From bitter searching of the heart,
Quickened with passion and with pain
We rise to play a greater part.
This is the faith from which we start:
Men shall know commonwealth again
From bitter searching of the heart.
We loved the easy and the smart,
But now, with keener hand and brain,
We rise to play a greater part.
The lesser loyalties depart,

Sing with the song of Leonard Cohen, Villanelle For Our Time lyrics!

And neither race nor creed remain
From bitter searching of the heart.
Not steering by the venal chart
That tricked the mass for private gain,
We rise to play a greater part.
Reshaping narrow law and art
Whose symbols are the millions slain,
From bitter searching of the heart
We rise to play a greater part.

leonard cohen

Artist Information

Name:	Leonard Norman Cohen
Profile:	Canadian singer, born in Montreal in 1934. His first collection of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956, followed by The Spice Box of Earth in 1961. After travelling throughout Europe, he settled on the Greek island of Hydra, where he stayed 7 years. There he wrote another collection of poetry, Flowers for Hitler (1964), and two novels, The Favorite Game (1963) and Beautiful Losers (1966). After returning to America, he began his career as a singer, recording 11 studio albums: Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967/1968 Songs From A Room 1969 Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 (produced by Phil Spector) Recent Songs 1979 Various Positions 1984 I'm Your Man 1988 The Future 1992 Ten New Songs 2001 Dear Heather October 2004 In 1992, a tribute with 18 songs was released, featuring REM, John Cale, Nick Cave, lan McCulloch, The Pixies, House of Love and Lloyd Cole among others. After 1993 Leonard Cohen lived several years at the Zen Center on Mount Baldy (a buddhist monastery) in California.
Albums / OSTs:	dear heather death of a ladies' man i'm your man natural born killers new skin for the old ceremony recent songs songs from a room songs of leonard cohen songs of love and hate ten new songs the future the passion of the christ various positions wonder boys Click here to view All Albums and Song Lyrics of Leonard Cohen!