Alexandra Leaving - Sharon Robinson video free download

Gabriel Monson

This exquisite song is an adaptation of The God Abandons Anthony by Greek poet Constantin P Cavafy. Cohen acknowledges this in concert.This is the original poem. I love how Leonard and Sharon have adapted this to a more personalised songWhen suddenly, at midnight, you hearAn invisible procession going byWith exquisite music, voices,Don’t mourn your luck that’s failing now,Work gone wrong, your plansAll proving deceptive – don’t mourn them uselessly.As one long prepared, and graced with courage,Say goodbye to her, the Alexandria that is leaving.Above all, don’t fool yourself, don’t sayIt was a dream, your ears deceived you:Don’t degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.As one long prepared, and graced with courage,As is right for you who were given this kind of city,Go firmly to the windowAnd listen with deep emotion, but notWith whining, the pleas of a coward;Listen – your final delectation – to the voices,To the exquisite music of that strange procession,And say goodbye to her, the Alexandria you are losing.

George Bost

Amazing poetry! An marvelous interpretation by Sharon: a great song! Thanks for publishing!

Lada Sophie

*ALEXANDRA LEAVING*~~~ *Sharon Robinson*

birdstuckinchimney

Maurice Childs; That description does more than greatly undervalues her talent, it completely ignores her place in Cohen's act. He describes her as a "collaborator" and that's a lot closer to her real part in his resurgence. I would say that she's more like his right leg and the Webb Sisters are the left leg, Javier Mas his left arm and Roscoe Beck his right arm....

Maurice Childs

A lovely song by one of Leonard Cohen's backing singers, although the description greatly undervalues her talent.

Randy Church

Agree fell in lov with that song that night :)

Chester Playhouse

Last saturday in halifax this was one of many highlights. Thank you Sharon

Carlos Repiso

No conocía a esta grandísima cantante y me ha dejado ko

lerougex1

Same here.

Danofcanada

Yeah i was at the same show on the 29th, it was amazing.

Terry

After seeing her at the Cohen show in Montreal, Sharon has a new fan... I plan to go out and buy everything she has recorded!

Sean McDonnell

I saw her with Cohen in San Jose, I was absolutely floored. Great song and vocals...

Norah Atkinson

Thanks for this, Sharon Robinson is absolutely brilliant,She was great with Leonars Cohen & co. in Kilmainham in Sep.12' Cheers

areck02

... es raubt einem den atem - it is an honour to meet her

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