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By The Rivers Dark [Tema: Leonard Koen]

Pjesma sa desetog albuma Leonarda Koena Ten New Songs objavljenog 2001. godine. Inspiraciju je Koen pronašao u 137 psalmu, jednom od najcitiranijih iz Biblije, a koji počinje sa Na vodama babilonskim sjedili smo i plakali spominjući se Siona (u psalmu se navodi čežnja jevrejskog naroda u egzilu i žaljenje za Jerusalimom).

O ovoj pjesmi u intervjuu za francuski magazin “Optimum” (oktobar 2001.) Leonard Koen je rekao:

Pjesma govori o putovanju u Babilon. On pripada tom gradu, ali u isto vrijeme zna da Jerusalim postoji, negdje daleko, iako ne zna šta se tamo događa. On je kao naše misli. Naš mozak je posuda za misli, baš kao što smo i mi – posuda za ljubav. I ne znamo tačno šta dolazi sledećeg momenta, ali naša priroda nas tjera da mislimo da smo mi gospodari dešavanja i svih tokova. Provodimo suviše vremena razmišljajući da smo sposobni da negiramo naše korijene, naše stvarno stanje. Priča se reflektuje u glavnom liku i on na kraju shvata odakle stvarno dolazi. I u slučaju da Eden postoji, putnik dolazi iz Babilona i mora da se suoči sa tim.

By the rivers darkI wandered onI lived my lifeIn Babylon
And I did forgetMy holy songAnd I had no strengthIn Babylon
By the rivers darkWhere I could not seeWho was waiting thereWho was hunting me
And he cut my lipAnd he cut my heartSo I could not drinkFrom the river dark
And he covered meAnd I saw withinMy lawless heartAnd my wedding ring
I did not knowAnd I could not seeWho was waiting thereWho was hunting me
By the rivers darkI panicked onI belonged at lastTo Babylon
Then he struck my heartWith a deadly forceAnd he said: “This heartIt is not yours!”
And he gave the windMy wedding ringAnd he circled usWith everything
By the rivers darkIn a wounded dawnI live my lifeIn Babylon
Though I take my songFrom a withered limbBoth song and treeThey sing for him
Be the truth unsaidAnd the blessing goneIf I forgetMy BabylonI did not knowAnd I could not seeWho was waiting thereWho was hunting meBy the rivers darkWhere it all goes onBy the rivers darkIn Babylon

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