One of the key parts of a human lifeline is its love stage. None other than love itself can truly alter the path of life, and no other topic is equivalently of a concern to everyone in the world. Derived from the same topic is the concern of parting lovers, which poses a matching threat to many people. In the lyrics of "So Long Marianne" by Leonard Cohen, however, this elusive, yet alarming topic of love is imposed as a cornerstone of life, and something that cannot be broken in a singly incident, even something as big as the end of a love relation. Thus, the basis in which this poem is written in is that parting lovers will always keep their old passion.

There are three parts that are framed as an `unsuccessful' love in the poem. The first is the meeting of two `destined' people. Excluding...