skin is white, And I'm light as the sun, So holy light shines on the things you have done. So I asked him how he became this man, How did he learn to hold fruit in his hands, And where is the lamb that gave you your name? He had to leave though, I begged him to stay. Left me alone when I needed the light, Fell to my knees and I wept for my life. If he had of stayed, you might understand, If he had of stayed, you never would have taken my hand. He wrote, “Oh love, please, send for me!” But I am broken too, And spoken for, Do not tempt me. And where is the lamb that gave you your name? He had to leave though, I begged him to stay. Begged him to stay in my cold wooden grip, Begged him to stay by the light of this ship. Me fighting him, fighting like fighting dawn, And the waves came and stole him and took him to war. He wrote, “I'm broke, Please, send for me”. But I am broken too, And spoken for, Do not tempt me. Forgive me here, I cannot stay, Cut out my tongue, There is nothing to save. Love me, oh Lord, He threw me away, He laughed at my sins, In His arms I must say. We write, That's alright, I miss his smell. We speak when spoken to, And that suits us well That suits us well. That suits me well.

[@TheRunner75]

Such a beautiful song. Thank you. I own this album on CD.

[@farhanahkhan03]

I love how we all came straight here after that episode of Peakyyyy.

[@robtherub]

i wanna watch peaky blinders now

[@sais.here.5869]

i dont get it ur comment is 4 yrs old ,lady and we had netflix ,like 3 yrs ago so how did u watch peaky b. before hand....are u from future, lady

[@biiased]

@@sais.here.5869 peaky blinders was aired in 2013

[@Kobaford]

@@sais.here.5869 The first seasons aired on BBC Two