{"id":340,"date":"2011-08-27T22:23:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T21:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:21:48","slug":"hallelujah-jeff-buckley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/hallelujah-jeff-buckley\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallelujah &#8211; Jeff Buckley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jeff Buckley est\u00e1 muerto. Y yo, en mi inmensa ignorancia, lo descubr\u00ed en 2009. Y desde ese momento, ya hay uno m\u00e1s en mi lista de personas a las que echo de menos. Jeff Buckley fue una estrella fugaz, un genio que dej\u00f3 su huella en la historia de la m\u00fasica rock con s\u00f3lo un \u00e1lbum y, sobre todo, con la sobrecogedora versi\u00f3n del <i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"328\">Hallelujah<\/i> de Leonard Cohen que, como bien dice Lurrid en su web Letras-Traducidas.net: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><span class=\"citation-1911 citation-end-1911\">&#8220;Y si el maestro Leonard Cohen se luci\u00f3 al componerla, tendr\u00eda que reconocer el canadiense que el d\u00eda que lo hizo, quiz\u00e1 involuntariamente, lo hizo para que fuera cantada por el malogrado Jeff Buckle<\/span>y. Cuando sea mayor, si alg\u00fan d\u00eda hago una versi\u00f3n de alg\u00fan tema, quiero que sea como la que hizo Jeff. Con el permiso de Cohen, el cantante estadounidense hizo suya la canci\u00f3n&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>La traducci\u00f3n de esta canci\u00f3n es tambi\u00e9n m\u00e9rito de Lurrid. Para conocer un poco m\u00e1s la figura de Jeff Buckley, recomiendo la excelente entrada de la Wikipedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero dej\u00e9monos de ch\u00e1chara. Amigos, con vosotros el gran Jeff Buckley, en paz descanse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Official Video - Live at Bearsville)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8AWFf7EAc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1910 citation-end-1910\">He o\u00eddo que existe un acorde secreto<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1909\">que David sol\u00eda tocar, y que agradaba al Se\u00f1or.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1904 citation-1905 citation-1906 citation-end-1906\">Pero t\u00fa realmente no le das mucha<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1901 citation-1902 citation-1903 citation-end-1903\">importancia a la m\u00fasica, \u00bfverdad?<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1898 citation-1899 citation-1900 citation-end-1900\">Era algo as\u00ed como la cuarta, la quinta,<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1896 citation-1897 citation-end-1897\">cae la menor y sube la mayor.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1894 citation-1895\">El rey, confundido, componiendo un aleluya.<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"267\"><span class=\"citation-1890 citation-1891 citation-1892 citation-end-1892\">Aleluya\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1888 citation-1889 citation-end-1889\">Bueno, tu fe era fuerte, pero necesitabas una prueba.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1886 citation-1887 citation-end-1887\">La viste ba\u00f1arse en el tejado.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1885 citation-end-1885\">Su belleza, y el brillo de la luna, te superaron.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1884 citation-end-1884\">Te at\u00f3 a la silla de su cocina.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1883 citation-end-1883\">Rompi\u00f3 tu trono, y cort\u00f3 tu pelo.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1882 citation-end-1882\">Y<\/span> de tus labios arranc\u00f3 un aleluya. <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"237\">Aleluya\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1880 citation-1881 citation-end-1881\">Cari\u00f1o, ya he estado aqu\u00ed antes.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1878 citation-1879 citation-end-1879\">He visto esta habitaci\u00f3n y he caminado sobre este suelo.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1876 citation-1877 citation-end-1877\">Sol\u00eda vivir solo antes de conocerte.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1874 citation-1875 citation-end-1875\">He visto tu bandera sobre el arco de m\u00e1rmol,<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1872 citation-1873 citation-end-1873\">pero el amor no es una marcha victoriosa.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1871 citation-end-1871\">Es un fr\u00edo y roto aleluya.<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"241\"><span class=\"citation-1870 citation-end-1870\">Aleluya\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bue<span class=\"citation-1868 citation-1869 citation-end-1869\">no, hubo un tiempo en que me dejabas saber<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1866 citation-1867 citation-end-1867\">qu\u00e9 era lo que realmente suced\u00eda all\u00e1 abajo.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1864 citation-1865 citation-end-1865\">Pero ahora nunca me lo ense\u00f1as.<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1862 citation-1863 citation-end-1863\">Pero recuerda cuando me un\u00ed a ti,<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1860 citation-1861 citation-end-1861\">cuando la paloma blanca volaba tambi\u00e9n,<\/span> <br><span class=\"citation-1858 citation-1859 citation-end-1859\">y cuando cada suspiro que dibuj\u00e1bamos era un aleluy<\/span>a. <i data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"251\">Aleluya\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bueno, quiz\u00e1 haya un dios all\u00e1 arriba. <br>Pero todo lo que he aprendido sobre el amor fue c\u00f3mo dispararle a alguien que ha desenfundado m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido. <br>No es un lamento que oigas por la noche. <br>No es nadie que haya visto la luz. <br>Es un fr\u00edo y roto aleluya. <i data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"247\">Aleluya\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Original Lyrics:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But yo<span class=\"citation-1856 citation-1857 citation-end-1857\">u don\u2019t really care for music, do you?<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1854 citation-1855 citation-end-1855\">Well it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1852 citation-1853 citation-end-1853\">The minor fall and the major lift<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1850 citation-1851\">The baffled<\/span><span class=\"citation-1849 citation-1850 citation-1851 citation-end-1851\"> king composing Hallelujah<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"238\"><span class=\"citation-1846 citation-1847 citation-1848 citation-end-1848\">Hallelujah\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1843 citation-1844 citation-1845 citation-end-1845\">Well your faith was strong but you n<\/span><span class=\"citation-1843 citation-1844 citation-end-1844\">eeded<\/span><span class=\"citation-1843 citation-end-1843\"> proof<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1842 citation-end-1842\">You saw her bathing on the roof<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1841\">Her beaut<\/span><span class=\"citation-1839 citation-1840 citation-1841 citation-end-1841\">y and the moonlight overthrew you<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1836 citation-1837 citation-1838 citation-end-1838\">She tied you to her kitchen chair<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1833 citation-1834 citation-1835 citation-end-1835\">She broke your throne and she cut your <\/span><span class=\"citation-1833 citation-1834 citation-end-1834\">hair<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1831 citation-1832\">And from yo<\/span><span class=\"citation-1829 citation-1830 citation-1831 citation-1832 citation-end-1832\">ur lips she drew the Hallelujah<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"244\"><span class=\"citation-1825 citation-1826 citation-1827 citation-1828 citation-end-1828\">Hallelujah\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1821 citation-1822 citation-1823 citation-1824 citation-end-1824\">Baby I\u2019ve been here before<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1817 citation-1818 citation-1819 citation-1820 citation-end-1820\">I\u2019ve seen t<\/span><span class=\"citation-1817 citation-1818 citation-1819 citation-end-1819\">his room and <\/span><span class=\"citation-1817 citation-1818\">I\u2019ve walked this flo<\/span><span class=\"citation-1816 citation-1817 citation-1818 citation-end-1818\">or<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1813 citation-1814 citation-1815 citation-end-1815\">I used to live alone before I knew you<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1810 citation-1811 citation-1812 citation-end-1812\">I\u2019ve seen your flag on the marble arch<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1807 citation-1808 citation-1809 citation-end-1809\">But love i<\/span><span class=\"citation-1807 citation-1808 citation-end-1808\">s not a victory<\/span><span class=\"citation-1807 citation-end-1807\"> march<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1806\">It\u2019s a co<\/span><span class=\"citation-1805 citation-1806 citation-end-1806\">ld and it\u2019s a broken Hallelujah<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"225\"><span class=\"citation-1803 citation-1804 citation-end-1804\">Hallelujah\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1801 citation-1802 citation-end-1802\">Well there was a time when you let me know<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1799 citation-1800 citation-end-1800\">W<\/span><span class=\"citation-1799\">hat\u2019s really going on be<\/span><span class=\"citation-1798 citation-1799 citation-end-1799\">low<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1796 citation-1797 citation-end-1797\">But now you never show that to me, do you?<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1794 citation-1795 citation-end-1795\">But remember when I moved in you<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1792 citation-1793 citation-end-1793\">And the holy dove was <\/span><span class=\"citation-1792 citation-end-1792\">moving too<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1791\">And ever<\/span><span class=\"citation-1790 citation-1791 citation-end-1791\">y breath we drew was Hallelujah<\/span> <i data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"221\"><span class=\"citation-1788 citation-1789 citation-end-1789\">Hallelujah\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"citation-1786 citation-1787 citation-end-1787\">Well, maybe there\u2019s a God above<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1784 citation-1785 citation-end-1785\">But all I\u2019ve eve<\/span><span class=\"citation-1784 citation-end-1784\">r learned from love<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1783 citation-end-1783\">Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1782 citation-end-1782\">It\u2019s not a cry that you hear at night<\/span> <span class=\"citation-1781 citation-end-1781\">It\u2019s not somebody who\u2019s seen th<\/span>e light It\u2019s a cold and it\u2019s a broken Hallelujah <i data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"228\">Hallelujah\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>La composici\u00f3n original es de Leonard Cohen, pero la letra est\u00e1 modificada por Buckley para esta versi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Buckley est\u00e1 muerto. Y yo, en mi inmensa ignorancia, lo descubr\u00ed en 2009. Y desde ese momento, ya hay uno m\u00e1s en mi lista de personas a las que echo de menos. Jeff Buckley fue una estrella fugaz, un genio que dej\u00f3 su huella en la historia de la m\u00fasica rock con s\u00f3lo un [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3303,"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/3303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jorgebalaguer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}