Poniamo il caso che vi piaccia Shrek, avete presente il film?
Poniamo anche il caso che, durante la parte triste del film, dove Shrek litiga con l’amata Fiona e quest’ultima sta per sposare l’odioso Lord Farquaad, ebbene in quel momento notiate una canzone inaspettata.
Poniano anche il fatto che non abbiate, come me, approfondito subito l’argomento: perché hanno scelto quella canzone? perché non l’ho mai sentita prima? perché non una semplice canzone d’amore ma una con la parola hallelujah in bella mostra? (ricordate che sono cintura nera di seghe mentali, nobel di curiosità e rompiballe in genere
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Qualche tempo dopo la stessa canzone viene fuori tra amici e scopro che è stata scritta nel 1984 da Leonard Cohen ed è stata reintepretata da Jeff Buckley e da John Cale (in Shrek). Se volete potete cimentarvi con la versione karaoke.
Ve la propongo:
Well 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
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Well 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 her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Well 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 you
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
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
What’s really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Maybe there is a God above
But all I’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
And 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
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
Ah, dimenticavo, è stata usata anche in Scrubs, che mi piace parecchio. Curioso no?
Piccola Nota Tecnica: questo è il primo post in cui includo contenuti video (per ora esterni). Gongolo.