Is Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah religious?
Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah song had people wondering if it were a religious piece or not. In fact, the song has a whole different meaning to it.
According to the singer and poet, there is nothing spiritual about it, and is purely hedonistic. He decided on the Hallelujah word to gain instant fame, thereby throwing a few biblical characters to create sensation and attention. It is not spiritual in view of Judaism or Christianity and honestly rather blasphemous
The Hallelujah song tells a story of a broken love, true love remembered and mourned, guilt, penance, and of finding peace. The song’s content is strange for its history and its constant refrain, “hallelujah,” takes the listener through a journey of pain, joy, suffering, and celebration.
