Leonard Cohen: Choices

I’ve had choices

Since the day that I was born

There were voices

That told me right from wrong

If I had listened

I wouldn’t be here today

Living and dying

With the choices I made

I was tempted

At an early age I found

That I liked drinking

Oh, and I never turned it down

There were loved ones

But I chased them all away

Now I’m living and dying

With the choices I made

I’ve had choices

Since the day that I was born

I heard voices

That told me right from wrong

If I had listened

Now, I wouldn’t be here today

Living and dying

With the choices I made

I’m still paying

For the things that I have done

If I could turn back

Oh, Lord I would run

But I’m still losing

This game of life I play

Now I’m living and dying

With the choices I made

I’ve had choices

Since the day that I was born

There were voices

That told me right from wrong

If I had listened

I wouldn’t be here today

Living and dying

With the choices I made

Living and dying

With the choices I made…

Can you find the English equivalent of these Hungarian sentences in the lyrics?

1. Ha meghallottam volna, akkor ma nem lennék itt.

2. Mindig volt választási lehetőségem attól a naptól kezdve, hogy megszülettem.

3. Voltak hangok, amelyek megmondták, hogy mi a jó, és mi a rossz.

4. Voltak kísértéseim.

5. Voltak szeretteim, de mind elűztem őket.

Key

1. If I had listened I wouldn’t be here.

2. I’ve had choices since the day that I was born.

3. There were voices that told me right from wrong.

4. I was tempted.

5. There were loved ones but I chased them all away.