It's kind of an encouraging song, you know?

@@ThePopSongProfessor That it is! Like I said, it really spoke to me in a way that not much else could when I was in that mindset. To me it was kind of something that represented how I felt, "it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah," but still hopeful that something can change. If that makes sense :)

@@taylorbritt499 or at least there is a glory above/beneath it all...

Taylor Britt I hope you’re doing better now!

try lights!

I’ll take your word for it and read it it starts in the Bible at judges 13 right? (What I found out the internet)

Scubaguy I agree! There are so many layers to both the story of Samson & Delilah and of David as well. They can call this a secular song, but for those of us who love the Bible, a song like this can cut to the bone and turn right around and leave you rejoicing. If anyone reading this that doesn’t know that feeling, that joy, ask me. It has to do with the Lord Jesus Christ and how you will spend eternity. Once you’ve got that resolved, you’ll be amazed at the depth to your emotions! So. Far. Beyond. It’s Spiritual depth.

@Scubaguy007 Agreed. To me the story of Samson is about God forgiving Samson, and being there 4 Samson in his hour of need. Although he was not supposed 2 say what gave him strength, he did and still God granted his last request. God gave him his power back and thereby allowing him to destroy his enemies. Jehovah forgave his transgression.

Honestly the Bible can be more interesting then people realise...

@@moonlitbandit2612 I felt compelled to tell you I recently learned this song is about King David & Bathsheba. (2 Samuel 11, 12; 1 Kings 1) please note I still feel the story of Samson and Delilah is a powerful and compelling story of redemption and Gods forgiveness, but the words of the song were not what I said and I felt a need to correct the error.

Rich VeDepo: My interpretation of this song is exactly same as yours.. To me these are some of the most beautiful lyrics in song" I interpret this song as a failed marriage,she is full of wanting to win at all costs, and he reminds her of the beauty they had when times were good!

I think you'll find it's actually "The holy dove" not holy god.

It is a beautiful and sad verse. From my perspective the entire verse is heartbreaking. I understand it as a love fading and how amazingly painful and baffling it can be. The line b4 the one u referenced, "Well, there was a time when you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show that to me, do ya?" Breaks my heart.

Would love to hear this version ur speaking of

Pretty sure the this is about secret affair with Bathsheba (sp?) and from what I have read of Cohen's limited explanation. It is most defiantly written as a sexual Hallelujah. Remember when I moved in you? The Holy dove (not God) was moving too (Kings Dove is a Bathsheba reference), and every breath "WE" drew was Hallelujah. Even "Whats going on below". Of course you can take it as you will as the listener.

LC will be listened to for centuries as well.

Similar to Aloha

I have never thought this was a christmas song.

It’s also not a religious song. I’ve heard it in churches and at weddings, and I’m like, HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE WORDS? It’s got infidelity, lack of attraction, unhealthy obsession, all over the song. And not one bit of “I love god, he is great”. If the person finally does come to go’s (and I’m dubious of that), it’s not a happy resolution, it’s a “life is really fucking hard, but this is the resolution”

@@tanyanguyen3704 As far as I can see from your response here, I am (I think) in complete agreement with you. The e-n-t-i-r-e song is written as irony. Definitely NOT approprate in a religious setting. Do these people think that they're hearing shouts of praise when they hear the word "god" as someone howls "god damnit." ??? [Hope this doesn't offend you, but the only way I see to make my point definitively.]

I agree with you completely Monique and Tanya

There is a different version of the song that was written as a Christmas song. Don’t know where this version originated, but it’s definitely a Christmas and religious song. This is a great cover of it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNOoYJCIz8uyZ6M.html

Interesting, thank you for that insight.

I ask my Christian visitors, "Do you remember your Gospel narrative, that when Christ was supposed to have been on the cross, he cried out with a loud voice: "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34). The above is a translation from the Greek manuscripts "ACCORDING TO ST. MARK." Obviously his Hebrew has a Greek accent. Because, his so-called originals were written in Greek. But listen to Matthew, who is supposed to have written his Gospel originally in Hebrew, which was aimed at the Jews. St. Jerome, an early Christian father of the 4th and 5th centuries after Christ, testifies as follows: "MATTHEW, WHO IS ALSO LEVI, AND WHO FROM A PUBLICAN CAME TO BE AN APOSTLE, FIRST OF ALL THE EVANGELISTS, COMPOSED A GOSPEL OF CHRIST IN JUDEA IN THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AND CHARACTERS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE OF THE CIRCUMCISION WHO HAD BELIEVED." Naturally, Matthew's accent would be more Semitic (Hebrew and Arabic) than that of Mark. Matthew records the same scene as Mark 15:34, but note the variation of the dialect: Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? that is to say, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me'? (Matthew 27:46). Please memorize the words - "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani." (Eli - pronounced like L and I in English) Utter the words - ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian friends and neighbors and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" to them? No! is the answer if they are not deaf. Ask further, whether "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Abba, Abba!" (meaning father, father! in Hebrew) to them! Again the reply will be "No!" if they are not deaf. Can't they see that the cry is to Allah? "Eli, Eli - Elah, Elah, Allah, Allah!" Let them hear these words from your lips and watch their reactions. No honest person can help agreeing with you. ALLELUYA! Now ask your Christian friend, if he had heard the word - "ALLELUYA." No Christian worth the name will fail to recognize it. Whenever the Christian goes into ecstasy, he exclaims - "Alleluya! Alleluya!", just as we Muslims might exclaim the Takbir - "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" Ask him, what is Alleluya? Take him to the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, Chapter 19; we are informed there that John the disciple of Jesus, saw a vision, in which, why hast thou forsaken me'? (Matthew 27:46). Please memorize the words - "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani." (Eli - pronounced like L and I in English) Utter the words - ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian friends and neighbors and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" to them? No! is the answer if they are not deaf. Ask further, whether "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Abba, Abba!" (meaning father, father! in Hebrew) to them! Again the reply will be "No!" if they are not deaf. Can't they see that the cry is to Allah? "Eli, Eli - Elah, Elah, Allah, Allah!" Let them hear these words from your lips and watch their reactions. No honest person can help agreeing with you. ALLELUYA! Let us repeat the above Tasbih (words of praise) as an Arab or a Jew: ALLE-LU-YA will be YA-ALLE-LU because, as explained above, YA is always at the beginning in both Arabic and Hebrew. YA ALLE LU would be YA ALLA HU: Meaning, "OH ALLAH!" (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise) "OH ALLAH!" (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise). Unbiased Christians will not fail to recognize Allah as none other than his - El, Eli, Alle, Elah, Alah, Allah. Call upon Him by any name, for His are the Most Beautiful names, as long as those names are not contaminated and as long as they do not conjure up in our minds the images of men or monkeys howsoever glorified they might have been

@@hetverzetsnel7148 yes means Praise to Allah

@@hetverzetsnel7148 Good for you. That has nothing to do with the song.

@Het verzet Snel and what do you want to tell us with that story? That God has many names?

Spot on 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

perception can't be true reality, because so often our perceptions are wrong.

@@sapofish I think you perceive wrong 🤨

I ask my Christian visitors, "Do you remember your Gospel narrative, that when Christ was supposed to have been on the cross, he cried out with a loud voice: "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34). The above is a translation from the Greek manuscripts "ACCORDING TO ST. MARK." Obviously his Hebrew has a Greek accent. Because, his so-called originals were written in Greek. But listen to Matthew, who is supposed to have written his Gospel originally in Hebrew, which was aimed at the Jews. St. Jerome, an early Christian father of the 4th and 5th centuries after Christ, testifies as follows: "MATTHEW, WHO IS ALSO LEVI, AND WHO FROM A PUBLICAN CAME TO BE AN APOSTLE, FIRST OF ALL THE EVANGELISTS, COMPOSED A GOSPEL OF CHRIST IN JUDEA IN THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AND CHARACTERS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE OF THE CIRCUMCISION WHO HAD BELIEVED." Naturally, Matthew's accent would be more Semitic (Hebrew and Arabic) than that of Mark. Matthew records the same scene as Mark 15:34, but note the variation of the dialect: Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? that is to say, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me'? (Matthew 27:46). Please memorize the words - "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani." (Eli - pronounced like L and I in English) Utter the words - ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian friends and neighbors and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" to them? No! is the answer if they are not deaf. Ask further, whether "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Abba, Abba!" (meaning father, father! in Hebrew) to them! Again the reply will be "No!" if they are not deaf. Can't they see that the cry is to Allah? "Eli, Eli - Elah, Elah, Allah, Allah!" Let them hear these words from your lips and watch their reactions. No honest person can help agreeing with you. ALLELUYA! Now ask your Christian friend, if he had heard the word - "ALLELUYA." No Christian worth the name will fail to recognize it. Whenever the Christian goes into ecstasy, he exclaims - "Alleluya! Alleluya!", just as we Muslims might exclaim the Takbir - "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" Ask him, what is Alleluya? Take him to the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, Chapter 19; we are informed there that John the disciple of Jesus, saw a vision, in which, why hast thou forsaken me'? (Matthew 27:46). Please memorize the words - "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani." (Eli - pronounced like L and I in English) Utter the words - ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian friends and neighbors and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" to them? No! is the answer if they are not deaf. Ask further, whether "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Abba, Abba!" (meaning father, father! in Hebrew) to them! Again the reply will be "No!" if they are not deaf. Can't they see that the cry is to Allah? "Eli, Eli - Elah, Elah, Allah, Allah!" Let them hear these words from your lips and watch their reactions. No honest person can help agreeing with you. ALLELUYA! Let us repeat the above Tasbih (words of praise) as an Arab or a Jew: ALLE-LU-YA will be YA-ALLE-LU because, as explained above, YA is always at the beginning in both Arabic and Hebrew. YA ALLE LU would be YA ALLA HU: Meaning, "OH ALLAH!" (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise) "OH ALLAH!" (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise). Unbiased Christians will not fail to recognize Allah as none other than his - El, Eli, Alle, Elah, Alah, Allah. Call upon Him by any name, for His are the Most Beautiful names, as long as those names are not contaminated and as long as they do not conjure up in our minds the images of men or monkeys howsoever glorified they might have been

He left out the verse that is about sex. Apparently Cohen wrote a lot of things about sex.

Yes and I think it is also someone questioning their faith. I don’t like this guy in the video flippant attitude about this song. I know some don’t take music seriously but to some of us music is spiritual and holds deep meaning. It came up in my feed. Needless to say I will not be subscribing. So tired of surface skimming little hipster.

you mean; once again someone spoke at length regarding their own opinions and interpretations of the song....hallelujah make it stop.

69th like

No, not really, he did a really bad job

This is the worst analysis of the song I’ve seen tbh, most of the video is him just reading the lyrics.

Nice pun buddy

I ask my Christian visitors, "Do you remember your Gospel narrative, that when Christ was supposed to have been on the cross, he cried out with a loud voice: "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34). The above is a translation from the Greek manuscripts "ACCORDING TO ST. MARK." Obviously his Hebrew has a Greek accent. Because, his so-called originals were written in Greek. But listen to Matthew, who is supposed to have written his Gospel originally in Hebrew, which was aimed at the Jews. St. Jerome, an early Christian father of the 4th and 5th centuries after Christ, testifies as follows: "MATTHEW, WHO IS ALSO LEVI, AND WHO FROM A PUBLICAN CAME TO BE AN APOSTLE, FIRST OF ALL THE EVANGELISTS, COMPOSED A GOSPEL OF CHRIST IN JUDEA IN THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AND CHARACTERS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE OF THE CIRCUMCISION WHO HAD BELIEVED." Naturally, Matthew's accent would be more Semitic (Hebrew and Arabic) than that of Mark. Matthew records the same scene as Mark 15:34, but note the variation of the dialect: Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? that is to say, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me'? (Matthew 27:46). Please memorize the words - "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani." (Eli - pronounced like L and I in English) Utter the words - ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian friends and neighbors and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" to them? No! is the answer if they are not deaf. Ask further, whether "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Abba, Abba!" (meaning father, father! in Hebrew) to them! Again the reply will be "No!" if they are not deaf. Can't they see that the cry is to Allah? "Eli, Eli - Elah, Elah, Allah, Allah!" Let them hear these words from your lips and watch their reactions. No honest person can help agreeing with you. ALLELUYA! Now ask your Christian friend, if he had heard the word - "ALLELUYA." No Christian worth the name will fail to recognize it. Whenever the Christian goes into ecstasy, he exclaims - "Alleluya! Alleluya!", just as we Muslims might exclaim the Takbir - "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" Ask him, what is Alleluya? Take him to the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, Chapter 19; we are informed there that John the disciple of Jesus, saw a vision, in which, why hast thou forsaken me'? (Matthew 27:46). Please memorize the words - "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani." (Eli - pronounced like L and I in English) Utter the words - ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian friends and neighbors and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" to them? No! is the answer if they are not deaf. Ask further, whether "Eli, Eli," sounds like "Abba, Abba!" (meaning father, father! in Hebrew) to them! Again the reply will be "No!" if they are not deaf. Can't they see that the cry is to Allah? "Eli, Eli - Elah, Elah, Allah, Allah!" Let them hear these words from your lips and watch their reactions. No honest person can help agreeing with you. ALLELUYA! Let us repeat the above Tasbih (words of praise) as an Arab or a Jew: ALLE-LU-YA will be YA-ALLE-LU because, as explained above, YA is always at the beginning in both Arabic and Hebrew. YA ALLE LU would be YA ALLA HU: Meaning, "OH ALLAH!" (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise) "OH ALLAH!" (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise). Unbiased Christians will not fail to recognize Allah as none other than his - El, Eli, Alle, Elah, Alah, Allah. Call upon Him by any name, for His are the Most Beautiful names, as long as those names are not contaminated and as long as they do not conjure up in our minds the images of men or monkeys howsoever glorified they might have been

I completely agree.

we're cold and broken and we can't stop outpouring love and seeking out hallelujahs even when they hurt us.

yeah i love that verse

That's the verse that makes it so clear that "Hallelujah" is a placeholder for what we feel and want to express in the most impactful moments in our life. It's not necessarily "Praise be to God" or "I'm grateful." You can say "Hallelujah" sarcastically. You can become obsessed with someone and they can draw "Hallelujah" from your lips as if they were your god, but that doesn't mean the relationship is pure or healthy. Hallelujah can be said with an inflection that makes you seem cold and broken, angry, bitter, joyful, grateful, or in reverence of some beauty you have found. Some might say that's saying the word in vain, but it seems appropriate to me.

Yes! Also "I did my best, it wasn't much / I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch / I 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!'". I'm suprised the guy in the video is unclear about the "Lord of Song" - clearly God, the Lord of all.

@@rthompsn2007 I would stop at whatever Muse inspires song.

That's what I figured too. Since Saul was wanting to get David's attention and David's music was putting King Saul into better moods, thus not wanting to kill him (David), it was the secret chord since Saul kept calling for David to meet and play for him.

Did you say the " EVIL " spirit from GOD ???

Wow.. a really good explanation..

I think you explained it well but the secret there too is important as the chords that David played to soothed Saul was an unknown chords. No one was able to guessed the chords

It is referring to the chord progression which most songs that please the ear are built. Tonic major, sub dominant major, dominant major, minor submediant. This is stated in the proceeding line "and it goes like this, the 4th the 5th, the minor fall and the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah." To further explain this, if you're in C maj scale. The ideal chord progression would be C major (Tonic), F major (Sub-Dominant), G major (Dominant), A minor (Sub-mediant), then goes back to a major chord. It's actually a bit technical.

@@ronchapter6730 i wonder if Fil of wings of pegasus would agree with your statement. Yes there are cords that are pleasing to the ear. Thank you

Oh God oh God oh God, oh yes! It's about sex!

yeah he doesnt really mention that in the video which is KIND OF a huge part of this song saying finding your hallelujah meaning praising God even in each kind of circumstance.

@@FilippoBombonato halleluyah means praise YAH how do you get praise je?

Almost the same in Arabic, Hallelu it’s the imperativ conjugation of praise.

@@ImmortalCyrus Yes, Arabic and Hebrew are closely related. They are both from the Semitic language family.

And the one by Panic! At the Disco

Nico And The Yeemo That’s a completely different song 😂

@@clifftonl-vuitton2770 I know.

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I hadn't yet seen "Shrek" at the time, but the son of a friend of my friend in Poland played that part of the movie for me because he wanted me to learn the song (I played and sang a lot when I visited my friends in Poland). So I figured out the chords and played it for them that evening. It started to grow on me and I listened to a bunch of covers and decided I like the Rufus Wainwright version best. I still like playing it.

I feel you... hallelujah.

/i bet it's lovely. Have you recorded it?

It's powerful to know the Bible, if you don't know the strong personalities of the Bible, and their struggles and victories, you are missing out on the most powerful writings of hebrew and western litterature. David and Samson is key to this song, David in particular is key if you want to understand this lyrics. He wrote beautiful psalms, played harp (composed halleluja, as he was gifted by God with musical talent. Played for Saul, to sooth his nerves, the king he later replaced, ) , went through ups and downs, went from shepperd to battle king, God calling him a man after his heart( despite his big mistakes with lust after Batseba "bathing on the roof" and causing the death of her husbond( Why was Saul condemned by God, and David favored?). The story of David when confronted by the prophet is heart breaking, but the key was that he had the heart to admit his mistakes and repent( a quality not held in high regard these days...) Samson and Delilah is another reference. " she broke your throne, and cut your hair". Samson as invincible strongman is known by most, slaying a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, but his weakness of women caused him to loose his manlyhood to Delilah. But God gave him the strenght to claim venegance one laste time over his enemies, after being stripped of all dignity and losing his eyes, displayed as a beast before his enemies, God gave him the strenght to push down a building, to go out in a "blaze of glory".

@@runejakobsen7046 its not about god

@@James.E90 It's from the Bible...no matter what you believe

@Nadya Nayoan What you do internally is not my business...My point was not to do a complete teological survey, it was just to point out that it's important to have some knowledge of the Bible to understand references in western culture and writing. Most people can relate to what "Davids fight against Goliath" means, but if you don't know the basic story, it makes no sense....Choen never described him self as a very religious person, but he draws inspiration from his jewish cultural background. Another example is "If it be your will". It has the form of a prayer, at the same time it's obviously a man that is angry with God. My PERSONAL opinion is that it has likness with som psalms, where a man is in despair and think God is unfair. By the way, Biblical allusions are not rare, some examples: Novels with Biblical Allusions Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 1602. ... Oliver Twist or The Parish Boys Progress by Charles Dickens, 1839 - ... Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866 - ... Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, ... The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 1950. ... Lord of the Flies by William Golding, 1954 -

@@James.E90 In some aspects it is.

Oh boy...

@@ThePopSongProfessor I regret everything.

Get a life

@@Gaviid mamas this comment is two years old....

@@blingo854 hey I wanna know is this song is a christian song or a good song ? Answer pls

I'm so sorry for your loss

@@paudib8982 thank you, I find some comfort in knowing he had it so good after we adopted him, even if only just under 4 of his almost 11 years was spent with us 😭 He will never be forgotten as long as I live and he will always be rememberd with love 💖 (Had to have a pink hart as he loved pink things).

Awww thats beautiful

yES!

Arktic Lizard GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE COVERS WITH SECOND HAND LOVERS...

Arktic Lizard IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHO WAS I TRYING TO BE

Arktic Lizard AND BEING BLUE IS BETTER THAN BEING OVER IT

That is what I thought he was gonna talk abt

God is change.

Just got this song in my spirit. May God please restore my love relationship with you and my man Austin.

I sooo enjoy her version !! but Jeff Buckleys version rips my heart out

Oh yes, she’s my idol.

Regina spectre

I like Pentatonix's version.

Oh my gosh, you need a better explanation. This guy did a crap job

Terrible job. He's out of his depth.

@@georgeetoile6686 How so?

@@georgeetoile6686 I couldn't agree more. He has no idea what this song is really about.

Leonard was Jewish, as am I. We say Everything is G-d.

@@stephaniereif7790 So "praise God in everything", whether it brings one joy or anguish or anything in between. Reminds me of some of the Psalms. I think it's good to remember the words were informed by a different heritage and maybe a deeper understanding. If I remember correctly, Cohen spent quite a while in a monastery when he had deep depression.

@@christinekaye6393 we always praise G-d, in the morning we thank G-d for returning our soul to our bodies, and continue until we proclaim G-d is One at bedtime. I thank G-d when Im in pain probably more than when I’m well. Whether or not Cohen lived in a monastery, he was raised in a deeply spiritual faith. It seems natural that he would use torah references in song.

@@stephaniereif7790 Cohen may have been born Jewish but he did not practice the Jewish religion. He spent a number of his later years in a Buddist monastery.

@@almaburns6562 I know. Many Jews are secular, not religious. Majority of American Jews do a minimum of jewsh religious practice. Many secular Jews are Buddhist. But they still are ethnically, culturally and DNA wise Judaens. I dont expect you to understand.and thats ok.

Avara, I hope more doors have opened for you and that your guitar playing is blossoming!

Amen, you nailed it!

Keep trying, Derlin.

No it isn't. Lord in strongs concordance is baal as in lucifer. It mean praise be to Yah. YAH AS IN YAHUAH. In hebrew YAHUAH is I am. His only begotten son's name is Yahusha. As in Yah is salvation. Sha is salvation.

That's what I want too!

Did you ever find them? Person from the past

@@gregarmstrong6077 www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=10876 I think this thread puts it best. For the most part, only 7 verses are publicly known. It's only a rumor that there were more verses written. Whether true or not, we may never know, but I hope someday we find some secret diary or something that Leonard wrote containing more verses to the song.

@@timothybrowning3542 Hey cheers, that's awesome. Yeah I often heard that too and wondered where all those verses were.

I will help you, it means praise Jehovah, jah being his abbrev. name

Finally I found someone who is talking about Pentatonix in the comments lol

Maybe you should listen to this song instead. d;^} kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9WflbJ-x9PWaY0.html

The Pentatonix one is awesome too

The most powerful performance of "Hallelujah" is by the Vocal Majority, a 125 man barbershop chorus. Outstanding!

The Pentatonix version is saccharine compared to Leonard Cohen's.

that's true and it's a really old song. i play it with my harmonica often...that makes it even sadder!

I am obsessed with this song......... lol

@@michellesanchez6674 me too