HALLELUJAH (ALELUYA)
IL DIVO
SONGWRITER: LEONARD COHEN
COUNTRY: CANADA:
ALBUM: THE PROMISE
LABEL: SYCO MUSIC
GENRE: CLASSICAL CROSSOVER
YEAR: 2008
The
Promise is the fourth studio album by the classical crossover group, Il Divo.
The Promise was released globally on 10 November 2008, except in the US and
Canada, where it was released 17 November, Ireland and Mexico where it was
released on 7 November, and Japan, on 26 November. The album reached the No.1
spot in the UK on 16 November. The album was produced by Steve Mac. It was
announced on 10 September, that it will be named The Promise, although the
track listing was at this time not yet disclosed. In early messages to people
who are members of the band's official site's mailing list, it revealed to them
that 'Il Divo return with their richest and most diverse album to date.' It
also revealed that the album would have twelve songs. Cover songs confirmed at
this time were: Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s "The Power of Love"; 'a
haunting and beautiful interpretation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"';
the smouldering intensity of Lara Fabian's "Adagio"; and the fourth
confirmed song then was ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All".
The
Promise contains seven covers of existing songs, along with four new songs
written especially for the album. The new songs included are: "La Promessa"
(Italian), "Enamorado" (Spanish), "Angelina" (Spanish) and
"La Luna" (Italian). Also contained on the album is a
cover of the chart topping song "She" made famous by French tenor Charles
Aznavour. "L'Alba Del Mondo" is an Italian adaptation of the song
"I Knew I Loved You", a famous song based on "Deborah's
Theme" from Once Upon A Time in America and written by Ennio Morricone.
The final track on the album is a cover of the traditional hymn, "Amazing
Grace".
On 24
October 2008, Il Divo flew across the ocean overnight specially for The Oprah
Winfrey Show after they had been called by Winfrey on the phone on their way in
the airport for a post-album recording vacation, to give a special performance
on the show, where they performed the song "Amazing Grace". Following
this the hymn made it into the MTV US top 20.
The album
peaked No. 1 on the top classical albums on Billboard charts, and up until 12
September 2009, spent 43 straight weeks in the Top 10 list.
The album
was released globally on 10 November 2008, except in the US and Canada, where
it was released on 18 November 2008, Ireland where it was released on 7
November 2008, and Japan, on 26 November 2008. The album reached the No.1 spot
in the UK on 16 November 2008. The album was produced by Steve Mac. According
to the credits on the DVDs, the bagpipes in Amazing Grace, both on this album
and in the performance on the In the Coliseum DVD, are played by Robert White.
Un
soldado a casa hoy regreso
Y un
niño enfermo se curo
Y hoy
no hay trabajo entre el bosque de la lluvia
Un
desamparado se salvo por causa de una buena acción
Y hoy
nadie lo repudia
Alelujah!
Un
ateo que consiguió creer
Y un
hambriento hoy tiene de comer
Y hoy
donaron a una iglesia una fortuna
Que
la guerra pronto se acabara
Que
en el mundo al fin reinara la paz
Que
no habra miseria alguna
Alelujah!
Porque
la norma sea el amor
Y no
gobierne la corrupción
Sino
lo bueno y lo mejor del alma pura
Porque
Dios nos proteja de un mal final
Porque
un día podamos escarmentar
Con
que acaben con tanta furia
Alelujah!
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