Anthem

Für heute etwas ganz anderes: ein Lied

 

Es ist eines meiner Lieblingslieder von einem Künstler, den ich sehr liebe. Es scheint mir manches von dem auszudrücken, was auch durch mein Herz und meinen Kopf geht. Ihr könnt es hier auf YouTube anhören. 

 

Das Lied heisst "Anthem", was so viel wie "Hymne" bedeutet. Geschrieben hat es Leonard Cohen, der 2016 gestorben ist.

 

The birds they sang

At the break of day

Start again

I heard them say

Don't dwell on what has passed away

Or what is yet to be

 

Ah, the wars they will be fought again

The holy dove, she will be caught again

Bought and sold, and bought again

The dove is never free

 

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in

 

We asked for signs

The signs were sent

The birth betrayed

The marriage spent

Yeah, and the widowhood

Of every government

Signs for all to see

 

I can't run no more

With that lawless crowd

While the killers in high places

Say their prayers out loud

But they've summoned, they've summoned up

A thundercloud

They're going to hear from me

 

You can add up the parts

But you won't have the sum

You can strike up the march

There is no drum

Every heart to love will come

But like a refugee