Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew youĪnd Samson's tragic romances and his love for Delilah who betrayed him by telling his enemies of how his amazing strength was apparently obtained through the length of his hair. Your faith was strong, but you needed proof David’s fall from God’s favour to his eventual restoration to God as one of Israel’s most famous kings. The song, as Cohen wrote it, is rich with references to Jewish Scriptures, including further references to former shepherd and now King David and his stolen love Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11 v 2). Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah That David played, and it pleased the Lordīut you don't really care for music, do you? Some have gone as far as to say that the song reflects both Cohen's struggles with faith and tests of faith inflicted upon the Jewish people.ġ Samuel 16 V 14-23 talks of how the lowly shepherd boy David and future King of Israel was summoned to play his lyre and sing to King Saul and relief would come to the King’s evil spirits which we can assume was a form of terrible depression. This is a journey that all peoples know well but speaks volumes in Jewish History.
The song’s constant refrain, "hallelujah," takes the listener through a journey of pain, joy, suffering, and celebration. The song’s thematic content is oddly fitting for its history. Cohen's song tells a story of broken love, true love remembered and mourned, guilt, penance, and of finding peace. "Hallelujah," the song teaches us, is a refrain worthy of times of celebration, of mourning, of regret, of catharsis, and reconciliation. Through Cohen's imagery, including references to some of the most notorious women in the bible, we find that the word "hallelujah," can mean so much more than just its religious context. Cohen, adept in scripture, simply taps the human condition described in the bible in order to provide counsel to the broken-hearted. This song is a bitter lament about love and loss. In Hebrew, the word hallelujah means to rejoice in praising God. He was a musician from Canada, who is known for richly structured, soulful, poetic songs exploring the depths of despair, broken love, and politics - all of which are often laced with religious imagery drawn from his Jewish background. "Hallelujah" was originally composed by singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and released in 1984. It’s a song that many know, but few know much about. What inspired this incredible song and what are the meanings behind the words.
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