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Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen Lyrics

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 ya?
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 ya
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

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 ya?
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 ya
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
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Hallelujah
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Written by: Leonard Cohen

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"Hallelujah" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions. A live recording of the song from 1988, containing additional lyrics, appears on the 1994 album, Cohen Live. While Suzanne is his most covered work to date, "Hallelujah" has experienced great popularity more recently, and has now been recorded more than 170 times for release and has been featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows.

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Comments from YouTube:

Philip Schneider

28w↑3.4K

I am eighty years old, my body is failing, my hearing is just enough to appreciate Mr. Cohen's prayer. I am close to God this night. Alleluia.

Ougi Gaming

God bless you ...

Твоя Совесть

I am crying.🥲 Thank you for your words. 🤗Hello from Russia. ☺

luisa Tam

@Wise Womanbeautiful words

Татьяна Белова

@André Jorge So do I. What a wonderful pray!

J S

Bon viatge ❤

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Ougi Gaming

1w↑6

Mr Cohen poured his heart and soul into this.. His gift of song touched millions .May you all know The Peace and Love in knowing our Lords many blessings...

Luz Mary Ramirez

Hermosa interpretacion, cautiva

Photoshoott Photography

5w↑123

He was legendary, in his life and now that he passed. His music, his songs will live on forever. Thank you for a beautiful music master of your art. RIP.

E. P.

Lol😂

Spider-Man

@Dg Carson Jesus: allow me to introduce myself.

No, but seriously. I was in your exact same shoes. But I found my purpose. Thanks to Jesus.

Dg Carson

4w↑1

I have been a lot like him in my life, searching for some meaning. I have no clue why I am here!

Andrew Johnson

5w↑1

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Psalm 147:5 ✝🌅
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:7 ✝🌅
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 ✝🌅

Theron Wolf

10w↑133

I'm part of Leonard Cohen's generation. His music has been an inspiration to me since my teenage years. I feel he is THE poet of our generation.

Steve Harmon

Yep him and Bob... and Chris Rea. I give thanks for having lived through greatest era of music ever from the 50's on. 50 years of absolute magic. It's still out there but yah gotta look for it.

Carolyn Sherrell

He had the poetry maybe not the voice. But I. Followed him from the 60 ‘s. To his death just recently. I think we lost a great poet. He couldn’t sing. But most of his his songs/poetry was based on life’s crisis’s

Amandajane Torpey Gilmore

5w↑1

He is more than one generations poet hes everyone's who loves good excellent music n appreciates it... 🌹

Marilyn Gregorski

6w↑1

To each his own.😮

Maurílio Soares Eugenio

7w↑3

The poet of that generation was/is Bob Dylan. Cohen is indeed specially grande..

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Pierre CHIRPAZ

9w↑77

When my time comes I want this song to be played at the church service.Thank you Leonard rest in peace!

Jeremiah

Do u even know what the song really means?

Natasha Watkins

Me too! I played this and cried when my 20 year old faithful dog was passing...... A classic

Reed Wolf

7w↑8

You should probably look into the meaning of the song before deciding that.

Kolby Triplett

18w↑230

This is one of the few songs I can label an actual masterpiece…absolutely timeless. Leonard’s voice, the religious symbolism about love found and love lost…the chorus…unparalleled.

This song really helped me through a very tough time when I fell for one of many pretty face (when I wish it had been somebody better at heart) only to find more darkness at the end of the tunnel and fool myself and those three verses “her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya” “the baffled king composing hallelujah” and “and even though it all went wrong I’ll stand before the lord of song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah” really stuck out to me and helped draw those parallels.

Thank you Leonard for such a beautiful song. Btw, Jeff Buckley’s rendition was great no doubt, but Leonard’s is the first and the best. There’s something about his voice where I genuinely feel the emotional drainage and drama unlike in Buckley’s.

You Tube

@Yashvardhan Raju I think another absolute and ultimate master piece is also by Leonard Cohen: Dance me to the end of love. Actually, to me it runs first with Hallelujah.

Alisa Matter

5w↑1

I have to listen to this on Loop!!! It's saved me and got me through so very hard horrific times!!! God can and will get you through it!!! I'm proud💥❤😇

laszlok53

6w↑3

I know your story exactly . Been there, have the T-shirt. Welcome in the club. And yes, this song is a kind of relief.

Святослав Пресняков

6w↑1

Автоматический переводчик бесподобно перевёл этот текст. Я вас отлично понимаю...

Glen Beltz

7w↑4

Give a shout out to the Webb Sisters and Neil Larson on the Hammond B-3. Excellent back-up.

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Ella V

6y↑3K

RIP Mr Cohen! What a great talent. His legacy will live on

Colin

I think the song hallelujah is saying it's the good times that count in any relationship so celebrate the good times hallelujah

Emilie Groves

14w

Lives on!

Brian Gall

14w

Beautiful!

Ella V

19w↑1

@Phoenix Mastrogiovanni my mistake and i meant no disrespect! Thank you for educating on this. I wasn't aware of the origin of "RIP".

Phoenix Mastrogiovanni

19w↑1

not rip, that's a christian sentiment, he was jewish and this is a fundamentally jewish song, may his memory be a blessing

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Marilyn Gregorski

8w↑68

More than 300 artists
recorded Leonard’s
“Hallelujah “. It will
always touch every
soul.❤

DuckFaceMcgee32

Wa-elegy

TheNgeno

Wow!

Diana Holland Faust

Do you know of an album that includes Leonard and many of the others doing his song?

Mervi Anttila

Parasta cohenia,mikä ihana mahtava karisma miehellä. Vaikka on jo taivaasa niin kyllä hän meitä ilahduttaa, on niin paljon kuultavaa. 💕💕💕

Ponyo

18w↑68

When I was a kid I thought his voice was weird but now listening to this again as a 24 year old gives me goosebumps

Pixi Mom

13w↑2

you have so many more changes enjoy them

Judith Appler

Most beautiful song ever! 🎵

Hillary Odhiambo

14w↑120

On this Christmas day, all I want to do is listen to this Leonard Cohen's song. Life doesn't hold out much hope, yet this inspires me.

Nahanni -Yukon

As Long as There is a Spark of Life in Humanity, There IS HOPE !!

Spider-Man

Hope down here let’s us down. Hope in God/Jesus is way better! It worked for my suicidal butt

Revelation 21:3-5: “3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.””

Sara Filippi

Oh no, life does have much hope. I understand tough, please never ever give up. Good things will happen that you don’t want to have missed.

Dara Colakoglu

But Cohen was jewish! Do you still worship a jewish man ( supposidly you’re Christian). Sorry, I asked because I don’t know the significance of the song. I presume it was significant…..Thankyou.

Tony Lupone

11w

@Hillary Odhiambo Stay Strong and Safe 😄the World needs good people

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Albano Ramírez

6y↑3.2K

A last cold and broken hallelujah for you Leonard, you have pleased the Lord with your music

RachelJane101

@Spider-Man There’s zero evidence of any god. Which of the thousands of gods created by human beings do you think is real?

Spider-Man

@olio gotcha. Thanks for the insight

As for God, He is good. I don’t know what I can do to change your mind, but this is what I’ve seen throughout my life and others, so I have no choice but to believe that He is good.

Again, this is just my belief, but thanks again for sharing!

olio

3w↑1

@Spider-Man I know nothing. For this subject, I listen to Jewish Professors whom I respect, and who unfortunately happen to be Israelis, who worked at world-renowned Israeli universities; Like the Jewish Israeli professor living in Israel with Israeli citizenship and has first-hand access to everything known about this history, also his name is Israel Finkelstein, you can learn from his book "The Bible Unearthed", and his 4 parts documentary with the same title.
I won't criticize "weak" nations in the past or present who needed to do what they needed to do to defend themselves. But to attribute their unjustified violence to a powerful good god, then I kinda say these crime scenes, aggressions genocides and infanticides are the work of weak pathetic gods who are not worthy of worship.

Spider-Man

@olio King David wasn’t mythical, my guy.
Also, David disliked his enemies.

And it was either David and Israel, or all of Israel’s enemies that would prevail.

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Pippa Jones

I'll never forget hearing this that night at the O2. This is how this song should be sung.

Robert Rabinowitz

9w↑35

He’s a poet, he’s a writer, he’s a singer and he is terrific in all categories. I am 83 and just hearing him for the first time. I play his music almost every day. He is truly missed. Wish I could have seen one of his concerts. RIP Leonard

Marilyn Gregorski

Makes my day to listen to him sing his
Compositions.

Allan C

You might be interested to know LC was a published novelist before becoming A singer/songwriter.

Ange Kriekenbeek

19w↑78

I'm 76 years old now and I love the way Leonard sang this song. It's so strong and powerful. RIP Dear Leonard ❤️😍💝🙏🌿💐💥💖🙂😊👍♾️💟✝️

georgeR3Roadster

18w

@joben1414 Joben thank you ! wish you all the best also !! 🙏

joben1414 Joben

18w↑1

I bet you had good times back than.. God bless you with health and peace ! ! !

georgeR3Roadster

19w↑3

I am 74 and did listen to his songs since 1968, did sing them (Suzanna) in bed next to my love, in her ears .... did see him in Ghent in 2012 august of love and summer ... so wonderfull so fantastic, so full of emotion and peaceful joy .... love to the world !!! thanks Leonard for your presence here next to us .... RIP you !! ❤🙏

Brooklynn Richardson

16w↑54

I can listen to so many versions of this song and don't get me wrong I have yet to find a bad one, but this...this will always cause shivers up my spine

Zokambaa

I find everyone says this is a fucking Jeff Buckley song.. what the hell... ok his version was not bad but in no way did he compare to Leonard

Maggi Lloyd-Davies

Yes love it. He was amazing. Love Rufus wainwright's cover of this. Another Genius. And of course his daughter is Leonard Cohen's granddaughter

Salim Rajan

2w↑17

Just lost my mom and this song is playing in my spirit. Hallelujah 😔

drevakelemen52n

2w↑2

God bless you... Your Mum is in a safe place... love from Australia DrEva

Janice Gibbons

2w↑1

Salim Rajan, Bless you darling, sending hugs ❤.

TonTanMan

6y↑5K

Rest In Peace Mr. Cohen, may your music inspire many for years to come.

Todor Nikolov

23w

Yeah in Heaven!

Jacques Bradley Etienne

26w

@Алена Весна 7

Teresita Saporittis

26w

Inolvidable ❤️

Esmeraldina Nogueira

26w

Rest in Peace no Meio De Toda a Música, inclusive da Tua, LC!!!

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Bilal Saleem

Tears in my eyes. Surprisingly heart touching

ryan rhino

Lord Almighty, and HIS name is Hallelujah.

Mum Heravi

15w↑69

I get chills all over and tears in my eyes every time I listen to his song ....... RIP Leonard Cohen, we won't forget you ♥️

nancykk

16w↑93

Every time I listen to a cover. Every time. Even though beautifully done, gorgeously and dramatically produced, I immediately return to the original. The master. Not just to listen, but to FEEL.

valerycro

I appriciate him even more 💯

Agate

14w↑3

@valerycro yup, the man singing is the author of the song

kim lee

15w

True story milady.

valerycro

15w↑3

What do you mean?This is original?

David Moore

16w

Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?

Barbara Williams

17w↑70

Oh my gosh. Mr. Cohen's voice is angelic. I thank God for this song and the privilege of hearing him sing it, even though he is no longer here. I'm going to listen to this song for another hour. Have already been listening to it for almost an hour. Rip sir.

Donna L. Palmer

16w↑1

Gone but never forgotten Leonard lives in the hearts of so many. He left us with with treasure trove of songs to remember him by I shared him with my granddaughter & when she was little & she loves Leonard. I'm sure her 4 year old son will, too. ✌ Leonard will be passed on for generations. <3

Teresa Cole

17w↑2

I love his voice also...

Dawn Petrich

17w↑4

The man was an angel

Pauline C

20w↑623

Nothing like the composer singing his song and telling his story from his heart. You can tell it came from a deep place. Truly touching!

Твоя Совесть

@Tim Needham Fully agree. I had the same feelings in my lovestory. So I understood this song how it was written.

Zokambaa

@Jenny C Leonard was a Jewish Buddhist traveler in truth.... but I think he knew

Zokambaa

I agree... it's sad that 99% of people think this is a Jeff Buckley song... granted his cover was good but it lacked the gravitas of Leonard Cohen....

Steve Feiles

7w↑4

@Jenny C He had a Rabbi to his end in fact he appears in the Netflix documentary. This song is not about God or Jesus if you listen to the lyrics. Hallelujah is a hebrew word and Leonard struggled with spirituality and his sexual relationships. It's a "Broken Hallelujah"? "I don't know if there is a God above"? This song took Cohen 5 years to complete. He had a Jewish funeral. The burial took place in a family plot associated with the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, an Orthodox synagogue to which Leonard Cohen had "a lifelong spiritual, musical, and familial connection". He had an interest in various faiths but was very human and a "ladies' man" which is reflected in most of his songs. He was loved and known as an extremely kind and generous man. He wanted world peace and people to love one another. Now if being a good person who loves all is not what God wants of us then I pass.

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Ruth Kanner

LE MEILLEUR CHANTEUR DE TOUS LES TEMPS!!

Patricia Mc namara

Best rendition. Not the best voice but still the best rendition ❤

fishgolfguy diggit

Epic!amazing! They sounded like real angels at the end.

r f

9w↑30

Best version and nobody sang it better than Leonard Cohen. God bless us with these wonders 🙏. glad it wasn't hidden from us forever.

Adam

9w↑31

At the organ solo, I sometimes just close my eyes and forget about the world, then tears start flowing. Beautiful part of musical genius.

Roman DiValenti

6y↑205

Thank you, Leonard. Your music will continue to inspire many more generations than we can imagine. Well done, Leonard Cohen. Time to rest.

Loretta Ambrosini

6y↑2

Roman DiValen

Grisha A.

6y↑5

R.I.P.

Ivo Carlos Garcia

6y↑2

R.I.P.

Leila Petersen

6y↑5

R.I.P.

György Lakatos

6y↑17

R.I.P.

RoxyLa

14w↑60

The man who couldn't sing, but could sing with his poetry. A true genius 🙏❤️

Jean Seigfried

Bob Dylan couldn't carry a tune if it was straight jacketed and chained up in a Houdini water trap. But his songs were also the Truth

Tracy Geddes

3w↑1

Singing is opening your heart to the moment,he sung with angles

Axel Köppelmann

2w↑9

The voice of Mr. Cohen is so deep and heartbeating.

Jason Spinney

19w↑85

I am 26 and heard this song for the first time this week. Amazed I've never heard it before, one of the greatest I've ever heard

Chris Dorman-Fox

8w↑1

Did you ever see the movie Shrek?

Lucius Satchell

12w↑2

I watched watchmen the other week and then was watching a critique and it mentioned the scene where this song plays and I've just been binging it on end since

Georgie's Corner

12w

And one of the greatest you’ll ever hear. Check out the cover by John Cale for Shrek animation.

Gary R.

13w

You should hear Lucy sing this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hjgkvuKES8

kathryn grayson

14w

@Katarina Stanojcic I couldn't agree more. @Jack The Film Fanatic recommended John Cales' version. Beautiful but I prefer KD's version. Sorry @Jack The Film Fanatic

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Mitchel Keith Douglas

The absolute original...thanks Mr. Cohen🙏

Howard Dawson

16w↑43

Can't listen to any person singing this song without getting tears in my eyes. Leonard Cohen you were a master above masters R. I. P

Finn McCool

7y↑414

When you encounter a masterpiece, it's always hard to imagine that the world once existed without it.

maureen mannion

16w↑2

You're a poet Finn!

Roch Lemieux

Billy

Yael Hart

6y↑7

Perhaps because there is no 'before' or 'after' when experiencing something that seems timeless.

Peter Szakaly

6y↑6

Finn McCool HALLELUYA

Dario Jacob

6y↑1

nice way to explain this

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Susie K

Love ❤️❤️
I'll be playing this at my funeral xxx

Ercilia Simoes

17w↑25

Uma voz que está a encher o universo.

Sean L. Tobin

19w↑26

Beautiful. No-one sings it like he does. RIP Mr. Cohen

writingtheblackhorse

10w↑12

His last recordings are as beautifully written as his first! Love his gift to the world ♥️

elipaulus

Love his gift to the world, that is well said. I keep listening to it.

ANNE DUIKER-MACKAY

18w↑24

One of the greatest of our times. One of a kind, I salute 🫡 you! Rest well Mr. Leonard Cohen

David Moore

16w

Hello dear,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?

Dame Dean

6y↑718

This song has touch heart in so many ways... I have heard ir during all my life. It's important to me. Have a peaceful trip Mr Cohan.

hasstheb0ss

27w

@olio seriously if you tried to not be filled with hate you could see Israelis are good people who do very many things to help this world, too busy creating medicine technology and curing disease to commit these so called crimes you desire to find. I’m sorry you are so misguided I wish for you to open your heart, listen to this beautiful music and look for some compassion in your soul. Try and meet some Israelis I think it will help you

CHRIS FALCONER

32w↑1

There are numerous covers for Leonard Cohen's piece and although none of them seem unable to pronounce "you" (ya) or "fifth" (fith). And none of them has Neil Larson backing up on the Hammond B3.

Ross Edmonds

32w

@FXTrader YES

olio

33w↑1

Beautiful song, but can't help feeling the dark subject; the mythical "king" David, the "man of blood" according to the Bible, whose star is on the flag of the apartheid of Israel. The same David who sang in Psalm 137:9 "Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks."
In the last 2 days alone, the Israeli terrorist army intentionally murdered 15 Palestinian children in pursuit of happiness according to king David's recommendations. So yeah, Hallelujah, Fakkllelujah. Amen.

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Kathleen Flynn Burnett

13w↑1

His voice is less than musical but he interpreted his writing very well

stv1

13w

The more I hear this the more I love it !!!!! Just heard it a couple days ago ...it's not just him I come back for, that man on the guitar is absolutely beautiful, don't even get me started on those 3 beautiful woman 😍

Teodora Avram

14w↑27

What a masterpiece he created: "an electrified light and symbol of adoration", which gets us closer to God! One of my favorite songs ever❣️

Hirut Mekonnen

12w

RIP Mr. Cohen. 🙏 This is one of my favorite hymns.

Brittany Whitter

13w↑1

This song is not even about God lol

Tony G

I don’t always listen to Leonard Cohen but when I do I listen to this. And You Want It Darker.

Nancy Rosenquist

No one can sing it like him.

Max Mustermann

One of the greatest! Listen carefully.

John Houde

6y↑274

I become physically ill with emotion every time I listen to this original version. This song I know for a fact has saved hundreds if not thousands of lives. We are all broken in some way and sometimes there is nothing left but a Hallelujah repeated over and over until with the gift of grace we are fortunate enough to finish the song alive. Love to all of you...

Marisa Vilella Surur

💖💕💖💕💖💕💟💖💕

A D

5y↑2

John Houde you just found beautiful words... god bless you

coratris

5y↑1

And I thought I was the only one with that feeling. Thanks John..

trekkiehd

5y↑1

John Houde n

FieryLittleRaven

Thank you for this.

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Annè Odham

14w↑3

Thank God for Hallelujah close to taking my life tonight

Yolanda Rosado

11w

I'm glad you didnt...

mila adams

5w↑11

RIP MR.Cohen Love this song. Thank you for leaving this song to God.

Warrior Cell

17w↑21

This song 🎵 was always good but done better with age. He killed it! Excellent lyric writing skills 👌

kaakca

8w↑14

My long life dream was to see him in concert. After almost forty years, different continent my dream realized. Unforgettable night at Radio City Music Hall. Thank you Maestro.

Barbara Collins

6w↑3

Beautiful version from the creator of the song. ❤

Marine One

6y↑938

I have been listening to his music since the '70's . It is a sad day to hear of his death, but great that this song and his music continue to honor him . RIP Leonard Cohen

olio

33w

Jane Longa

Absolutely darling justlove my old music. Xx

Светлана Каркаускайте

Чувствую себя почти что родственницей. Его мама была литовской еврейкой. Спасибо за удивительную песню.

Ingela Alfredsson-sbanljung

My favoriter song is The Partican ..
It describes the foolnes of war its amazing

Stanislava Kellerova

kohen

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jace converse

10w↑26

I read he worked on this song for 5 years but it was worth it,because it is one of them that can really touch a lot of people very deeply.

Colin Campbell

They talk about the number of verses he came up with , more than a 100 in a documentary which has recently been made re Leonard . I did not know that one of his financial assistants ran off with all his money, and he had to start touring again because of this ... (:-(((

Joann Rossi

He worked on it for his whole life....156 versions....

Эндуро Диго

8w↑18

Какая прекрасная песня на все времена!

Baby Boo

Touches the Soul, makes one want to be closer to the Creator God.

peter cowan

I find my time in my listening too this gem of a man walking in a storm , but we got through it in a gracious way.

rocknrollkid90

19w↑12

A complete, great version of his song! 👏🏻👍🏻

Beata S

10w↑1

Geniusz

Wint Herr

6y↑188

One of the most "covered" songs ever...yet the original is and will always be the best version, simply because it's Leonard Cohen who did it!

RachelJane101

28w

@E.M. Elvis never sang it. Cohen wrote it and was the first to record it, years after Elvis died.

E.M.

28w

I am confused, on wiki it also says that Cohen is the original writer and released in 1984 but how come Elvis sang this song long before that??? I am very confused, am I missing something? Who is really the original singer?????

RachelJane101

30w↑2

@Ryan McPherson Cohen was a Buddhist. He also dabbled in Hinduism. The religious imagery is metaphorical. This is a song to his ex-lover about their broken love affair. It’s about lust and love and disappointment and hope and describes their shared orgasm.

Reicha

But it doesn't come off that way in his version, somehow. Due to childhood trauma I tend to react very strongly and negatively (like phobic) to deitic religion of any form. But this original rendition of the song always just felt like a huzzah to life for me - rather than one to a deity. But then again, he could have been one of many who see god very strongly in everything, rather than as just a supreme holy overlord. Which I guess would explain it. :)

Ryan McPherson

TheChillimouse The original is in fact a religious song. it's titled hallelujah which means God be praised. it then mentions faith. he mentions David playing a chord to please the Lord. that is a reference to the Hebrew Bible. "She cut your hair" and " you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you" are also quotes from the Hebrew Bible. Cohen himself was a very religious Jewish man. So, no one reinterpreted it as religious because it is riddled with references to the Bible to begin with.

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Marita Taylor

4w↑7

Best version of his masterpiece ever!

Sylvia Fink

Soo schön .

Catherine Hendrickson

I adore this.

Sherill Lepp

3w↑1

This beautiful song and his "Dance me to the End of Time" bring me to tears every time. So powerful - thank you for touching hearts Mr Cohen

黃碧若

I know the song! When I was young, I bought his album. That was really touching!

Zoltán Zolee

7w↑3

Simply put, I love it!😥💘

Zoila Yolanda Sifuentes

11w

Que hermosa canción!!!!
¡¡¡Aleluya!!!🇵🇪❤

Suzanne Lang

6y↑97

I've heard MANY versions of this song. His version gives me goosebumps. RIP Leonard Cohen.

Patricia Foley

17w↑1

Gives me goosebumps love Patricia x

Stanley Williams

6y↑6

Its the organ that is giving you that sensation and the thought of losing Leonard Cohen this year thats giving you that feeling because i feel it too

Thereal Goldentooth

6y↑1

true story...lol

David Elliot

6y↑22

It was HIS song. He wrote it.

Dawn Mix

15w↑22

One of the most touching and heart felt songs I've ever heard.

Tab

9w↑22

I just finished watching Netflix documentary of Leonard Cohen...and I appreciated his music even more because who he was as a human being....

jerry Hansen

Leonard Cohen is like a god, this is perfection

Manuel Jesús Ayuga Sánchez

10w↑14

Todavía nos canta desde el cielo Leonard, su Aleluya.
Una de las mejores voces negra salida de las cuerdas vocales de un blanco. Una conjunción preciosa ☀️💞🙏

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6w↑8

Abdolutely the best. My soul is just in peace right now. Everything is in the best place right now. I couldn t ask anything better than this. What an inspirstion. What a masterpiece. Wow. Thank You. Thank you Lord. Thank You Mr Cohen. I didn t even know You. Never even heard of You. Now i heard and it is enough. Halleluya.

Lyla D

2y↑441

RIP Mr. Cohen, thank you for the gifts you gave us and sharing your incredible talent with the world.

Ernest Welon

2y↑1

Hey dear how are you doing over there ?

F. g 10

6w↑8

Simplesmente magnífico

Elizabeth Augustus

7w↑3

I love this rendition

Deborah Klein

10w↑4

This song has been sung by so many others, but no one can compare to him. I wish I had been able to see him in person.
His passion is so true and genuine.

Cats PJ

9w↑8

This is the master, no one can do justice to this song. Committed to his Jewish faith, a Rinjai Buddhist monk in touch with his spirituality, a poet, novelist, singer and songwriter. Beyond magic ❤️🎶💯……🕊️🕊️🕊️

Belinda Hart

The only one I’ve heard that I think does it justice is K D Lang. Sung with such emotion!

Дмитрий Леонов

Суперпесня. На все времена

Johnathan

20w↑256

I'm not really a Christian but I do really love this song. Just makes me so damn emotional. Literally saved me from suicide. So I don't care what my religion is I will love this song no matter what.

Roan

@Erik B it’s all general abrahamic imagery David is important to Jews and Christian’s it’s same in all abrahamic religions

Erik B

@D H He also lived for years in a bhuddist monastery. And clearly has a lot of christian influence in his song.
I don't think there is a neat little drawer to stuff him in.

Spider-Man

Glad you’re still alive bud!

The door is always open if you want to ask Jesus in your life. If you want to, that is. I’m not forcing anything on you.

Jamie Browning Riehl

I don't think the song is Christian either...

brian177

4w↑1

@Stefanie Prejean She broke your throne, she cut your hair... damn Delilah...

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Menelik Russo

14w↑24

Man! this performance still gives me goosebumps

Menelik Russo

14w

@Swapnil Gupta 👀 what?

Swapnil Gupta

14w

You forget your own culture. Don't you?

Jearl Black

15w↑17

Ahhh yes, the Masterpiece! So so many people have made the song "their own" and I like them all. Thank you Mr. Cohen for this gift you have give the world!

Sławek S

Pięknie❤!!

Anne Austin

5w↑2

Beautiful praise song. Truly a blessing

Andres Varela

14w↑25

This is one of the most beautiful song of the world!

Eric S

6y↑181

Love watching the emotion on Leonard's face as well as the keyboardist during his solo.

olio

33w↑1

Beautiful song, but can't help feeling the dark subject; the mythical "king" David, whose star is on the flag of the apartheid of Israel. The same David who sang in Psalm 137:9 "Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks."
In the last 2 days, the Israeli terrorist army intentionally murdered 15 Palestinian children in pursuit of happiness according to king David's recommendations. So yeah, Hallelujah, Fakkllelujah. Amen.

Светлана Кукочка

36w

а он для меня волшебство из другой жизни в которой жили а может хотели жить

Marita Strieder

Ich liebe dieses Lied und dich

Yen-Heng Lin

5y↑1

the impeccable Neil Larsen

Milan Cáder

6y↑7

Elan

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Ognjen Senjaj

14w

best song ever 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Nikki Betts

16w↑5

Love it, the passion, the depth , griitiness 🥰❤

Chris Trinder

19w↑20

Incomparable! Leonard stands alone….👏😘

Living in Clarity

10w↑6

Just love the bittersweet taste of this song. So well mixed. Can really feel the joy if love and the end of it. All with a victory title.

Suzie Pelletier

18w↑16

Je suis sans voix avec cette chanson tellement beau et tellement bien interprété merci à l'infini monsieur Cohen de votre talent

Larissa Di Caro

6y↑99

Que voz!!!! RIP Mr Cohen.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Emmanuelle REMY

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Emmanuelle REMY

Larissa Di Caro

Łełek

Larissa Di Caro RIP 😢

TΔḉḯტ lḯღαh Sṃṭһ

Pena que faliceu, mais a musica ficou para toca a alma de varias pessoas

Micheline Jeanneret

Larissa Di Caro enfants musions

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Ivie Walker

9w↑3

What an amazing performer!

Olivier Faure

13w↑3

Undoubtedly this song by Leonard Cohen uplifts us all. It's a wonderful moment!

Gary R.

13w

You should hear Lucy sing this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hjgkvuKES8

peter daniels

19w↑11

Great rendition of a true classic by the master

Ca Fernandez

4w↑3

Truly man's life's story put to music....music sends a message to the world.what a true life story of man's life as he gives account of it before GOD..what a awesome gift left to us and at the end of life HALLELUJAH !!

RollingStone

17w↑21

Give me Leonard Cohen every night, that tranquil beauty of delight.... that profound feeling, I require for survival. His luminous words that burn within, his sexy voice capturing every sin...his love that complicated new arrivals. There are no words to fill his void, there are no stories left to cure, because when Leonard Cohen died, our hearts... turned into sorrow. - P

Roger Eisinger

6y↑136

This is what a song with the utmost of feeling and heart sounds like! R.I.P. Mr. Cohen!

Idaline Vérenne

6y↑2

J' aime cette chanson et j'aime. Ie grand monsieur. Qui la chante le.

Lydia Texier

6y↑1

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6y↑3

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Johnny Lakewood

7w↑2

I never heard the original. This is amazing.

Mina Tempest

10w↑4

Leonard, thank you for this gift you give to us. Bless you.

Diann Dunkley

8w↑5

Leonard Cohen is a very spiritual writer and the music is exquisite.

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