“A heavy burden lifted from my soul,
I heard that love was out of my control.”
Source: Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs
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Leonard Cohen 169
Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934–2016Related quotes
“And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted — nevermore!”
Stanza 18.
The Raven (1844)
The Rubaiyat (1120)
“Already madness lifts its wing
to cover half my soul.”
Requiem; 1935-1940 (1963; 1987)
“He reached for my hand, lifted it to his lips, and kissed my fingertips. "I love you.”
Source: Reflected in You
Abdication Speech, December 11, 1936, via radio to a worldwide audience. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/edward.htm
Source: Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada; Cien sonetos de amor