Lyrics : Christopher Tin/Traditional/Homer/Valmiki
Music : Christopher Tin
from the lliad (Ancient Greek)
μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί
γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην
(ἀλλὰ) μέγα ῥέξας
τη και εσσωμενουσι πυθέσθαι
μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί
γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην
(ἀλλὰ) μέγα ῥέξας
τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι
from Beowulf  (Old English)
Ūre ǣghwylc sceal ende
gebīdan worolde līfes
wyrce sē þe mōte
dōmes ǣr dēaþe
Ūre ǣghwylc sceal ende
gebīdan worolde līfes
wyrce sē þe mōte
dōmes ǣr dēaþe
(Ancient Greek)
μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί
γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην
(ἀλλὰ) μέγα ῥέξας
τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι
μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί
γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην
(ἀλλὰ) μέγα ῥέξας
τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι
from the Popol Vuh (K’iche’)
Nab'e chel iwe
Nab'e nay puch kixq'ijiloxik
Nab'e chel iwe
Nab'e nay puch kixq'ijiloxik
Rumal saqil al, Saqil k'ajol
Ta chuxoq
Mawi chisachik i b’i’
(Old English)
Ūre ǣghwylc sceal ende
gebīdan worolde līfes
Ūre ǣghwylc sceal ende
gebīdan worolde līfes
wyrce sē þe mōte
wyrce sē þe mōte
dōmes…ǣr dēaþe
“humming”
from the Ramayana (Sanskrit)
इहैव निधनं यामो (ihaiva nidhanaṃ yāmo)
महाप्रस्थानमेव वा (mahāprasthānam eva vā)
इहैव निधनं यामो (ihaiva nidhanaṃ yāmo)
महाप्रस्थानमेव वा (mahāprasthānam eva vā)
इहैव निधनं यामो (ihaiva nidhanaṃ yāmo)
महाप्रस्थानमेव वा (mahāprasthānam eva vā)
(Ancient Greek)
μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί
γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην
μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί
γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην
(ἀλλὰ) μέγα ῥέξας μέγα ῥέξας
τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι