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SingerLeonard Cohen
SingerLeonard Cohen
MusicLeonard Cohen
Song WriterLeonard Cohen

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

The song, as Cohen wrote it, is rich with references to

Jewish Scriptures, including further references to

former shepherd and now King David and his stolen

love Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11 v 2). David’s fall from

God’s favour to his eventual restoration to God as one of Israel’s most famous kings.

Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you

and Samson’s tragic romances and his love for Delilah who

betrayed him by telling his enemies of how his amazing strength was

apparently obtained through the length of his hair. (Judges 16 V 4).

She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

The song’s meaning is vague, and numerous interpretations have been garnered

however its breath-taking beauty is unquestionable. Cohen’s lyrics are haunting

and filled with lamentation, especially when he sings:

I did my best, it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah…

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