Saunders: Do you at all resent the fact that he, if you like, milked you for all the artistic inspiration and then moved on, having created this lovely thing from you? As you may or may not know, it launched him as a songwriter, I suppose. There are children in the morning Forsaken, almost human Saunders: So Leonard Cohen saw you when you were a young girl in love? And then I was introduced to Leonard at Le Vieux Moulin, I think in the presence of Armand, in fact. And I guess, I don’t know if that intimidated him or embarrassed him or made him uncomfortable. It’s hard to describe. And she leads you to the river Copyright: Writer(s): Leonard Cohen Lyrics Terms of Use, Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river Forsaken, almost human Until the sea shall free them", But he himself was broken And that’s why there was some ill feeling there or some sadnesses that were not there at the beginning at all. And Jesus was a sailor He said: "All men will be sailors then That you've always been her lover, And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind [Verse 1] From his lonely wooden tower That you've always been her lover Now the words have more meaning in a sense, because there’s a kind of detachment in the song that I hear now, that I didn’t hear then. Saunders: Leonard Cohen later said that the opening verse of his poem, later to be the song "Suzanne", was a poetic account of the time he spent with her in the Summer of 1965. Among the garbage and the flowers As I say, you can glance at a person and that moment is eternal and it’s the deepest of touches and that’s what we’d shared, Leonard and I, I believe. I forget that Leonard is more than just an amazing poet and philosopher. But I was depicted as I think, in sad terms too in a sense, and that’s a little unfortunate. Saunders: Did either of you ever try to take it a stage further and make it more physically intimate or become lovers? One of Cohen’s best known songs, it has featured in many film soundtracks – among others Herzog’s Fata Morgana, Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and von Trier’s Breaking the Waves. He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone, And you want to travel with him Saunders: Do you remember exactly when you met Leonard Cohen? There are children in the morning It’s like an observer, and not the participant any more, yes. Long before the sky would open Suzanne: Oh yes. Suzanne: Yes, he did, coming from Leonard, it did. Saunders: It does, indeed. And the sun pours down like honey That come all the way from China, And just when you mean to tell her That come all the way from China "Suzanne Verdal perches in the doorway of the little gypsy cabin And you think maybe you'll trust him That’s their material. Saunders: He writes, ‘you know that she’s half crazy but that’s why you want to be there.’ Did that mean half crazy with unhappiness or just eccentric, bohemian? Suzanne: Oh yes, definitely. The St. Lawrence River held a particular poetry and beauty to me and (I) decided to live there with our daughter, Julie. I stayed true to art for art’s sake but he moved on and I stayed true to the cause, as it were. There was the activism. Baldy Zen Monastery in California, only a few miles down the road from where Suzanne now lives with her seven cats and works as a dance instructor and massage therapist. And you know you can trust her I traveled, went to the U.S., and we’d see him and bump into him. Saundes: Leonard Cohen recently described the song as the best of his whole career. And you want to travel with him Among the garbage and the flowers And I may or may not have spoken to Leonard about, you know I did pray to Christ, to Jesus Christ and to St. Joan at the time, and still do. Many other artists have recorded versions, and it has become one of the most-covered songs in Cohen's catalogue. For he's touched your perfect body with his mind From Salvation Army counters, And the sun pours down like honey Saunders: Again this is put in the song but then he says, ‘just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her, then she gets you on her wavelength and she lets the river answer that you’ve always been her lover.’ What does that mean? You can almost be said to have created this song yourself. She is wearing rags and feathers Last.fm Music | Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. / All rights reserved. I don’t know for sure. Saunders: You feel that you moved apart after the song? We’d walk down the street for instance, and the click of our shoes, his boots and my shoes, would be like in synchronicity. Then she gets you on her wavelength And she leads you to the river Suzanne had a room on a waterfront street in the port of Montreal. Suzanne: Very definitely, very definitely, and the candle, who I named Anastasia, the flame of the candle was Anastasia to me. [Verse 2] For you've touched her perfect body with your mind, And Jesus was a sailor It was then first recorded by Judy Collins, also in 1966. And the moment arose that we could have a moment together intimately, and I declined. First published as a poem in 1966, it was recorded as a song by Judy Collins in the same year, and Cohen performed it as his debut single, from his 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen. And you know that you can trust her You can hear the boats go by There are heroes in the seaweed Suzanne: Well, I think the river is the river of life and that river, the St. Lawrence River that we shared, tied us together. Saunders: When did you then strike up this friendship that Leonard Cohen describes in song? And she feeds you tea and oranges Leonard heard about this place I was living, with crooked floors and a poetic view of the river, and he came to visit me many times. Saunders: And that was something you shared, both of you? I guess I miss the simpler times that we lived and shared. And they will lean that way forever For she's touched your perfect body with her mind. Suzanne: Yes, and I don’t quite understand. And it was a union. What did he mean, do you think? Saunders: It seems very sad that the spirits moved apart. Only drowning men could see him And there’s sometimes a very real homesickness for Montreal and that wonderful time. He likened it to a 1982 Chateau Le Tour, a good bottle of wine. And I would speak about life and poetry and we’d share ideas. Does that make sense to you? That you have no love to give her "Suzanne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen in the 1960s. I would always light a candle and serve tea and it would be quiet for several minutes, then we would speak. You know, there was so much energy and sharing and inspiration and pure moments and quality times together on very little or no money. What came later was not remaining friends with Leonard and not knowing why. From the 1976 back cover of “Greatest Hits” (“some notes on the songs”): I wrote this in 1966. Saunders: Do you think he resented the fact at all that you turned him down when he did fancy you? Suzanne left Montreal And just when you mean to tell her Saunders: When you heard the song as opposed to hearing the poem, did you instantly think, that’s me? It also appeared in Ken Kesey’s 1992 novel I Am a Hotel. And you know that she will trust you But he himself was broken And you know, that she's half crazy, But that's why you want to be there And you want to travel blind I just would speak and I would move and I would encourage and he would just kind of like sit back and grin while soaking it all up and I wouldn’t always get feedback, but I felt his presence really being with me. You must do this and being used is not even part of it at the time. You can spend the night beside her Suzanne: It was maybe several months into my relationship with Armand, which was mostly based on being dancing partners together. And he spent a long time watching And you want to travel blind And you know that she will trust you The publishing rights were pilfered in New York City but it is probably appropriate that I don’t own this song. And you want to travel blind It was live jazz and we were just dancing our hearts out for hours on end, happy on very little. And you know that she's half crazy Some months later I sang it to Judy Collins over the telephone. And she lets the river answer I don’t mean to be maudlin about it, but we’ve kind of gone our different ways and lost touch and some of my most beloved friends have departed from this planet into the other spheres. Saunders: After you’d heard this very intimate song, when did you meet Leonard Cohen again, after you’d heard it, and how had your relationship changed, if at all? When he walked upon the water But we didn’t really strike a note together until maybe three or four years later. You know I don’t think I was quite as sad as that, albeit maybe I was and he perceived that and I didn’t. Saunders: What did you think about your portrayal? Until the sea shall free them" I mean we were living, most of us, on a shoestring. The half crazy could pertain to the sadness, but I think it was because I was so on a creative drive and the focuses were so strong in spite of any private grief I may have about my break up with Armand and the wheres and whys. On our lady of the harbor Saunders: The song is about the meeting of spirits. Saunders: So it almost has become a symbol of your youth, if you like? It was very unique, very, very unique. It was first published as a poem in Cohen’s 1966 collection “Parasites of Heaven”. He said "All men will be sailors then You can hear the boats go by Yet, there was always so much to go around, if you know what I mean. Don’t ask me why. Her hospitality was immaculate. And you want to travel with her She became the muse of dozens of Beat poets but for one, Leonard Cohen, she became extra special. For he's touched your perfect body with his mind, Now, Suzanne takes your hand For she's touched your perfect body with her mind. I was already becoming aware of recycling at a very young, young age and I might say, I might be a pioneer in that because I was going to the Salvation Army and getting old dresses and old pieces of just cloth and making something quite wonderful out of them to dress myself, my child, and to make wonderful clothes. Suzanne: Oh absolutely, and for many of us, I hold dear this time, very much so. It’s a very intimate lyric, very, very intimate. [Chorus] in 1992 with his son Kahlil. Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river, Suzanne by Nick Cave (Ft. Julie Christensen & Perla Batalla), Suzanne by Flo Morrissey & Matthew E. White, Suzanne (Version Instrumentale) by Geoffrey Oryema, Suzanne (Live in Vancouver) by Leonard Cohen, Suzanne (Live at the Isle of Wight) by Leonard Cohen, Suzanne (Live in London) by Leonard Cohen, Suzanne (Live in Manchester) by Leonard Cohen. Where were you that night, do you remember? And she lets the river answer Long before the sky would open But then there were some bittersweet moments that perhaps I don’t wish to divulge right at this time. When I was living then separated from Armand, I went and was very much interested in the waterfront. For you've touched her perfect body with your mind And she shows you where to look He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

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