Ceolskog - Dance Me To The End of Love (Leonard Cohen Folk Metal Cover)

"Dance Me to the End of Love" is a song by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen. It was first performed by Cohen on his 1984 album Various Positions. The song follows a typical Greek "Hasapiko" dance path, most probably inspired by Cohen's long-lasting affiliation to the Greek island of Hydra. It has since been recorded by various artists, and has been described as "trembling on the brink of becoming a standard". Although structured as a love song, "Dance Me to the End Of Love" was in fact inspired by the Holocaust. My version was inspired by the idea of how it would sound if Finntroll covered it. This song will be included on my Leonard Cohen tribute album, "Ring the Bells That Still Can Ring".
Lyrics:
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Oh, let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
I'm a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Hamilton, New Zealand. My videos are a mix of music, and hiking the outdoors. Ceolskog is my folk metal / heavy metal / country rock (and some other genres) band. It is also the name given to this hiking and nature-themed UA-cam channel. Ceol means music in Irish, and skog means forest Norwegian and Swedish. I don't have a Patreon, but if you're a regular viewer, and you want to support me some way, you can find my music on Spotify, Bandcamp, iTunes, Soundcloud, Amazon, and UA-cam too (of course).
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[@WyeExplorer]

Thoroughly enjoyed that Adam. It had another good catch to it mate - a great cover. The video was cool too. All the best - have a great week ahead. Mark

[@Ceolskog]

Thanks Mark. More Leonard Cohen covers to come!

[@WyeExplorer]

@@Ceolskog A pleasure Adam - they're great covers bro. Peace.