THE TRAITOR

LEONARD COHEN

Paroles et musique :Leonard Cohen

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Now th e Swan it floated on the English river

A h the Rose of High R omance it opened wide

A sun tanned woman ye arned me through the summer

a nd the judges watche d us from the other si de

I told my mother Mother I must leave you

p reserve my room but do not shed a tear

S hould rumour of a sh abby ending reach yo u

i t was half my fault and half the atmospher e

But th e Rose I sickened wi th a scarlet fever

a nd the Swan I tempte d with a sense of sham e

S he said at last I wa s her finest lover

a nd if she withered I would be to blame

The ju dges said you missed it by a fraction

r ise up and brace you r troops for the attac k

A h the dreamers ride against the men of a ction

O h see the men of act ion falling back

But I lingered on her thig hs a fatal moment

I kissed her lips as though I thirsted stil l

M y falsity had stung me like a hornet

T he poison sank and i t paralysed my will

I coul d not move to warn a ll the younger soldier s

t hat they had been de serted from above

S o on battlefields fr om here to Barcelona

I 'm listed with the e nemies of love

And lo ng ago she said I mu st be leaving

A h but keep my body h ere to lie upon

Y ou can move it up an d down and when I'm sleeping

R un some wire through that Rose and wind th e Swan

So dai ly I renew my idle d uty

I touch her here and there I know my place

I kiss her open mouth and I praise her be auty

a nd people call me tr aitor to my face

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