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>>
<<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 the kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut her hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah>>
Hallelujah, originally from Leonard Cohen and interpreted by so many since then, each with just as much as solemnity, It seems impossible to ignore the lyrics and the majesty in which they are written to fit in with the melody. Cohen expresses a love that has gone sour using religious references and women from the bible that make the art piece even more majestic.
There is little to say about it that you can't feel by hearing it especially in the interpretation by Rufus Wainwright (which most recognize from the animated film Shrek) one can feel the soul and depth in the song, either by the the use of only the ceremonious sounds of the piano or his entrancing voice.
A serene tune and a vexed saying combine quintessentially in an everlasting remembered classic.