Hallelujah

[Ian b]

I have been listening to 'Hallelujah' recently,(sung by kd lang). Can anyone explain the lyrics to me, I find them fascinating.

[Hammond Egg]

There are various versions of the lyrics - apparently the whole song (or poem) has fifteen verses, of which only a few are ususaly performed. I don't know which set of verses kd lang uses.

There's a discussion about the meaning of the lyrics here:

http://ask.metafilter.com/17841/Leonard-Cohen- Hallelujah-meaning

[4candles]

Shirley, if all was explained , it wouldn't be fascinating any more. Isn't that the essence of Cohen and Dylan?

I just love the words of Subterranean Homesick Blues, but I don't need it to be analysed ;)

[Ian b]

Hammond Egg. Thanks for that, I have been on to this site, very interesting.

4Candles. I understand that the words were 'poetic', and don't need to be analized. The reason I liked it so much was because it WAS Dylonesque. But even Dylon wrote about something.

When I listen to music I always have half an ear on the production/arrangements, and for this reason I like kd lang's version (I have a live version off youtube in my favourites).