莱昂纳德·科恩(Leonard Cohen)加拿大传奇歌手、飘泊在现代都市的游吟诗人。1934年9月21日出生于加拿大魁北克省蒙特利尔,身兼演员、作曲、编剧、小说家等多重身份。2016年11月10日,在美国去世,享年82岁。 关于死亡,科恩早就有所准备。科恩曾在 Facebook 上分享了他1974年发表的歌曲《Who By Fire》,其中有一句是这么写的:Who in mortal chains, who in power. And who shall I say is calling? 今年10月,发布了自己的新专辑 「You Want It Darker」。在《卫报》首席乐评人Alexis Petridis看来,《You Want It Darker》听起来就像是一份“音乐遗嘱”,里面尽是《Leaving the Table》《Steer Your Way》这种关于告别、死亡和信仰的歌。这张专辑可谓是科恩创作中最为哀凉的一部作品,同时也包含了宗教主题。科恩出生于一个犹太家庭,毕生追求精神与信仰的执着,对《圣经》和佛教也都有独特见解。因而这张专辑中的情歌便有着宗教意义的指向,对神灵与精神的诉说寓于爱与激情的大主题之下。《You Want It Darker》是科恩辞别前的最后一份礼物 。 ▲▼▲ If you are the dealer I'm out of the gameIf you are the healer it means I'm broken and lameIf thine is the glory then mine must be the shameYou want it darkerWe kill the flameMagnified sanctified be thy holy nameVilified crucified in the human frameA million candles burning for the help that never cameYou want it darkerHineni hineniI'm ready my lordThere's a lover in the storyBut the story's still the sameThere's a lullaby for sufferingAnd a paradox to blameBut it's written in the scripturesAnd it's not some idle claimYou want it darkerWe kill the flameThey're lining up the prisonersAnd the guards are taking aimI struggled with some demonsThey were middle class and tameI didn't know I had permission to murder and to maimYou want it darkerHineni hineniI'm ready my lordMagnified sanctified be thy holy nameVilified crucified in the human frameA million candles burning for the love that never cameYou want it darkerWe kill the flameIf you are the dealer let me out of the gameIf you are the healer I'm broken and lameIf thine is the glory mine must be the shameYou want it darkerHineni hineniHineni hineniI'm ready my lord