song "Take This Waltz" by Leonard Cohen (title inspiration)
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The song "Take This Waltz" by Leonard Cohen is a melancholic, poetic adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s Spanish poem "Pequeño vals vienés," blending waltz rhythms with Cohen’s characteristic lyrical depth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Take This Waltz | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Pequeño vals vienés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album | I’m Your Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pequeño vals vienés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Federico García Lorca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Leonard Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ waltz ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
Federico García Lorca
NERFINISHED
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Spanish poetry ⓘ Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoeticImagery |
melancholic imagery
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romantic imagery ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
melancholic
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dance
ⓘ
desire ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Vienna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
death ⓘ longing ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| includedIn | I’m Your Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Pequeño vals vienés ⓘ |
| inspiredByAuthor | Federico García Lorca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
highly metaphorical
ⓘ
surrealist ⓘ symbolist ⓘ |
| lyricist | Leonard Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsSourceLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| meter | 3/4 time ⓘ |
| musicStyle | European-influenced waltz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Lorca’s poetry
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blend of waltz rhythm and poetic lyrics ⓘ |
| performer | Leonard Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Leonard Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicForm | waltz rhythm ⓘ |
| title | Take This Waltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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