Anthem - Himna — Leonard Cohen

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
   Yeah 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 (ring the bells) that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything (there is 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 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
   And they're going to hear from me

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
That's how the light gets in

   You can add up the parts
   You won't have the sum
   You can strike up the march
   There is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
But like a refugee

   Ring the bells that still can ring
   Forget your perfect offering
   There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
   That's how the light gets in
   Ring the bells that still can ring (ring the bells that still can ring)
   Forget your perfect offering
   There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
   That's how the light gets in

That's how the light gets in

Ptice su pjevale
pred svitanje dana
   I iznova zapocinjale svoj pjev
   Cuo sam ih kako govore
Ne zadrzavaj se
   na onome sto proslo je
   ili sto tek bit ce.

Ah, ratovi, oni ce se
ponovo voditi
   Golubica mira
   ponovo ce biti ulovljena
   kupljena i prodana
   i opet kupljena.
   Golubica nikad nije slobodna.

Neka zvone sva zvona (neka zvone zvona) koja jos zvoniti mogu
Savrsensto ne postoji, zaboravi ga.
Postoje pukotine (pukotine su u svemu)

Kroz njih svjetlost do nas dopire.

Trazili smo znakove
i znakovi su poslani:
rodjenje je prijevara
brak je potrosen
Da, udovistvo svake vlade —
znakovi su svima vidljivi.

Ne mogu vise trcati
za tom razuzdanom ruljom
   dok ubojice na visokom polozajima
   svoje molitve izgovaraju na sav glas.
Ali oni su dozvali, oni su prizvali olujni oblak
   i na odlasku ce cuti moj gromoglasan glas.

Neka zvone sva zvona (neka zvone zvona) koja jos zvoniti mogu

   Mozes skupljati krhotine
   ali neces ih skupiti sve
   Mozes udarati koracnicu
   ali bubnja nemas
Svako srce, svako ce se srce u ljubavi naci
kao izbeglica.

Neka zvone sva zvona (neka zvone zvona) koja jos zvoniti mogu

   Savrsensto ne postoji, zaboravi ga
   Pukotine, postoje pukotine (pukotine su u svemu)
   Kroz njih svjetlost do nas dopire.
   Neka zvone sva zvona (neka zvone zvona) koja jos zvoniti mogu
   Savrsensto ne postoji, zaboravi ga
Pukotine, postoje pukotine (pukotine su u svemu)
Kroz njih svjetlost do nas dopire

Kroz njih svjetlost do nas dopire

Tako svjetlost do nas dopire.

Anthem — Himna

(1992)

Leonard Cohen

(1934 – 2016)

"Poetry is just the evidence of life.
If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash."

Leonard Cohen

"Poezija je samo trag zivota.
Plamti li tvoj zivot, poezija je samo pepeo plamteceg zara."

Leonard Cohen

[ Leonard Cohen ]

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