Lyrics to Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Lyrics to "Hallelujah"- Leonard Cohen 

“Hallelujah” is a song. The song had been performed by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen. Leonard Cohen wrote the song and had been released from his album Various Positions in 1984. This song, “Hallelujah” became more popular, after it recorded by John Cale. It has been seen as a "baseline" for secular hymns. The song featured in the film “Shrek” (2001), which increased the popularity of the song. The song also used in other films and television soundtracks. Since 1991, many singers performed this song, “Hallelujah” in various languages, over 300 versions known. More than 5 million copies of the song, “Hallelujah” was sold in CD format. 

Following Leonard Cohen’s death in November 2016, the song “Hallelujah” experienced renewed interest and appeared on several international singles charts. The song also entered the American Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time.

Singer: Leonard Cohen 

Album: Various Positions 

Songwriter(s): Leonard Cohen 

Recorded: June 1983 

Released: December 1984 

Genre: Folk rock 

Producer(s): John Lissauer 

Label: Columbia

Lyrics to "Hallelujah"

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 

  

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 

  

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

  

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

  

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

 

Hallelujah