Íåñïåøíà ïåñíü ìîÿ,
ß íå ëþáëþ ñïåøèòü.
 ñòðîþ ïîñëåäíèé ÿ,
À òû òîðîïèøü æèòü.
Íå òî ÷òî ñòàðûì ñòàë
Îò æèçíè óñòàâàòü.
Âñåãäà ÿ îòñòàâàë,
Òàê ãîâîðèëà ìàòü.
ß çàïðàâëÿë øíóðêè,
Íî íå ñïåøèë áåæàòü.
Ìíå íå íóæíû ñâèñòêè,
Íå íóæíî ïîäãîíÿòü.
Íå òî ÷òî æìóò ãîäà,
È áëèçîê ñìåðòè âèä.
Íî ó ìåíÿ âñåãäà
Ìåäëèòåëüíîñòü â êðîâè,
Ìåäëèòåëüíîñòü â äóøå.
ß íå ëþáëþ îòñ÷¸ò.
Ñ òîáîé âñåãäà - "óæå",
Ñî ìíîé âñåãäà - "åù¸".
Íå òî ÷òî ñòàðûì ñòàë
È íà÷àë óìèðàòü.
Âñåãäà ÿ îòñòàâàë,
Òàê ãîâîðèëà ìàòü.
Ðåçâà êàê íà êîíå,
Óãíàòüñÿ ìíå íåâìî÷ü.
Äàé îòäûøàòüñÿ ìíå,
ß äóìàë åñòü âñÿ íî÷ü.
Ëþáëþ êîãäà òåìï ñòèõ
È âðåìÿ íå óêàç.
Äâà äíÿ ó ãóá òâîèõ,
Âñÿ æèçíü ó òâîèõ ãëàç.
Ìåäëèòåëüíîñòü â äóøå.
Ìíå ïðûòü ïðåòèò âî âñ¸ì.
Ñ òîáîé âñåãäà - "óæå",
Ñî ìíîé âñåãäà - "ïîòîì".
Íå òî ÷òî ñòàðûì ñòàë
È íà÷àë óìèðàòü.
Âñåãäà ÿ îòñòàâàë,
Òàê ãîâîðèëà ìàòü.
Íåñïåøíà ïåñíü ìîÿ,
ß íå ëþáëþ ñïåøèòü.
 ñòðîþ ïîñëåäíèé ÿ,
À òû òîðîïèøü æèòü.
Äàé ìíå ïîéòè ê äðóçüÿì,
Òåáÿ æå ãîðîä æäåò.
Âîò òàê ïûòàþñü ÿ
Çàìåäëèòü ñâîé óõîä.
Leonard Cohen
SLOW
(Leonard Cohen, Patrick Leonard)
I'm slowing down the tune
I never liked it fast
You wanna get there soon
I want to get there last
It's not because I'm old
It's not the life I led
I always liked it slow
That's what my momma said
I'm lacing up my shoes
But I don't want to run
I'll get there when I do
Don't need no starting gun
It's not because I'm old
and, it's not what dying does
I always liked it slow
Slow is in my blood
I always liked it slow
I never liked it fast
With you it's got to go
With me it's got to last
It's not because I'm old
It's not because I'm dead
I always liked it slow
That's what my momma said
All your moves are swift
All your turns are tight
Let me catch my breath
I thought we had all night
I like to take my time
I like to linger as it flies
A weekend on your lips
A lifetime in your eyes
And, I always liked it slow
I never liked it fast
With you it's got to go
With me it's got to last
It's not because I'm old
It's not because I'm dead
I always liked it slow
That's what my momma said
I'm slowing down the tune
I never liked it fast
You wanna get there soon
I want to get there last
So baby let me go
You're wanted back in town
In case they want to know
I'm just trying to slow it down
Àëüáîì "Popular Problems" (2014)