Story of Isaac

Leonard Cohen

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The door it opened slowly, my father he came in I was nine years old And he stood so tall above me, blue eyes they were shining And his voice was very cold He said, "I've had a vision and you know I'm strong and holy I must do what I've been told" So he started up the mountain, I was running, he was walking And his axe was made of gold Well, the trees they got much smaller, the lake a lady's mirror We stopped to drink some wine Then he threw the bottle ove, broke a minute later And he put his hand on mine Thought I saw an eagle but it might have been a vulture I never could decide Then my father built an altar,he looked once behind his shoulder He knew I would not hide You who build these altars now to sacrifice these children You must not do it anymore A scheme is not a vision and you never have been tempted By a demon or a god You who stand above them now, your hatchets blunt and bloody You were not there before When I lay upon a mountain and my father's hand was trembling With the beauty of the word And if you call me brother now, forgive me if I inquire "Just according to whose plan ?" When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I must I will help you if I can When it all comes down to dust I will help you if I must I will kill you if I can And mercy on our uniform, man of peace or man of war The peacock spreads his fan

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Dans cette chanson, un fils raconte une expérience marquante qu'il a vécue avec son père. Alors qu'il n'a que neuf ans, son père, convaincu d'avoir reçu une révélation divine, l'emmène en montagne, armé d’une hache en or. Ce voyage prend une tournure sombre lorsqu'il construit un autel, symbolisant le sacrifice, et remet en question les motivations et les choix qui poussent à sacrifier des enfants au nom de croyances ou d'ordres supérieurs. Le fils se retrouve face à des dilemmes moraux, cherchant à comprendre si les actions de son père sont justifiées ou non. Il évoque également une vision plus large des conséquences de la violence et de la guerre, offrant une critique sur ceux qui prétendent agir au nom de Dieu ou d'une idéologie. Le tout se déroule dans un cadre où la nature, à la fois belle et troublante, sert de toile de fond à ce questionnement profond sur la foi, la paternité et la notion de sacrifice.

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