The song was originally recorded by Cohen in Columbia Studios, New York, as part of his debut album in 1967. Love and gratitude." He died just over three months later, on November 7. I’ve never forgotten your love and your beauty. Cohen wrote to her shortly before her death, saying: "I’m just a little behind you, close enough to take your hand. Marianne Ihlen died in hospital in Oslo on July 28, 2016, aged 81. A photo of her appears on the back cover of his second album, Songs from a Room. Ĭohen dedicated his third volume of poetry, Flowers for Hitler, to her, and she directly inspired many of his other songs and poems. Marianne Ihlen herself, however, said that the original words were not "So long, Marianne", but "Come on, Marianne", indicating that in an early version of the song, it was not meant as a goodbye. Fortunately, this belief arises infrequently in their conversation." A lot of people I know think that there is nothing more important than making a song.
She gave me many songs, and she has given songs to others too.
I didn’t think I was saying goodbye but I guess I was. "I began this on Aylmer Street in Montreal and finished it a year or so later at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. To quote Leonard Cohen (backcover of “Greatest Hits”, 1976): The two lived together throughout the 1960s, traveling between New York, Montreal, and Hydra. He later invited her and her son to live with him in Montreal, an offer which she accepted. The two hit it off, and Cohen ultimately took her from Hydra back to her home in Oslo, Norway. She had recently been left by her husband, the Norwegian writer Axel Jensen, leaving her and their six-month-old son alone on the island. The song was inspired by Marianne Jensen, born Marianne Ihlen, whom Cohen met on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. It was featured on his debut album, Songs of Leonard Cohen. " So Long, Marianne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen. 1967 song by Leonard Cohen "So Long, Marianne"
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