Alleluia (Hallelujah)

Hallelujah, Halleluyah, or Alleluia, is a transliteration of the Hebrew word הַלְלוּיָהּ meaning "praise (הַלְּלוּ) Yah (יָהּ)." It is found mainly in the book of Psalms and has a similar pronunciation in many, but not all, languages. The word is used in Judaism as part of the Hallel prayers, and in Christian praise. It has been accepted into the English language, but its Latin form Alleluia is used by many English-speaking Christians in preference to Hallelujah.

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Original text and translations

Hebrew text הַלְלוּיָהּ

Latin text Alleluia!

and in early manuscripts:

Alleluja

Greek text Aλληλουια

Church Slavonic text Aллилyiя

English translation Hallelujah!

also:

Alleluia!

Halleluyah!

Alleluya!

German translation Halleluja!

French translation Alleluia !

Portuguese translation Aleluia!

Russian translation Aллилуйя

Spanish translation Aleluya!

Ukrainian translation Aлилýя

Settings by composers

Note: This list only includes settings of the single word, "Alleluia", "Hallelujah", etc. Many settings, especially plainchant ones, include verses celebrating a particular feast, occasion or saint. Those settings have their texts on the individual score pages.

• Anonymous I
• Anonymous II
• Anonymous III
• Dietrich Buxtehude
• Fabio Fresi
• Andrea Gabrieli
• Claudio Macchi
• F. Mancini
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Michael Praetorius
• John Taverner - two settings
• G. Totaro

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