Bon Jovi - Hallelujah
黃春生牧師
Bon Jovi是我學生時代所喜歡的搖滾樂團之一(另一團是愛爾蘭的U2),在所有搖滾福音樂當中,這首《Hallelujah》的歌詞最有意思。人在受試探還能悔改,在受逼迫仍不氣餒,還能夠唱出哈利路亞來讚美主,這樣的信心才是堅定的信,這樣的讚美才能勝過冷酷與破碎的人性。這首歌的旋律雖不搖滾,但深深扣人心弦。
Hallelujah 哈利路亞 Words & Music by Leonard Cohen
I've heard there was a secret chord
我曾聽過一種神祕的和弦
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
是大衛王為了讚美上帝而奏
But you don't really care for music, do you?
但你不在乎這是怎樣的音樂,不是嗎?
Well, it goes like this
好吧!它是這樣彈奏的
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift
四度,五度,降小調,升大調
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
困惑的國王拼奏出哈利路亞
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof
是的,你的信心堅定,但是你需要去證明它
You saw her bathing on the roof
你看到她在房頂沐浴
(註釋:指大衛見到拔示巴,撒母耳記下11:3)
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
她月光襯托下的美麗擊潰了你
(註釋:指大衛後來與拔示巴犯了姦淫)
She tied you to a kitchen chair
她把你綁在廚房的椅子上
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
她毀了你的王位,她剪了你的頭髮
(註釋:指參孫頭髮被大利拉剪去而失去神的力量,士師記16:19)
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
她讓你從唇齒之間再次讚美主
(註釋:意指受試探、跌倒後,還能悔改向主讚美,這就是證明你的信心是堅定的)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Well, baby, I've been here before
是的,寶貝!我曾經來過這裡
I've seen this room, and I've walked this floor
我看過這個房間,我也走過這裡
I used to live alone before I knew you
我在認識你之前曾住在這裡
But I've seen your flag on the marble arch
我曾看到你在大理石拱門上的旗幟
And love is not a victory march
但是愛並不是一場勝利的遊行
It's a cold and it is a broken Hallelujah
它是冷酷的,它是破碎的哈利路亞
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Well, there was a time when you'd let me know
嗯!你讓我知道過去那段時間
What's really going on below
到底發生了什麼事
But now you never show that to me, do you?
但如今你不再讓我知道了,不是嗎?
But remember when I moved in you
但當我靠近你時請記得我
And the Holy Ghost was moving too
聖靈也一同進入
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
我們每次的氣息都是為了讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Well, maybe there is a God above
好吧!也許天上有一位真神
But all that I've ever learned from love
但我曾經從愛中學習到
Was how to shoot somebody who out drew you
只是如何擊敗對手
It's not a cry that you hear at night
那不是你在暗夜中聽到的哭泣
And it is not somebody who has seen the light
那也不是某人見到了光明
It's a cold and it is a broken Hallelujah
它是冷酷的,它是破碎的哈利路亞
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
哈利路亞,讚美主
演唱:Lucy Thomas https://youtu.be/4hjgkvuKES8
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