Hallelujah

Dance Me…Leonard Cohen Collection

by Leonard Cohen

I’ve heard there was a secret chord
that David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor Fall, The major lift,
The baffled king composing, hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne
she cut your hair and from your lips she drew the hallelujah

Maybe I’ve been here before
I know this room, I’ve walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
love is not a victory march
it’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah…

How best to two dimensionally express the emotional essence of the word “Hallelujah” – what a challenge. There were many ideas and sketches. This version draws on inspiration from the physical movement of throwing petals heavenward as an expression of faith and joy. – Larisa

• Image Size: 5″ x 10″
• Edition Size: 300 signed and numbered by the artist
• Printed on Arches watercolour paper
• Matted ready for framing.