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Hello,

I'm going to one of the Leonard Cohen concerts next month, when I will be 6 months pregnant (yay, baby will be able to hear too!). I want to get a maternity T shirt printed with a lyric from Leonard Cohen that is suitable for a maternity t-shirt ie baby related or something. HOWEVER I'm totally stuck thinking of one. Anyone got any ideas???

Ubertotty xx

All your children here
In their rags of light

if it be your will

...or

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born

Sophia

or ...
Hallelujah

..or just

I have tried in my way to be free

Sophia

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born - Dance me to the end of love

just some Joseph looking for a manger - Stranger Song

you who are kings for the sake of your children's story- The Old Revolution

Myself I long for love and light - Joan of Arc

may the spirit of this song,
be a shield for you
against the enemy.- Lover,Lover,Lover

Through windows in the dark
The children come, the children go
Like arrows with no targets
Like shackles made of snow - True Love Leaves No Traces

"Welcome, welcome" cries a voice
"Let all my guests come in." - The Guests

Gentle this soul - The Window

"Whither thou goest
I will go" - Ballad of the Absent Mare

I'll be with you
My shawl wrapped around you
My hand on your head when you go - The Night Comes On

Your father's gone a-hunting
He's deep in the forest so wild
And he cannot take his wife with him
He cannot take his child - Hunter's Lullaby

And draw us near
And bind us tight
All your children here
In their rags of light - If It Be Your Will

I'm aching for you baby
I can't pretend I'm not
I need to see you naked
In your body and your thought
I've got you like a habit
And I'll never get enough
There ain't no cure,
There ain't no cure,
There ain't no cure for love - Ain't No Cure For Love

Baby, I've been waiting,
I've been waiting night and day...
for the miracle to come. - Waiting for the Miracle

That I am not the one who loves –
It’s love that chooses me.
When hatred with his package comes,
You forbid delivery. -You have loved enough

So come, my friends, be not afraid.
We are so lightly here.
It is in love that we are made;
In love we disappear. - Boogie Street

How about:

'Baby I've been waiting, I've been waiting night and day...'

... but not the one from Secretchord:

All your children here
In their rags of light

...that will describe ALL of us at the concert – not just the baby

Dang! You beat me to it Davido!

Anyway, my vote is still 'Baby I've been waiting...'

Wow guys, what a response, thanks so much for taking the time to help me with this.

I'm tempted to go with a slight variant on that and have: 'Waiting for the miracle to come'. What do you think?

Ie baby is a miracle. Too corny?

UT xx

Davido's suggestion of "Dance me to the children who are waiting to be born" I think is the best.

ohhhhh i think

"baby, i've been waiting....."

i work labor & delivery, this would be perfect on a t-shirt =)

Hi again,

In the end I went with 'Waiting for the miracle' and the T shirt has arrived and looks fab! Thanks for all your help. Really looking forwards to the concert now.

UT

I just re-read your post and noticed you said "knitted!" That's where being a mommy will get you (I scan over sentences and miss things a lot!).

Waiting for the Miracle is a great choice, but for a concert, Dance Me To the Children Who Are Asking to Be Born is my favorite. Best case scenario - to have a whole wardrobe with all the aforementioned lines !

Best regards,
Mary