I heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? Well it goes like this : The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you And she tied you to her kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair But from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Baby I've been here before I've seen this room and I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew ya And I've seen your flag on the marble arch and love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah 亲爱的,告诉你,之前我来过这里 看到过这个房子,并走在地板上... 认识你之前,我习惯了独自生活 我也看到过,你在大理石拱门上留下的标志 爱 对我来说并不是胜利的进行曲 而是一曲冷酷和破灭的哈利路亚之歌
There was a time when you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show that to me do ya But remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Maybe there's a God above But all I've ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you It's not a cry that you hear at night It's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
这首歌是民谣诗人Leonard Cohen在1984年写的,被认为是流行音乐最美的旋律之一。多义的歌词,既有宗教的隐喻,又渗透着有关性的想象。情感低沉忧郁,缓慢的调子似无望的人在向上帝祈求。Hallelujah先后被Bob Dyaln, John Cash等民谣大师及U2乐队里的Bono翻唱过。而被公认最佳最震撼的翻唱是Jeff Buckley,收录在他1994年的处女专辑Grace中,这首歌使Jeff瞬时在美国音乐界声名鹊起。Rufus Wainwright在2001年《怪物史莱克》Shrek里的翻唱了Jeff的版本,他模仿了Jeff的风格,不同的是Jeff的配乐只有一把低回如泣的吉他,而后者则配以钢琴,更为流行一些。但从歌曲的情绪感染力角度来说,无疑,Jeff的版本更凄婉动人。
Buckley出生于美国南部加州,五岁那年,他发现了祖母的一把吉他就开始自学。17岁时Buckley离家完成了中学学业就开始在Hollywood发展。他参加过一些摇滚和雷吉乐队,也散发了一些录音作品以挣些小钱。1990年Buckley搬到了纽约,和当地一些乐队一起表演,随后就开始创造自己的作品。据Buckley自己说,纽约的Lower East Side比其它地方更让他感到自在,虽然根在加州,但他却在加州找不着自己的位置。但谁也没想到,1997年春天时Buckley在孟菲斯灌录一张新专辑,在密西西比河中一次游泳时不幸溺亡。