@ex59neo53 yeah, but i'm not even sure that Cohen would argue that this is the definitive set of lyrics, one of those covers that overshadows the original.
Wow for a Japanese person to sing this is amazing, they don't have L's in their language, so being able to say a word like hallelujah is impressive considering all the L's it has. And her voice is beautiful to top it all off!
this song is actually not about anything discernible. it means different things to different people. KOKIA's version may be about God, while Jeff Buckley's is admittedly about sex.
we sang this song for the graduating class this years... full of tears and emotions yet still beautiful like the way it should be. she does it perfectly
She sings like this for a number of japanese songs as well. Her range is downright wtfworthy if you listen to a number of her albums. Whilst i'm not overly fond of the really high voice personally, I admit it takes a LOT of skill to actually maintain her voice at this tune without losing it and fumbling the whole song. As mentioned before, her Ave Maria is just downright amazing.
Wow... This is one of the few engrish songs you can actually understand without lyrics :)
She sings most without accent, and english is a pretty hard language for japanese people. Since, aside from the n and a, i, u, e, o all syllables go like "ka", "ha", "mi", "te", "yo", "shi", "kyu" and such.
That is why usually you hear letters which don't belong there "beddo" instead of "bed", but this is totally different!
She's taking English classes at the moment in Dublin, so her English will be improved for her next song in that language :) (Anyway, the pronunciation in this one was good enough for a japanese speaker... what future holds for us, I don't know...
This is a very good cover of this song, love it. The guy who thinks she's 8, yes she has a young sound to her voice. But check her profile on the net. KOKIA (Akiko Yoshida) She's 30+ years old. But it is pretty amazing being Japanese she sang this song so perfectly in English, when she could of done it in Japanese.
I don't like he version very much because it's a bit ripetitive, the marks are not original...the second part it's better...btw I considering Kokia the most beautiful voice on Earth.
Désolé, Alexandra Burke est très supérieur,elle possède une voix juste qui vous pénètre à vous emporter tout au long de sa chanson.Bravo Alexendra Burke,Bravo !
I really don't understand how you could say that. She doesn't sound 8 at all, her speaking is obviously that of an a adult. She's also foreign so it's amazing that her pronunciation of English is so spot on.
That all put aside, I think it's a beautiful rendition of amazing grace. Her soft voice really lends to the lyrics, and melody, and the already sad song becomes a bit sadder, for me at least.
I don't know why anyone would say such a completely baseless, random, hate-filled thing.
It's a very personal theme so, taking into account the song is quite well performed, I would not make very negative remarks. I think the it's sung with such a honesty, and trying to cope with the sadness of the story. The funny thing is that KOKIA could have sung it in a much more imposing or aggressive way (she has te means), but she chose another tone. What I like of KOKIA is that she is able to dose her vocal potential, avoiding exaggeration or inappropriateness.
Nan je ne suis pas d'accord, pas la meilleure non +! J'écoute énormément de J-Music, et je pense que malgré tout, niveau émotion et puissance de la voix, c'est Chihiro Onitsuka qui remporte la première place. J'écoute beaucoup de chanteuses, Ritsuko Okazaki, Ai Otsuka, Nami Tamaki, Seiko Matsuuda, Kokia bien sùr, Aya Matsuura, Hajime Chitose, Yui Horie... mais je pense vraiment que Chihiro est la + douée.
Bisous aux fans qui auront pris le temps de lire mon p'tit laïus.
I LIKE IT , thanks KOKIA
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ansizak99 1 month ago
Imperfect beauty
Greensery 1 month ago
O.M.G! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS! I LOVE YOU FOR FOREVER KOKIA!!!!!!!!!! YOUR VOICE GOES NICELY WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG!!!!! A TRILLION THUMBS UP!!
neldabg 1 month ago
Nice!
leisititine1 3 months ago
It's nice, but I still wouldve prefer kate's version.
narusasuoooxxx 3 months ago
her english is soo sweet x33
8MellieMaus8 4 months ago
who ever hates this has no scense in music :I this made me cry and ive watched this 100 times
jazzeh14 4 months ago in playlist KOKIA
My favorite version of this song by far.
IveAlreadyWon 4 months ago
A very nice try , but the problem is : everybody has Buckley's version in their mind ...
ex59neo53 5 months ago
@ex59neo53 yeah, but i'm not even sure that Cohen would argue that this is the definitive set of lyrics, one of those covers that overshadows the original.
fecalinferno 3 months ago
Very impressive singing of this song.
Tho, my favorite remains John Cale's.
DoomDaysHamster 6 months ago
Wow for a Japanese person to sing this is amazing, they don't have L's in their language, so being able to say a word like hallelujah is impressive considering all the L's it has. And her voice is beautiful to top it all off!
ikutoluva 6 months ago
this song is actually not about anything discernible. it means different things to different people. KOKIA's version may be about God, while Jeff Buckley's is admittedly about sex.
fecalinferno 6 months ago
This song is about following God but stumbling because of our own yearnings, but then getting up. Also about finding God's presence in other people.
MEXCHILANGO2009 6 months ago
we sang this song for the graduating class this years... full of tears and emotions yet still beautiful like the way it should be. she does it perfectly
EufoniaSOS 6 months ago
this is absolutely awesome but the saxophone really kills it for me...
supermegakuma 6 months ago
she sounds 16 or something and yet...its too good to be true,shes amazing ~♥~
maichka15 7 months ago
I love she, and her voice..
That´s the best cover of Halleluja....
tonDemonAI22 7 months ago
I like how she'll just let the last note of a phrase die out on a faint breath. It works very well.
xrelaxingpiano 7 months ago
So she speaks English fluently too! She is one of the most amazing women in the world.
res1233 7 months ago
xD I love this song, it's interesting to hear it in her version. I'm used to the Rufus Wainright version.
tygerchickchibi 8 months ago
Her voice.. The song.. The combination just couldn't get any better.
ProShuttler 8 months ago
Jeff Buckley, R.I.P, love you Kokia!~~ But Transparent is just... beautiful <3
kuroxxsakura 8 months ago
She seems a little baby, here... :-) Sweet.
Myria83 9 months ago
her interpretation is so sweet and haunting and weird and just..brilliant
MaikaGoesForAWalk 9 months ago
This is so beautiful~ *cries*
But... if her mission is to spread the love of God then, uh, this isn't really the best song to do so ^^" I love it to death, though~
KKbook 9 months ago
@KKbook well, her mission is to spread the message of Love, sometimes God ... I think this is a good song to spread that love for God you refer too.
timetotakeabath 9 months ago 4
@timetotakeabath does she even speak english? cause if not, her performances on a lot of these english songs are very good.
Funnypandalonies 7 months ago
@Funnypandalonies yes she speaks English. pretty well too.
InvalidAuthorization 6 months ago
@KKbook
She isn't a missionary... she is just one of the few Catholic Japanese. She grew up religious so she does alot of religious music.
sorcress18 7 months ago
I LOVE IT!!
Agnesstation 10 months ago
this version is the best.... :)
Corvusgirl89 10 months ago
いいですね。
pumillaoyaji 10 months ago
震災後に聞きました
clockworktoy105 11 months ago
I love her but this time I didn't like it..I found it too fast...and I think she's just too cute for this song...
Edenlyspirit 11 months ago
Her voice sounds so delicate...
This is probably the best cover I've ever heard...
So beautiful.
AngelsHeartBeats 11 months ago 2
She sings like this for a number of japanese songs as well. Her range is downright wtfworthy if you listen to a number of her albums. Whilst i'm not overly fond of the really high voice personally, I admit it takes a LOT of skill to actually maintain her voice at this tune without losing it and fumbling the whole song. As mentioned before, her Ave Maria is just downright amazing.
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Wow, even though it's not her native tongue she still manages to amaze!!!
COME TO CANADA!!!!!!!
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Wow, even though it's not her native tongue she still manages to amaze!!!
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teendetective013 1 year ago
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dontleavehimfaceless 1 year ago
Honestly I don't know the singer but she sounds so young. Great job though but my favorite version will always be Jeff Buckley's.
FallingSilverLeaves 1 year ago
Why doesn't she hold any notes out, it's like she's not even singing she's just wispering and her breathing is louder than her voice...
GuamKomudo 1 year ago
@GuamKomudo You say that after hearing her sing Ave Maria.
popstarcandygirl 1 year ago
@GuamKomudo you say that as if breathing isnt beautiful.
L7997 1 year ago
@GuamKomudo listen t her sing ave maria and i bet it'll change your mind. she just sings like this for only hallelujah for some reason.
teendetective013 1 year ago
My favorite version of this song..
She have a awesome voice *_*
I cry when I ear this song xD
She have a great voice, she's beautiful, she's just awesome <3
TheNicolas26 1 year ago
One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite singers. Does it get any better!
UndercoverCracker 1 year ago
beautiful <3
asunadaimonji 1 year ago
The way she sings it, you can almost feel her lips kissing you. LOL
OhtheSuffering 1 year ago
Wow... This is one of the few engrish songs you can actually understand without lyrics :)
She sings most without accent, and english is a pretty hard language for japanese people. Since, aside from the n and a, i, u, e, o all syllables go like "ka", "ha", "mi", "te", "yo", "shi", "kyu" and such.
That is why usually you hear letters which don't belong there "beddo" instead of "bed", but this is totally different!
sugoi
Yndostrui 1 year ago
her beautiful voice is touching my heart
last part goes :
Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
unclesaruman 1 year ago
the accent makes it all so much better
GunSlingerXAi 1 year ago
j'en ai des frissons...c'est magnifique...
skeeply 1 year ago
beautiful. kinda got lost in her voice. And it's not a child voice, it's a pure one
Aretha45001 1 year ago
たった一単語は悪いはつおんで、「broken」でした。でも、英語はむずかしいです、even for americans :)
ApesHaveNoTails 1 year ago
beautiful
yayaduncan 1 year ago
本当にハレルヤですね。こういった歌がもっともっと日本で歌われたらいいのに。
nobu3chibi3 1 year ago
It's too beautiful for words.
sayaakarua16 1 year ago 39
@sayaakarua16 oh, what a lovely commentary :)
timetotakeabath 1 year ago
@sayaakarua16 I couldn't speak. I couldn't move. I just closed my eyes and cried and cried. Kokia's songs overwhelm me with emotions ... everytime.
aileentek 1 year ago 5
She's taking English classes at the moment in Dublin, so her English will be improved for her next song in that language :) (Anyway, the pronunciation in this one was good enough for a japanese speaker... what future holds for us, I don't know...
timetotakeabath 1 year ago 16
@timetotakeabath i actually like her accent very much, it has a innocent touch and that matches very good to the song.
marknesium 10 months ago 4
@timetotakeabath Oh dear, she's learning English from Dubliners? Lol, her language skills might get worse after it's all said and done.
oatmealboy6 5 months ago
This is a very good cover of this song, love it. The guy who thinks she's 8, yes she has a young sound to her voice. But check her profile on the net. KOKIA (Akiko Yoshida) She's 30+ years old. But it is pretty amazing being Japanese she sang this song so perfectly in English, when she could of done it in Japanese.
LisaArinWolf 1 year ago
no way !!! she cover that ^^ that's nice ^^ !
Meteotrance 1 year ago
such a sweet voice ... fell like kissing her ..
god bless u kokia .. u have a wonderful n sweet voice
FilthyProper 2 years ago 6
I don't like he version very much because it's a bit ripetitive, the marks are not original...the second part it's better...btw I considering Kokia the most beautiful voice on Earth.
Edenlyspirit 2 years ago 6
amazing !!!
< 3
Dramjoneee 2 years ago 6
wow.... Kokiia did such an amazing job on this song. I got shivers.... and to think that english isn't even her launguage, it's just....wow :) <3
MsFushigiYuugi 2 years ago 27
my mother is a fan of Leonard Cohen and im a fan of kokia. its funny.
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i dont really like her voice , but this son gis very emotional
ayumivero14 2 years ago
Its a love hate song i like it yet i don't but she it does sound like shes using emotion. i hate then that alex berk sang it.
KimixRai4Eva 2 years ago
Naja Alexandra Buke singt es ein wenig besser und auf CD's ist ihre Stimme immer ein wenig pipsiger als in echt ^^
Aber die anderen Weihnachtslieder sind sehr schön (besonders Ave Maria) ^^
SuperMsTifa 2 years ago
Désolé, Alexandra Burke est très supérieur,elle possède une voix juste qui vous pénètre à vous emporter tout au long de sa chanson.Bravo Alexendra Burke,Bravo !
nimicachi 2 years ago
Wouah, je suis totalement d'accord avec mitsuki08, Il est certain que Kokia transmet quelque chose mais Chihiro O. à quelque chose "de plus" ...
ça reste une magnifique chanson, interprétée par une grande artiste ! :)
Je ne m'en lasse pas... <3
chizukay 2 years ago
I really don't understand how you could say that. She doesn't sound 8 at all, her speaking is obviously that of an a adult. She's also foreign so it's amazing that her pronunciation of English is so spot on.
That all put aside, I think it's a beautiful rendition of amazing grace. Her soft voice really lends to the lyrics, and melody, and the already sad song becomes a bit sadder, for me at least.
I don't know why anyone would say such a completely baseless, random, hate-filled thing.
Oh well
TheEvilestManOnEarth 2 years ago 10
Woops, mixup, I meant Hallelujah, not Amazing Grace.
TheEvilestManOnEarth 2 years ago
Bored people, I'm afraid.
It's a very personal theme so, taking into account the song is quite well performed, I would not make very negative remarks. I think the it's sung with such a honesty, and trying to cope with the sadness of the story. The funny thing is that KOKIA could have sung it in a much more imposing or aggressive way (she has te means), but she chose another tone. What I like of KOKIA is that she is able to dose her vocal potential, avoiding exaggeration or inappropriateness.
timetotakeabath 2 years ago 9
They likely can't grasps the concept a grown woman can sing so pure and clear
KimixRai4Eva 2 years ago 3
AWESOME beautiful voice even if she does need to practice english a bit
KailenNAudrey 2 years ago
truely beautiful *^*
its sooo soothing that it kinda puts me to sleep ^^
sounds kinda llike a lullaby
FinalStandofKirika 2 years ago
Sweet ! :)
lyraGW 2 years ago 2
I just love it. Bravo. The Lord is so good.
romzon 2 years ago
Nan je ne suis pas d'accord, pas la meilleure non +! J'écoute énormément de J-Music, et je pense que malgré tout, niveau émotion et puissance de la voix, c'est Chihiro Onitsuka qui remporte la première place. J'écoute beaucoup de chanteuses, Ritsuko Okazaki, Ai Otsuka, Nami Tamaki, Seiko Matsuuda, Kokia bien sùr, Aya Matsuura, Hajime Chitose, Yui Horie... mais je pense vraiment que Chihiro est la + douée.
Bisous aux fans qui auront pris le temps de lire mon p'tit laïus.
mitsuki08 2 years ago
Kokia est la meilleure chanteuse Japonaise...
KasumiCaroline 2 years ago
Really beautiful, but I think that she should practice pronouncing :D Anyway, Kokia has got such a beautiful and calming voice! <3
SofiaSwe94 2 years ago 3
Omg!! J'adore!! Je veux cette chanson =)
MissCrossbones 2 years ago 2
une chanson deja magnifique, mais la... j'en ai les larmes aux yeux!!! merci
<3
heartandbutterfly 2 years ago 4
Yes just Beautiful thats all
Lovly Voice I think I'm going To cry...sniff sniff
Shas01 2 years ago 3
j'adore kokia je suis fan de cette voix magnifique merci pour la video
kyusan42 2 years ago 4
beatiful
victoraguilar93 2 years ago 2
Trop fagnifique !J'adore !Je suis completement touchée au fond du coeur !
lisamaymay 2 years ago 2
its the best version that i ever heard from kokia she has a beatiful voice
gibmirwiskas 3 years ago 6
Sublime voix !!
Magnifique cette artiste!!!
Etonnante Kokia!
geraldine2a 3 years ago 2
the best cover of Halleluja!!
skokle007 3 years ago 65
The lyrics are a bit wrong.
It's...
"It's not someone who's seen the light."
Oh, and also...
"But it's not a cry that you hear at night."
But thank you so much for uploading this! I love it!
Narutogirl1915 3 years ago
wow great!!
SunnySteffi89 3 years ago
beautiful... just beautiful enough said.
killerangel765 3 years ago 4
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I love kokia, and her i think her voice is great...wich is why im somewhat dissapointed with this song. Its very weak vocally.
hotohori98 3 years ago
DUDE, ... FOOL!
mangocake666 3 years ago
BEAUTIFUL SONG EVER! BEAUTIFUL VOICE EVER! BEAUTIFUL.. BEAUTIFUL.. thats it..
its just BEAUTIFUL.
mangocake666 3 years ago 2
Great Song Kokia has a beautiful voice
LordRiddleVoldemort 3 years ago 4
Trop beau !
J'adore, trop cool!
Nyapiiiix3 3 years ago 3
BeautiFUL^^
chall66666 3 years ago
OMG this song is amazing
I love Kokia`s voice but here her voice is...OMG:)
THANK YOU
MariaCzpiot 3 years ago 3
i love "Amazing Grace" from this album too...
beautiful songs...
karinoszek 3 years ago
gorgeous... i feel the emoitons...
stardawwn 3 years ago 4