Hallelujah

Los milagros no son sólo actos oportunos provenientes de unas reglas aún más caóticas que el azar. Son resultado de una profunda y ardiente fe: ese grito desesperado, coordinado y bienaventurado. Una prístina e íntima comunión entre quienes lo deseamos para alejar el dolor y el desamparo. La plegaria que tiene respuesta, la oración motivada por un mutuo sentimiento de convicción. Es el resultado de haber llevado al límite a la ciencia, a la medicina y lo humano.

Ni un infarto, ni un cateterismo fallido ni múltiples cirugías, confusiones y fallas pudieron detenerte. Amigo, Dr., es sólo cuestión de días. Estoico has aguantado. Será en sólo poco tiempo que podrás detenerte y descansar. Fuiste fuerte, te aferraste a la vida, escuchaste a los tuyos y te fue concedida la luz.

Hallelujah, hallelujah

Now I've heard there was a secret chord

that David played, and it pleased the Lord,

but you don't really care for music, do you?

It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth,

the minor fall, the major lift,

the baffled king composing Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Your faith was strong but you needed proof,

you saw her bathing on the roof,

her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you.

She tied you to a kitchen chair,

she broke your throne, and she cut your hair,

and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Baby I have been here before,

I know this room, I've walked this floor,

I used to live alone before I knew you.

I've seen your flag on the marble arch,

love is not a victory march,

it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time you let me know

what's really going on below,

but now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you,

the holy dove was moving too

and every breath we drew was Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

You say I took the name in vain,

I don't even know the name,

but if I did, well really, what's it to you?

There's a blaze of light in every word

it doesn't matter which you heard:

the holy or the broken Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

I did my best, it wasn't much,

I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch,

I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you.

And even though it all went wrong

I'll stand before the Lord of Song

with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

-LC-