1412 – Leonard Cohen – Who by fire (1974)

 

Escrita por Leonard Cohen, foi gravada em fevereiro de 1974 e lançada no disco New Skin for the Old Ceremony, em 11 de agosto de 1974. A canção fala das raízes judaícas de Leonard Cohen, ecoando as palavras da oração Unetanneh Tokef. Foi cantada em dueto com Janis Ian, que também era judia. Leonard Cohen tocou violão e cantou. John Lissauer tccou teclado e fez backing vocals. Emily Bindiger fez backing vocals. Gerald Chamberlein tocou trombone. Erin Dickins fez backing vocals. Lewis Furey tocou viola. Ralph Gibson tocou violão. Armen Halburian tocou percussão. Janis Ian cantou. Gail Kantor fez backing vocals. Jeff Layton tocou banjo, bandolim, violão e trompete. Barry Lazarowitz tocou percussão. Roy Markowitz tocou bateria. John Miller tocou baixo.

A letra:

And who by fire, who by water
Who in the sunshine, who in the night time
Who by high ordeal, who by common trial

Who in your merry merry month of may
Who by very slow decay
And who shall I say is calling?

And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate
Who in these realms of love, who by something blunt
Who by avalanche, who by powder

Who for his greed, who for his hunger
And who shall I say is calling?

And who by brave assent, who by accident
Who in solitude, who in this mirror
Who by his lady's command, who by his own hand

Who in mortal chains, who in power
And who shall I say is calling?

A versão de Leonard Cohen:

A versão de Gal Klein e Seed Holden:

A versão do Avalanche Quartet: