Ten new songs es un álbum de Leonard Cohen, publicado en 2001 por Columbia. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «In my secret life», «A thousand kisses deep», «That don't make it junk» y «Here it is».
Sobre el álbum
Tras casi una década de silencio y retiro en un monasterio budista, el álbum "Ten New Songs" de 2001 marca el esperado regreso del maestro a la discografía de Leonard Cohen. Este trabajo es una obra de una serenidad, una sabiduría y una belleza crepusculares, el sonido de un hombre que ha hecho las paces consigo mismo y con el mundo. Es uno de sus discos más íntimos y conmovedores.
En primer lugar, el álbum es una colaboración total con la cantante y productora Sharon Robinson, quien coescribe todas las canciones, toca casi todos los instrumentos y proporciona las segundas voces. La voz de Robinson se entrelaza a la perfección con la de Leonard Cohen, que suena más grave y profunda que nunca, creando una atmósfera de diálogo y complicidad.
La producción es minimalista y elegante, dominada por teclados suaves, programaciones sutiles y un ritmo pausado y nocturno. El álbum tiene una coherencia sonora absoluta, funcionando como una única pieza de meditación. Canciones como "In My Secret Life" o "A Thousand Kisses Deep" son reflexiones sobre el amor, la memoria y la espiritualidad desde la perspectiva de la vejez.
"Ten New Songs" es una creación notable de la madurez, un disco que transmite una profunda sensación de paz y aceptación. Es el regreso de un sabio que, sin hacer ruido, nos regala diez nuevas lecciones sobre la vida.
Listado de Canciones
- In my secret life4:55
Letra
I saw you this morning. You were moving so fast. Can't seem to loosen my grip On the past. And I miss you so much. There's no one in sight. And we're still making love In My Secret Life. I smile when I'm angry. I cheat and I lie. I do what I have to do To get by. But I know what is wrong, And I know what is right. And I'd die for the truth In My Secret Life. Hold on, hold on, my brother. My sister, hold on tight. I finally got my orders. I'll be marching through the morning, Marching through the night, Moving cross the borders Of My Secret Life. Looked through the paper. Makes you want to cry. Nobody cares if the people Live or die. And the dealer wants you thinking That it's either black or white. Thank G-d it's not that simple In My Secret Life. I bite my lip. I buy what I'm told: From the latest hit, To the wisdom of old. But I'm always alone. And my heart is like ice. And it's crowded and cold In My Secret Life. - A thousand kisses deep6:29
Letra
The ponies run, the girls are young, The odds are there to beat. You win a while, and then it's done Your little winning streak. And summoned now to deal With your invincible defeat, You live your life as if it's real, A Thousand Kisses Deep. I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed, I'm back on Boogie Street. You lose your grip, and then you slip Into the Masterpiece. And maybe I had miles to drive, And promises to keep: You ditch it all to stay alive, A Thousand Kisses Deep. And sometimes when the night is slow, The wretched and the meek, We gather up our hearts and go, A Thousand Kisses Deep. Confined to sex, we pressed against The limits of the sea: I saw there were no oceans left For scavengers like me. I made it to the forward deck. I blessed our remnant fleet And then consented to be wrecked, A Thousand Kisses Deep. I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed, I'm back on Boogie Street. I guess they won't exchange the gifts That you were meant to keep. And quiet is the thought of you, The file on you complete, Except what we forgot to do, A Thousand Kisses Deep. And sometimes when the night is slow, The wretched and the meek, We gather up our hearts and go, A Thousand Kisses Deep. The ponies run, the girls are young, The odds are there to beat - That don't make it junk4:28
- Here it is4:18
Letra
Here is your crown And your seal and rings And here is your love For all things. Here is your cart, And your cardboard and piss And here is your love For all of this. May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And my love, Goodbye. Here is your wine, And your drunken fall And here is your love. Your love for it all. Here is your sickness. Your bed and your pan And here is your love For the woman, the man. May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And, my love, Goodbye. And here is the night, The night has begun And here is your death In the heart of your son. And here is the dawn, (Until death do us part) And here is your death, In your daughter's heart. May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And, my love, Goodbye. And here you are hurried, And here you are gone And here is the love, That it's all built upon. Here is your cross, Your nails and your hill And here is your love, That lists where it will May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And my love, Goodbye. - Love itself5:26
Letra
The light came through the window, Straight from the sun above, And so inside my little room There plunged the rays of Love. In streams of light I clearly saw The dust you seldom see, Out of which the Nameless makes A Name for one like me. I'll try to say a little more Love went on and on Until it reached an open door Then Love Itself Love Itself was gone. All busy in the sunlight The flecks did float and dance, And I was tumbled up with them In formless circumstance. I'll try to say a little more Love went on and on Until it reached an open door Then Love Itself Love Itself was gone. Then I came back from where I'd been. My room, it looked the same But there was nothing left between The Nameless and the Name. All busy in the sunlight The flecks did float and dance, And I was tumbled up with them In formless circumstance. I'll try to say a little more Love went on and on Until it reached an open door Then Love itself, Love Itself was gone. Love Itself was gone. - By the rivers dark5:20
Letra
By the rivers dark I wandered on. I lived my life In Babylon. And I did forget My holy song And I had no strength In Babylon. By the rivers dark Where I could not see Who was waiting there Who was hunting me. And he cut my lip And he cut my heart. So I could not drink From the river dark. And he covered me, And I saw within, My lawless heart And my wedding ring, I did not know And I could not see Who was waiting there, Who was hunting me. By the rivers dark I panicked on. I belonged at last To Babylon. Then he struck my heart With a deadly force, And he said, â??This heart It is not yours.' And he gave the wind My wedding ring And he circled us With everything. By the rivers dark, In a wounded dawn, I live my life In Babylon. Though I take my song From a withered limb, Both song and tree, They sing for him. Be the truth unsaid And the blessing gone, If I forget My Babylon. I did not know And I could not see Who was waiting there, Who was hunting me. By the rivers dark, Where it all goes on By the rivers dark In Babylon. - Alexandra leaving5:25
Letra
Suddenly the night has grown colder. The god of love preparing to depart. Alexandra hoisted on his shoulder, They slip between the sentries of the heart. Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure, They gain the light, they formlessly entwine And radiant beyond your widest measure They fall among the voices and the wine. It's not a trick, your senses all deceiving, A fitful dream, the morning will exhaust Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost. Even though she sleeps upon your satin Even though she wakes you with a kiss. Do not say the moment was imagined Do not stoop to strategies like this. As someone long prepared for this to happen, Go firmly to the window. Drink it in. Exquisite music. Alexandra laughing. Your firm commitments tangible again. And you who had the honor of her evening, And by the honor had your own restored Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving Alexandra leaving with her lord. Even though she sleeps upon your satin Even though she wakes you with a kiss. Do not say the moment was imagined Do not stoop to strategies like this. As someone long prepared for the occasion In full command of every plan you wrecked Do not choose a coward's explanation that hides behind the cause and the effect. And you who were bewildered by a meaning Whose code was broken, crucifix uncrossed Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost. Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost. - You have loved enough5:41
Letra
I said I'd be your lover. You laughed at what I said. I lost my job forever. I was counted with the dead. I swept the marble chambers, But you sent me down below. You kept me from believing Until you let me know: That I am not the one who loves It's love that seizes me. When hatred with his package comes, You forbid delivery. And when the hunger for your touch Rises from the hunger, You whisper, "You have loved enough, Now let me be the Lover." I swept the marble chambers, But you sent me down below. You kept me from believing Until you let me know: That I am not the one who loves It's love that chooses me. When hatred with his package comes, You forbid delivery. And when the hunger for your touch Rises from the hunger - Boogie street6:04
Letra
O Crown of Light, O Darkened One, I never thought we'd meet. You kiss my lips, and then it's done I'm back on Boogie Street. A sip of wine, a cigarette, And then it's time to go. I tidied up the kitchenette I tuned the old banjo. I'm wanted at the traffic-jam. They're saving me a seat. I'm what I am, and what I am, Is back on Boogie Street. And O my love, I still recall The pleasures that we knew The rivers and the waterfall, Wherein I bathed with you. Bewildered by your beauty there, I'd kneel to dry your feet. By such instructions you prepare A man for Boogie Street. O Crown of Light, O Darkened Oneâ?¦ So come, my friends, be not afraid. We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made In love we disappear. Tho' all the maps of blood and flesh Are posted on the door, There's no one who has told us yet What Boogie Street is for. O Crown of Light, O Darkened One, I never thought we'd meet. You kiss my lips, and then it's done I'm back on Boogie Street. A sip of wine, a cigarette, And then it's time to go - The land of plenty4:36
Letra
Don't really know who sent me To raise my voice and say May the lights in The Land of Plenty Shine on the truth some day. I don't know why I come here, Knowing as I do, What you really think of me, What I really think of you. For the millions in a prison, That wealth has set apart For the Christ who has not risen, From the caverns of the heart For the innermost decision, That we cannot but obey For what's left of our religion, I lift my voice and pray May the lights in The Land of Plenty Shine on the truth some day. I know I said I'd meet you, I'd meet you at the store, But I can't buy it, baby. I can't buy it anymore. And I don't really know who sent me, To raise my voice and say May the lights in The Land of Plenty Shine on the truth some day. I don't know why I come here, Knowing as I do, What you really think of me, What I really think of you. For the innermost decision That we cannot but obey For what's left of our religion I lift my voice and pray May the lights in The Land of Plenty Shine on the truth some day.