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Leonard Cohen Leaving Green Sleeves Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.50/10 [4 votes]Album: New Skin for the Old Ceremony / Original Release Date: 1974-08Genre: PopSong Duration: 2 min 39 sec
LEONARD COHEN
- Leaving Green Sleeves Lyrics / with translationsAlas, my love, you did me wrong,
to cast me out discourteously,
for I have loved you so long,
delighting in your very company.
Now if you intend to show me disdain,
don't you know it all the more enraptures me,
for even so I still remain your lover in captivity.
Green sleeves, you're all alone,
the leaves have fallen, the men have gone.
Green sleeves, there's no one home,
not even the Lady Green Sleeves
I sang my songs, I told my lies,
to lie between your matchless thighs.
And ain't it fine, ain't it wild
to finally end our exercise
Then I saw you naked in the early dawn,
oh, I hoped you would be someone new.
I reached for you but you were gone,
so lady I'm going too.
Green sleeves, you're all alone ...
Green sleeves, you're all alone,
the leaves have fallen, the men have all gone home.
Green sleeves, it's so easily done,
leaving the Lady Green Sleeves.
to cast me out discourteously,
for I have loved you so long,
delighting in your very company.
Now if you intend to show me disdain,
don't you know it all the more enraptures me,
for even so I still remain your lover in captivity.
Green sleeves, you're all alone,
the leaves have fallen, the men have gone.
Green sleeves, there's no one home,
not even the Lady Green Sleeves
I sang my songs, I told my lies,
And ain't it fine, ain't it wild
to finally end our exercise
Then I saw you naked in the early dawn,
oh, I hoped you would be someone new.
I reached for you but you were gone,
so lady I'm going too.
Green sleeves, you're all alone ...
Green sleeves, you're all alone,
the leaves have fallen, the men have all gone home.
Green sleeves, it's so easily done,
leaving the Lady Green Sleeves.
Facts about Leaving Green Sleeves
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Leaving Green Sleeves is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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It is first released on August 01, 1974 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When we take a closer look to the meaning, in 'Leaving Green Sleeves' Leonard Cohen uses the 'Green Sleeves' metaphor to express his feelings about a lost relationship which he experienced in his past. The song shows how people feel deserted because they must face the unpleasant truth that their romantic relationship has ended. The lyrics of Leaving green sleeves focus on five main themes which include heartbreak and angst and solitude and love and despair. The song emphasizes unreturned love and broken dreams and feelings of being left behind and people walking away from their relationships. The lyrics contain explicit sexual references and mature themes, making it unsuitable for younger audiences.
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Leaving Green Sleeves falls under the genre Pop.
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Leaving Green Sleeves song length is 2 minutes and 39 seconds.
Who wrote Leaving Green Sleeves lyrics?
Leaving Green Sleeves is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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When was Leaving Green Sleeves released?
It is first released on August 01, 1974 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Leaving Green Sleeves lyrics?
When we take a closer look to the meaning, in 'Leaving Green Sleeves' Leonard Cohen uses the 'Green Sleeves' metaphor to express his feelings about a lost relationship which he experienced in his past. The song shows how people feel deserted because they must face the unpleasant truth that their romantic relationship has ended. The lyrics of Leaving green sleeves focus on five main themes which include heartbreak and angst and solitude and love and despair. The song emphasizes unreturned love and broken dreams and feelings of being left behind and people walking away from their relationships. The lyrics contain explicit sexual references and mature themes, making it unsuitable for younger audiences.
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Which genre is Leaving Green Sleeves?
Leaving Green Sleeves falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Leaving Green Sleeves?
Leaving Green Sleeves song length is 2 minutes and 39 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Leonard CohenRecord Label(s): 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
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