Leonard Cohen - Take This Waltz (Official Audio)

Leonard Cohen - Take This Waltz (Official Audio)
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Lyrics:
Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women
There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry
There's a lobby with nine hundred windows
There's a tree where the doves go to die
There's a piece that was torn from the morning
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
Take this waltz, take this waltz
Take this waltz with the clamp on it's jaws
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
On a chair with a dead magazine
In the cave at the tip of the lily
In some hallway where love's never been
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
Take this waltz, take this waltz
Take its broken waist in your hand
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
With it's very own breath of brandy and Death
Dragging it's tail in the sea
There's a concert hall in Vienna
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking
They've been sentenced to death by the blues
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
Take this waltz, take this waltz
Take this waltz it's been dying for years
There's an attic where children are playing
Where I've got to lie down with you soon
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
Take this waltz, take this waltz
With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz ...
With its very own breath of brandy and death
Dragging its tail in the sea
And I'll dance with you in Vienna
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
With the photographs there, and the moss
And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
My cheap violin and my cross
And you'll carry me down on your dancing
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
Oh my love, Oh my love
Take this waltz, take this waltz
It's yours now. It's all that there is
{Instrumental}
(Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay)

[@paytonwalters3401]

Thank you for everything, dad I’ll be brave, and I’ll be okay. I love you from here to there Matoe

[@kanizfatima1793]

Literally searched this song because I was reading "They both die at the end" …now I feel like crying my heart out…

[@justaper_s0n969]

STOOOIOOPPPP IM CRYING. IM REREADING THE BOOK AND LOOKED UP THIS SONG AND CABT STOP LISTENING TO IT 😭

[@astrid8285]

Literally just finished reading that chapter. I had to look this up

[@danny5335]

😭💔😭💔😭💔😭💔

[@SkidReplica]

Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry There's a lobby with nine hundred windows There's a tree where the doves go to die There's a piece that was torn from the morning And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost Aey, aey, aey, aey Take this waltz, take this waltz Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws Oh, I want you, I want you, I want you On a chair with a dead magazine In the cave at the tip of the lilly In some hallway where love's never been On a bed where the moon has been sweating In a cry filled with footsteps and sand Aey, aey, aey, aey Take this waltz, take this waltz Take its broken waist in your hand This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz With its very own breath of brandy and Death Dragging its tail in the sea There's a concert hall in Vienna Where your mouth had a thousand reviews There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking They've been sentenced to death by the blues Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture With a garland of freshly cut tears? Aey, aey, aey, aey Take this waltz, take this waltz Take this waltz, it's been dying for years There's an attic where children are playing Where I've got to lie down with you soon In a dream of Hungarian lanterns In the mist of some sweet afternoon And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow All your sheep and your lillies of snow Aey, aey, aey, aey Take this waltz, take this waltz With its "I'll never forget you, you know" This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz With its very own breath of brandy and Death Dragging its tail in the sea And I'll dance with you in Vienna I'll be wearing a river's disguise The hyacinth wild on my shoulder My mouth on the dew of your thighs And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook With the photographs there, and the moss And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty My cheap violin and my cross And you'll carry me down on your dancing To the pools that you lift on your wrist Oh my love, oh my love Take this waltz, take this waltz It's yours now, it's all that there is

[@sonja5199]

My mom introduced me to this music years ago and she is 80 and recently diagnosed with Alzheimers. I would always dance kind of silly to make her laugh and its different now. She barely recalls the song and Mr. Cohen's voice was the one thing that I never thought she would forget. The last verse is for my dearest love, my Momma, Dorothy McCown. Take this waltz, take this waltz It's yours now, it's all that there is....

[@maitesanchez5920]

THANK YOU

[@lanacain]

Astonishing song😮

[@somprakashbhattacharya4337]

Thank you for uploading the lyrics.

[@Gritwit]

Ahh, the magic of Lorca! Every word makes one dreamy...

[@normand8]

That bit at the end where Jennifer Warnes joins him - STUNNING!

[@midnitegremlin1345]

Literally my single most favourite line in any song, ever. If I had a daughter I'd name her Hyacinth Wilde

[@SnoOpDoGGfan100]

Beautiful adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s poem « Little Viennese Waltz » by Leonard Cohen, God bless these men’s souls.

[@isabelboffano6836]

Muy bonita adaptación. Me gusta mucho Leonardo Cohen. Gracias.

[@ProfeAlameda]

@@isabelboffano6836 Dos grandes artistas unidos

[@AllieCatonix_9]

Came here from “They Both Die At The End” and I am glad I did 😊

[@KateViola60]

1990 driving from UK to the South of France to busk with my string trio. This album on tape in the car endlessly. Great memories ❤

[@silviaandroulaki702]

Me ,too ❤❤❤❤

[@angelalalley7593]

And we have the brilliant Spanish poet and playwright Gabriel Garcia Lorca to thank for the lyrics! Gorgeous violin part, whoever played that, and Jennifer Warnes, stunning!

[@kostasbr51]

His name is FEDERICO García Lorca. (1898-1936).

[@QualeQualeson]

Always loved this tune and these lyrics. But for all my adoration, I simply cannot WAIT until Jennifer Warnes comes in with that second harmony. Sweet Jesus... a voice to die for. Recommend listening to her lead in Hair in 69, she would be around 22 at the time. That's one minute you won't be sorry spending on listening to vocals. God given talent.

[@palemanon]

i love mateo

[@pinkpidgeon]

He and Rufus are the best

[@milenamelo222]

Nós amamos..

[@The_Noble_Visions]

Fr.

[@PavelSpark]

❤

[@robiynss]

a Pluto and a honorary Pluto. May they find each other in the afterlife ✨🫶🏼🤍 05.09.17

[@daya_was_here]

Listening to this while reading they both die in the end 😭

[@Sigmaballs11]

Same the hospital chapter 🥲

[@katelynn1633]

Same

[@arlettehernandez7601]

Same bestie😭😭

[@jessicamoore8903]

I'm reading it right now. 😥

[@laurenwooster986]

Same!

[@markusk9080]

There's a lot of beautiful songs about my home city, but this one without a doubt is my favourite.

[@ianhouldsworth5836]

leonard could sing the telephone directory and bring me to tears

[@northstar2621]

@@ianhouldsworth5836 lmao I love this comment

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

This song has always been so moving to me, even before i knew what the lyrics meant when i was a child. I remember we had a CD (think we still do) of his music from this album. I would play it and dance in the living room with my mother or sisters with the lights dimmed. We played this one to relax a lot. At the same time, this song is more about appriciating the moment than nostalgia. Rest in Peace dear Mr. Leonard Cohen, your music has been gospel to many

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This is a marvelous composition from Canada's master poet and songwriter. May Leonard Cohen rest in peace. ✌️🇨🇦

[@andrzejukasiewicz9249]

Itsouidright

[@DAYTONACRACKER76]

Well put

[@itsayesfromme2669]

Best lyric to a popular song ever ? Got to be close, I can't think of too many others that come close.

[@carolynzaremba5469]

This is my favorite Leonard Cohen song. It is reminiscent of Kurt Weill, a composer whose songs I have sung and loved.

[@justaper_s0n969]

Leonard Cohen makes everything better.

[@robertobreneslopez]

for me there's no way to hear this song without being moved to the bone

[@Lazariuk]

The funny bone?

[@grahammcfadyen2957]

it is pure poetry written to move the soul... and it does.

[@supersamstreetballer5097]

Boner?

[@billgrant4825]

A true master of language wonderful songs RIP

[@monia54190]

Bonjour bELLE CHANSON , belle voix ce LEONARD ! excellent ! Je vous souhaite un excellent weekend et toutes mes amitiés Monia

[@walternicolas6927]

Hello how are you doing today 💖

[@jez2466]

I was living in Vienna when he did this. Amazing

[@ih1550]

BEAUTIFUL ❤ SONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NoShyGirlHere]

Ain't that the truth? 👩‍🚀😻👨‍🚀🌌

[@stephank.photography]

Always one of my favorites! Thank you Leonard ...a perfect melody to start my day with sunshine🌞🙂 Such fond memories!!!💖

[@usayes]

My favorite singer and this song ...Take this waltz Thank you.

[@zeynepaytemiz]

God i am so thankful for Leonard Cohen's perfect voice

[@emiliolorenzo5680]

Poema original de Lorca: En Viena hay diez muchachas, un hombro donde solloza la muerte y un bosque de palomas disecadas. Hay un fragmento de la mañana en el museo de la escarcha. Hay un salón con mil ventanas. ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay! Toma este vals con la boca cerrada. Este vals, este vals, este vals, de sí, de muerte y de coñac que moja su cola en el mar. Te quiero, te quiero, te quiero, con la butaca y el libro muerto, por el melancólico pasillo, en el oscuro desván del lirio, en nuestra cama de la luna y en la danza que sueña la tortuga. ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay! Toma este vals de quebrada cintura. En Viena hay cuatro espejos donde juegan tu boca y los ecos. Hay una muerte para piano que pinta de azul a los muchachos. Hay mendigos por los tejados. Hay frescas guirnaldas de llanto. ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay! Toma este vals que se muere en mis brazos. Porque te quiero, te quiero, amor mío, en el desván donde juegan los niños, soñando viejas luces de Hungría por los rumores de la tarde tibia, viendo ovejas y lirios de nieve por el silencio oscuro de tu frente. ¡Ay, ay, ay, ay! Toma este vals del "Te quiero siempre". En Viena bailaré contigo con un disfraz que tenga cabeza de río. ¡Mira qué orilla tengo de jacintos! Dejaré mi boca entre tus piernas, mi alma en fotografías y azucenas, y en las ondas oscuras de tu andar quiero, amor mío, amor mío, dejar, violín y sepulcro, las cintas del vals.

[@indian2005]

Czapka z głowy. Wielki szacunek dla wszystkich Artystów wykonujących ten utwór. Pięknie to jest zagrane i zaśpiewane

[@v.i.p.matthew]

So beautiful. 🥰😍❤

[@mabelp.g2121]

Hermosa canción,te la dedico a tí Moisés,padre de mi bella hija.Por esos maravillosos años que vivimos juntos y que nunca olvidaré💕 Grande Leonard Cohen!! Gracias ♥️

[@pekedeweijer2317]

Heel mooi en romantisch lied! Liefs uit Nederland

[@idakissne4025]

Szuper!!!😍😍😘😘❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👏👏

[@catotjernstad331]

Beautiful. I fell in love with Jennifer Warnes and her voice on the harmony vocals in this song.

[@isabellefrancois1131]

Beautiful song 💙

[@hedyeckert6503]

Wonderful.

[@Rudin91]

Beautiful song ❤

[@walternicolas6927]

I love his songs

[@user-up6tu4zl3b]

Simply beautiful

[@walternicolas6927]

Excellent songs

[@istudiyantipriatmi]

So beautiful..

[@bete5504]

Que música lindíssima! Sou do Rio de Janeiro.

[@doystars]

Anyone else also here bc of the book "they both die at the end" ?

[@itsskatenow876]

Yup lol 😭

[@bonniepieterse4362]

No words, just too beautiful ❤

[@evacechova1093]

Very nice song. Thank you.

[@lorittabraunbeck2464]

Ich liebe das Lied ❤️👍

[@alswedgin9274]

Most poetic and thought invoking song ever; and the award goes to.........

[@user-ez5cg4mt8h]

superb, sends me into a dream

[@patrickhammond9396]

This is my favorite among others

[@barbarastobiecka4174]

Uwielbiam! Dziękuję🥰⚘♥️

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Cieszę się, że mogłem zobaczyć na żywo Leonarda Cohena. Co za kanadyjska ikona muzyki. Twoje zdrowie! ✌️

[@TobiasSwede]

My most played song on Spotify this year apparently...

[@mykeymay]

Take this Waltz...We will provide...

[@normand8]

You've got great taste!

[@patryan2458]

Alone or in company, tipsy or sober, this gorgeous song is always a joy to listen to. Thank you, Federico and Leonard.

[@jpcavaller3671]

Im here because of the novel， THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END.

[@mariarosavalades2096]

Me gusta muchisimo💕💕💕💕

[@walternicolas6927]

Hello how are you doing today 💖

[@ivaneiarocatelli6296]

Muito bom 👏🎉👏🎉🇧🇷

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"If I'm not humble enough please don't kick my ass for it because I doubt that'll work either." ,dan' (it's easier to be humble when you're tired)

[@samhain-wu7ph]

Legend . RIP .

[@ashispaul0013]

In the last chorus the way he sings "oh my love" :')

[@vidalcomelas]

El gran mestre

[@creusaleonardo7603]

👏👏

[@vitorialorhany7611]

Somebody who is here because the book "they both die at the end"?

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"When Leonard Cohen died, I sorted him out and he ended up sorting me I hoped." ,dan'

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"He did." ,dan' (shortly after in the eyes of patience)

[@Ms_waziri_]

Thank you mateo🥹the Both die at the end💔

[@user-rj5ld9gk6u]

❤

[@katiauberce]

vim por causa do livro "os dois morrem no final"

[@BravoFG]

Todo belleza

[@mrs.barnes1593]

Vine por Mateo 💚

[@AndroidM8]

The rain is beautiful tonight. Iykyk

[@Gekko.x]

Who is from book ''they both die at the end '' ?

[@williamdowning8706]

Reminds me of when i saw phantom of the opera 😎live

[@midnitegremlin1345]

This song makes me want to name my daughter Hyacinth Wilde, just like Leonard named his own daughter Lorna (after the writer of the poem that inspired this song.)

[@Estellouuu]

ici par ce que la musique est citée dans " et ils meurent tous les deux à la fin"

[@chihabbenabdelkrim8952]

🌹🥀🌷

[@josemanuelromero9191]

Comérmela por tiempos

[@alehnagamboa631]

this is what mateo sings to his dad in coma because his dad likes this song ╯﹏╰

[@joaquinflores9527]

El verdadero cantautor de todos los tiempos, merecedor del Nobel de literatura igual que en su momento fue Bob Dylan merecido por cierto, pero quedará para la historia literaria y musical, era especialmente para las letras

[@jazator]

Так вот, в Вене есть десять прекрасных женщин; Там плечо, на которое Смерть приходит плакать; Там фойе с девятью сотнями окон И дерево, куда голуби прилетают, чтобы умереть; Там кусок, вырванный из утра - Теперь он выставлен в галерее мороза - Возьми этот вальс… В Вене есть концертный зал, Где тысячи людей обсуждают твои губы; Там есть бар, где ребята перестали разговаривать, Потому что блюз приговорил их к смерти; Кто это карабкается к твоему портрету С полными ладонями свежесрезанных слез - Возьми этот вальс; Он много лет умирает без тебя. Я буду танцевать с тобой в Вене; Я буду выглядеть как река; Дикий гиацинт на моем плече И мой рот в росе твоих бедер; И я похороню свою душу в записной книжке, Где фотографии и мох: И я отдамся потопу твоей красоты, Своей дешевой скрипке и своему кресту - О любовь моя - возьми этот вальс; Теперь он твой, и кроме него ничего не существует.

[@imnobody3235]

It's yours now.

[@nehar.7953]

Don't spoil me. 😋😋😋

[@karollinebieber7554]

Tô aqui por causa de "os dois morrem no final " ksks

[@emillyalves9067]

Também kkkkk comecei a ler ontem e já tô toda sensível

[@karollinebieber7554]

@@emillyalves9067 aaaaaaaaa q perfeitoo

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"St. Daniel. The patron saint of whoever needs one." ,dan' (I'm humbly also your man)

[@paytonwalters3401]

Pov: you look this up because of They both die at the end

[@Yo_mama100]

Yea

[@user-iv8pd7zt7h]

🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬❤. Rujka T. T.

[@judithmiranda5657]

Yo: llorando mientras leo "Al final mueren los dos" y escucho esto 😿

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"A lie in the land of promise." ,dan' "I caught the snake in "the" garden."

[@deziiin_]

O pai do mateo tem bom gosto 😊

[@GabrielSantos-fr1st]

Vdd. 😢 " No final os dois morrem"

[@user-ks8zj8ts5n]

Mateo 💔

[@chihabbenabdelkrim8952]

🤔😔😊

[@ruhisekhon6965]

Who came here after reading they both die at the end?

[@charyalonzo1130]

Im currently reading it rn and its Mateos favorite song so I decided to listen to it. I have a feeling I'll be crying over this book for weeks

[@RenzoM2811]

@@charyalonzo1130 What book?

[@lukyy323]

I already read it, but im re-reading it and well,, yeah. that. i cried a lot and its one of my favourite books. sorry if bad english i talk spanish :)

[@lukyy323]

@@RenzoM2811 They both die at the end, by Adam Silvera!!

[@charyalonzo1130]

@@lukyy323 your english is good! And that ending tho :(

[@Nebrosky_Fun_Made]

About the lyrics, folks : is that really "to the pools that you lift on your wrist" ? Not "the pulse" ? I mean, I'm not a native English speaker, so it's just my guess...

[@devtank]

From Naomi 20210119.

[@thadvdb]

:)

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Thom Yorke gets stranded on a deserted island and doesn't need Leonard's help." ,dan' (in his defense Leonard would probably ask for toilet paper first or more coconut)

[@NoShyGirlHere]

We danced on the beach in California Surfed in the moonlit rain trust me when I say this?? we weren't waltzing in the sand. Noo I did NOT "DO IT" Waiting for my honeymoon "rolls eyes" Wrote my number in the sand Time washed it away. Staggered to to my plane One kiss and I was TRULY blitzed He actually kept my surfboard for me I wonder where it is today. ROZO ONE OF A KIND www.rozosurfboards.com/contact-rozo.html

[@BillGates365]

О чем эта песня?

[@chihabbenabdelkrim8952]

🤕

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Will you love me yet?" ,dan' to ,woman' "Unable to have sex unless you make prey of something?"

[@jordanplathstone7373]

Not a good song to try and teach my mother how to dance

[@sayan_tan]

Sorry Mr Lorca, Cohen just improved your great poem.

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"If it's blood that you wanted I have bled, if it's bloob born shed in anger you have a wait ahead of you." ,dan'