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!
Catalan translation Al·leluia!
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
- Guiseppe Antonio Bernabei
- William Boyce
- Dietrich Buxtehude
- Fabio Fresi
- Andrea Gabrieli
- Gregorian chant
- Claudio Macchi
- Francesco Mancini
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Michael Praetorius
- Henry Purcell
- John Taverner - two settings
- Giovanni Totaro
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