Leonard Cohen — Is This What You Wanted songtekst en vertaling
De pagina bevat de songtekst en de Nederlandse vertaling voor het nummer "Is This What You Wanted" van Leonard Cohen.
Songteksten
You were the promise at dawn,
I was the morning after.
You were Jesus Christ my Lord,
I was the money lender.
You were the sensitive woman,
I was the very reverend Freud.
You were the manual orgasm,
I was the dirty little boy.
And is this what you wanted
To live in a house that is haunted
By the ghost of you and me?
Is this what you wanted …
You were Marlon Brando,
I was Steve McQueen.
You were K.Y. Jelly,
I was Vaseline.
You were the father of modern medicine,
I was Mr. Clean.
You where the whore and the beast of Babylon,
I was Rin Tin Tin.
And is this what you wanted …
And is this what you wanted …
You got old and wrinkled,
I stayed seventeen.
You lusted after so many,
I lay here with one.
You defied your solitude,
I came through alone.
You said you could never love me,
I undid your gown.
And is this what you wanted …
And is this what you wanted …
I mean is this what you wanted …
That’s right, is this what you wanted …
Songtekstvertaling
Jij was de belofte bij zonsopgang.,
Ik was de ochtend erna.
U was Jezus Christus mijn Heer,
Ik was de geldschieter.
Jij was de gevoelige vrouw.,
Ik was dominee Freud.
Jij was het handmatige orgasme.,
Ik was het vieze jongetje.
En is dit wat je wilde
Om in een huis te wonen waar het spookt
Door de geest van jou en mij?
Is dit wat je wilde? …
Jij was Marlon Brando.,
Ik was Steve McQueen.
Jij was K. Y. Jelly.,
Ik was Vaseline.
Je was de vader van de moderne geneeskunde.,
Ik was Mr Clean.
Jij waar de hoer en het beest van Babylon,
Ik was Rin Tin Tin.
En is dit wat je wilde …
En is dit wat je wilde …
Je bent Oud en gerimpeld.,
Ik bleef zeventien.
Je begeerde er zoveel.,
Ik lag hier met één.
Je trotseerde je eenzaamheid.,
Ik heb het alleen gedaan.
Je zei dat je nooit van me kon houden.,
Ik heb je jurk losgemaakt.
En is dit wat je wilde …
En is dit wat je wilde …
Is dit wat je wilde? …
Dat klopt, is dit wat je wilde …