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Subject: A Tibetan Poem/Folk recommended by Alan Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:52 am
It is really a GREAT song and poem! this is why i share it to ALL alan family~
Thanks to Alan's sharing, i know more about Tibetan history and culture
Alan recommended a poem about missing/love/romance written by the 6th Dalai Lama(the former leader of Tibetan Buddhism), Tshangs dbyangs Rgya mtsho in Tibetan in 300 years ago. ((ya, ROMANTIC(LOVE) poem written by Dalai Lama which was translated into over 20 languages and affect Chinese and Tibetan literature deeply )) It was composed into a folk by Tibetan..
He,the leader of the religion, pursued love which is not allowed, so he wrote poem to express his feeling
lyric translated to Chinese/Eng from Tibetan:
Once for a whole day in a temple with burning incense I meditated suddenly I seemed to hear the resonance of your recitation in my ear
Once for a whole eve I listened to the soulful chant in relief not for enlightment in quest but to feel your living breath
Once for a whole month I turned all prayer wheels in earnest not for repenting sins but to touch your fingerprints
Once for a whole year on all fours to dust I came near not for worshipping gods but to feel your warmth in love
Once for a whole life I journeyed through ten thousand spires not for rebirth to complete but to meet you in destiny
Once in a split second I may ascend as a spirit not for eternity but to bless with joy and security