Canções na memória (XI)

Woodstock, em 1969, foi considerado o primeiro dos grandes festivais de Verão. Mas na Ilha de Wight, em Inglaterra, houve um outro que ficou célebre (Agosto de 1970).

Passei esse Verão em Londres e só não fui a Wight porque não consegui alterar um voo de regresso a Lisboa...



Suzanne (Leonard Cohen, 1967)
Aqui, ao vivo, no Festival da Ilha de Wight, em 1970

Yes Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know she will find you
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.