Celebrating Thay's Life Through Music & Poetry | Thich Nhat Hanh 49th Day Memorial | 2022 03 13 HD
Celebrating the life, poetry and teachings of our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, through music, streamed live from Plum Village, France. Featuring Betsy Rose (https://www.betsyrosemusic.org/), Joe Reilly (https://www.joereilly.org/), Sr. Chan Khong, Br. Phap Niem, and Sr. Dinh Nghiem (from Tu Hieu Temple, Hue, Vietnam: https://langmai.org/) and Br. Phap Khoi & BCM brothers from Blue Cliff Monastery, New York, USA (https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/) as well as Plum Village monastics from France (https://plumvillage.org/) FULL PROGRAM: 05:55 “Gatha Song” - featuring Thay’s words (from his calligraphies and meditative poetry) and music by Sister Luc Nghiem 15:46 “Breathing In, Breathing Out” - the Plum Village classic, introduced & performed live by Betsy Rose who originally composed the music (lyrics taken from Thay’s teachings) 25:06 “Breathing Song” - by Joe Reilly, written and composed by Joe during the Winter Rains Retreat 2005-6 with Thay in Plum Village 35:10 “In My Two Hands” - sung by Sister Chan Khong (in Huế, Vietnam). Lyrics from Thay’s poem “For Warmth,” music originally composed by Betsy Rose. 41:29 “Alone Again” - sung by Brother Phap Khoi and the Blue Cliff Brothers. Lyrics are from Thay’s poem “Recommendation” and set to music by the Brothers of Weston Priory. To see the lyrics and read more about this song, see: https://plumvillage.org/articles/blog/poems-of-thay/alone-again-song-recommendation-thays-poetry/ 54:57 “Sangha Song” - written & sung by Joe Reilly 01:04:03 “Long For This World” - by Betsy Rose 01:11:56 “Simple Simple Love” - written & performed by Betsy Rose 01:18:08 “Le Bonheur” - sung by Sister Định Nghiêm 01:21:02 “Ce Corps N’est Pas Moi” (“This Body is Not Me“) - lyrics by Thay and music composed by Sister Luc Nghiem a few days after Thay’s passing 01:27:25 “Đèn Đi Thong Dong” - lyrics inspired by Thay, written and performed by Brother Pháp Niệm 01:34:23 “The Sound of the Rising Tide” - lyrics and music by Brother Phap Linh, new arrangement performed by the monastics of Plum Village (for lyrics, see: https://plumvillage.org/library/clips/the-sound-of-the-rising-tide/) 01:47:44 “I Smile To The Stars” - sung by Sister Chan Khong This special evening was part of the Coming and Going in Freedom Online Retreat https://plumvillage.org/retreats/info/coming-going-in-freedom/ You can support us by: - donating: https://plumvillage.org/support - helping to caption & translate: https://amara.org/en/profiles/profile/6CaUc7u6E--veOhtyytPBpm2GUSdYuiaQ32XqujWKgo/