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I was getting alerted to this from lots of friends on Facebook today, including non-Cohenites ;-) It is definitely worth all the notifications. So well done and unique. I also love the way he gives the proceeds of his CD's to charity :D
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Oh, hey... I didn't see that he's done cd's, as well.
VERY cool.
Loved this and have shared it, as well as sent it via email.
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It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
I think I've now heard the holy version....

...and, whilst the devil might not have all the best tunes, a broken lyric still has the upperhand for me.

It's a heartwarming performance and that priest certainly hits notes where others fear to tread.

The video seems to be going viral at the moment and is currently top of the charts on the facebook trending section, which is what drew my attention to it.

Can we now look forward to LC enjoying a Passover/Easter number one with the holy Hallelujah to rival his ghost of Christmas past?
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He will be on RTE's Late Late Show in just a few minutes. You can catch it tomorrow on RTE Player.
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I hope there will be a link provided for viewing his appearance after the fact. I've no idea what RTE Late Late Show is... maybe a show that generates from Ireland/England? I'd love to hear what he has to say about his surprizing them this way.
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Today this nice video has arrived also in Italy :-) on the pages .

To our irish friends: What a special priest you have in Ireland , great you can be proud on that - that is really a nice surprise for the spouses .

http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/mondo/2014/ ... onio.shtml

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The interview and Father Kelly singing the song again on the RTE Late Late show:-
http://youtu.be/DYR8H5Ll74k
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OH! So, there WAS an interview! Good!
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First, thanks so much, Goldin for your quickness in providing me [and everyone else]a link to the program 8) !

Then, thanks, as well, Mikeaus, for the link which included the interview, which I had HOPED there would be... and found that there was 8)
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Obviously people of different nationalities have similar ideas regarding 'Hallelujah": :D
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Thank you Mirka. What a beautiful voice the singer has. Can you translate it?
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sereneava wrote:Thank you Mirka. What a beautiful voice the singer has. Can you translate it?
Hello Sereneava,
this is the Polish translation of the original Leonard's text by Maciej Zembaty, the poet/singer known for making Poland the country where Leonard Cohen always had huge following.
This is the text always used when singing Hallelujah in Polish.
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Thanks Mirka. The bride was so emotional. I felt for her.
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