Passing Through

Oiça, Leonard Cohen, em Passing Through. 
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Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016) de origem judia, foi um cantor, compositor, poeta e escritor canadiano.
Embora seja mais conhecido pelas suas canções, como Hallelujah, que alcançaram notoriedade tanto na sua voz quanto na de outros intérpretes, Cohen passou a dedicar-se à música apenas depois dos 30 anos, já consagrado como autor de romances e livros de poesia.

 I saw Jesus on the cross on a hill called Calvary
"Do you hate mankind for what they done to you?"
He said, "Talk of love not hate, things to do - it's getting late.
I've so little time and I'm only passing through."

Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
glad that I ran into you.
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand,
I said "Now you're out, what are you going to do?"
"Plant some crops and pray for rain, maybe raise a little cane.
I'm an orphan now, and I'm only passing through."

Passing through, passing through ...

I was with Washington at Valley Ford, shivering in the snow.
I said, "How come the men here suffer like they do?"
"Men will suffer, men will fight, even die for what is right
even though they know they're only passing through"

Passing through, passing through ...

I was with Franklin Roosevelt's side on the night before he died.
He said, "One world must come out of World WarTwo" (ah, the fool)
"Yankee, Russian, white or tan," he said, "A man is still a man.
We're all on one road, and we're only passing through."

Passing through, passing through ...

Passing through, passing through ...