The forms of the invariant primitive tensors for the simple Lie algebras A_l,
B_l, C_l and D_l are investigated. A new family of symmetric invariant tensors
is introduced using the non-trivial cocycles for the Lie algebra cohomology.
For the A_l algebra it is explicitly shown that the generic forms of these
tensors become zero except for the l primitive ones and that they give rise to
the l primitive Casimir operators. Some recurrence and duality relations are
given for the Lie algebra cocycles. Tables for the 3- and 5-cocycles for su(3)
and su(4) are also provided. Finally, new relations involving the d and f su(n)
tensors are given.