Hallelujah Lyrics in English

Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah

Lyrics in English

 

Album: Various Positions, 1984

 

Song lyrics

Original English text

 

” Hallelujah ” is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album “Various Positions” (1984). Achieving little initial success. Despite this, over the years there have been reinterpretations of the song Hallelujah, by both Leonard Cohen, who modified the text, and many other artists, including:

Adam Levine, Adam Sandler, Alexandra Burke, Allison Crowe, Alter Bridge, Axel Rudi Pell, Beirut, Blake Shelton, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Brandi Carlile, Brian Melo, Brigyn, Cee-Lo Green, Celtic Thunder, Christina Aguilera, Christina Milian, Côr Glanaethwy, Damien Rice, Davy Knowles, Elvis Blue, Emel Mathlouthi, Gregorian, Il Divo, Imogen Heap, Jason Castro, Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Justs, k.d. lang, Kate McKinnon, Kate Voegele, Katherine Jenkins, Kathryn Williams, Kevin Max, Kobi Marimi, Lisa Lois, Marcy Playground, Michael Rice, Myles Kennedy, Nana Mouskouri, Neil Diamond, Noam Jacobson, Ohad Moskowitz, Pain of Salvation, Pentatonix, Peter Hollens, Popa Chubby, Rea Garvey, Regina Spektor, Richard Eaton Singers, Robi Draco Rosa, Rufus Wainwright, Straight No Chaser, Susan Boyle, Takács Nikolas, The Osmonds, The Tenors, Tim Minchin, Tori Kelly, U2, Ulf Lundell, Veronica Rotin, Vitamin String Quartet, Willie Nelson, Yasmin Levy.

Leonard Cohen’s song Hallelujah thus achieved worldwide success.

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Below you can find the video “Hallelujah” song by Leonard Cohen Live in London.

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Leonard Cohen

Hallelujah

Lyrics English

Original English text

 

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

 

Your faith was strong

but you needed proof

You saw her bathing on the roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you

 

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

 

Baby I have been here before

I know this room,

I’ve walked this floor

I used to live alone before I knew you.

 

I’ve seen your flag

On the marble arch

Love is not a victory march

It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 

There was a time

you let me know

What’s really going on below

But now you never show it to me, do you?

 

I remember when

I moved in you

The holy dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 

Maybe there’s a God above

But all I ever learned from love

Was how to shoot

at someone who outdrew you

 

And it’s not a cry

You can hear at night

It’s not somebody who’s seen the light

It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 

You say I took the name in vain

I don’t even know the name

But if I did, well really,

what’s it to you?

 

There’s a blaze of light

In every word

It doesn’t matter which you heard

The holy or the broken Hallelujah

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

 

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

…

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Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah

Album: Various Positions (1984)

Song Lyrics – Hallelujah Lyrics English

Original English text

 

 

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Hallelujah – Live in London

 

 

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