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“Hallelujah is a Hebrew word which means “Glory to the Lord.“ The song explains that many kinds of Hallelujahs do exist. I say: “All the perfect and broken Hallelujahs have an equal value.“ It's, as I say, a desire to affirm my faith in life, not in some formal religious way but with enthusiasm, with 's a rather joyous song. I like very much the last verse. I remember singing' it to Bob Dylan after his last concert in Paris. The morning after, I was having coffee with him and we traded lyrics. Dylan especially liked this last verse; “'And even though it all went wrong, I stand before the Lord of song With nothing on my lips but Hallelujah'.“ — Leonard Cohen interview, Paroles et Musiques,1985. “They say there was a secret chord That David played, and pleased the Lord You don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lifts The baffled
