A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

Home › Glossary › Letter H

Hallelujah

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A Hebrew command meaning "praise the Lord"; in poetry, an exclamation of joy, worship, and triumph.

Detailed Definition
Hallelujah appears throughout biblical praise, especially in the Psalms, where it can open or close a song with a burst of communal affirmation. Its imperative form makes praise an action rather than a private mood, even when circumstances remain grievous. In poetry, Hallelujah can sound triumphant, ironic, exhausted, or defiant, allowing a speaker to praise through darkness without pretending that darkness has vanished.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Hallelujah rises from the crowd like a bright bird” uses the Hebrew praise as a joyful refrain; A poet may repeat “Hallelujah” to give a poem the rhythm of communal worship; “After grief, she whispers hallelujah for the smallest surviving light” makes praise meaningful without denying sorrow; The word can also be used ironically when public celebration conceals private suffering.
Additional Notes
Hallelujah combines Hebrew elements meaning “praise” and “the Lord,” and is commonly translated “Praise the Lord.” It is especially frequent in the Psalms, where it may open or close a song, and it appears prominently in Revelation’s heavenly praise. In English, it can function as a liturgical acclamation or an expression of relief and joy. Its tone depends on context, ranging from solemn worship to enthusiastic celebration.
Also Known As
Alleluia
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