Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah!

Hallelujah es una canción de Leonard Cohen publicada en su álbum Various Positions en 1984. Inicialmente, no obtuvo mayor reconocimiento. En 1991, fue versionada por el músico galés John Cale, y obtuvo una buena aceptación.

Letra

Now I`ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you dont really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor falls, the major lifts
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 her
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
Well, maybe there`s a God above
As for me all I`ve ever learned from love
Is how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
But it`s not a crime that you`re hear tonight
It`s not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the Light
No, it`s a cold and it`s a very broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Instrumental
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well people I`ve been here before
I know this room and I`ve walked this floor
You see I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I`ve seen your flag on the marble arch
But listen love, love is not some kind of victory march, no
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?
And I remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove she was moving too
And every single breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Now I`ve done my best, I know it wasn`t much
I couldn`t feel, so I tried to touch
I`ve told the truth, I didnt come here to London just to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I`ll stand right here before the Lord of song
With nothing, nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Traducción

Oí que existía un acorde secreto
Now I`ve heard there was a secret chord
Que David tocaba y complacía al Señor
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
Pero en realidad a ti no te importa la música, ¿verdad?
But you don`t really care for music, do you?
Dice así: El cuarto, el quinto
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
La caída menor, la mayor ascensión
The minor fall, the major lift
El rey desconcertado componiendo Aleluya
The baffled King composing Hallelujah

Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Tu fe era fuerte, pero necesitabas pruebas
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
La viste bañarse en el tejado
You saw her bathing on the roof
Su belleza y la luz de la Luna te derrocaron
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
Ella te ató a una silla de cocina
She tied you to a kitchen chair
Y rompió tu trono y te cortó el pelo
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
Y de tus labios ella sacó el Aleluya
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Dices que tomé el nombre en vano
You say I took the name in vain
No siquiera conozco el nombre
I don`t even know the name
Pero si lo hice, bueno, de veras, qué te importa?
But if I did, well, really, what`s it to you?
Hay un resplandor de luz en cada palabra
There`s a blaze of light in every word
No importa cuál escuchaste
It doesn`t matter which you heard
El sagrado o el contrito Aleluya
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hice todo lo posible, no fue mucho
I did my best, it wasn`t much
No podía sentir, así que aprendí a tocar
I couldn`t feel, so I tried to touch
Dije la verdad, no vine aquí para engañarte
I`ve told the truth, I didn`t come to fool you
Y aunque todo salió mal
And even though it all went wrong
Me quedaré ante el Señor de la Canción
I`ll stand before the Lord of Song
Con nada en mi lengua excepto Aleluya
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Aleluya, aleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah