Music Video
Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Leonard Cohen
Vocals
Jennifer Warnes
Vocals
Erin Dickins
Background Vocals
Merle Miller
Background Vocals
Yvonne Lewis
Background Vocals
John Crowder
Bass
Ron Getman
Background Vocals
Anjani Thomas
Background Vocals
Crissie Faith
Background Vocals
Lani Groves
Background Vocals
John Lissauer
Keyboards
Sid McGinnes
Guitar
Richard Crooks
Drums
Kenneth Kosek
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Cohen
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Lissauer
Producer
Lee Friedman
Assistant Engineer
Vic Anesini
Mastering Engineer
Jon Smith
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
I greet you from the other side
Of sorrow and despair
With a love so vast and shattered
It will reach you everywhere
And I sing this for the captain
Whose ship has not been built
For the mother in confusion
Her cradle still unfilled
For the heart with no companion
For the soul without a king
For the prima ballerina
Who cannot dance to anything
Through the days of shame that are coming
Through the nights of wild distress
Tho' your promise count for nothing
You must keep it nonetheless
You must keep it for the captain
Whose ship has not been built
For the mother in confusion
Her cradle still unfilled
For the heart with no companion
For the soul without a king
For the prima ballerina
Who cannot dance to anything
Yes, I greet you from the other side
Of sorrow and despair
With a love so vast and shattered
It will reach you everywhere
You must keep it for the captain
Whose ship has not been built
For the mother in confusion
Her cradle still unfilled
For the heart with no companion
For the soul without a king
For the prima ballerina
Who cannot dance to anything
Writer(s): Leonard Cohen
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