its not really about people dying its about finding peace and everyone existing equally after they have died and the joy and being free from the restraints and bonds of life. we sang it in our choir this year
Hmmm... it's not really about dying, it's part of the Buddhist chant known as the Heart Sutra and it's about the end of suffering... bodhisvaha = awakening yourself form suffering...
Many cultures celebrate the life of a person rather than mourn the death of them. So it's really not all that strange that this song is a celebration of passing on to the next life.
Many cultures celebrate the life of a person rather than mourn the death of them. So it's really not all that strange that this song is a celebration of passing on the next life.
This is amazing and a massage to the new generations. This is just not only a song or just something to sing, this all about to practice in daily life. be a great human being, to be wise, like a buddha to bring happiness and peace in the universe.
I wish and pray for those children who chanted this sutra and practice in their daily lives,,, Buddha sasana digham titthatu
Dude, you sounded like a highschool choir, honestly. Really depp voices, especially for middle school. Very good! We're in the proccess of learning this song now. I think it is beautiful. The harmony between the altos and sopranos (and the Alto's finally have a more interesting part than the soprano's, which is a plus in my book)
For a middle school choir, your choir is very very good!! Great job! My high school choir is singing this for the district choir competition in my state. Once again, Great Job!
@Kiaarria It is about awakening for which death is a requirement. Buddhist tradition regards this world as nothing but a place of toil and suffering and the body, to be quite blunt, as nothing more than a sack of pus and shit. The best translation I have found, from Anthony C. Yu's The Monkey and the Monk, an abridgment of The Journey to the West, is "Gone, gone, gone beyond, completely gone beyond! O what an awakening! All hail!" (pg 273 in the footnotes). It is a celebration of escaping all
......... woa................. are you positive this is middle school? I have heard high school to college recordings of this that were horrible.... this is awesome! AMAZING. My college is singing this and it is very challengingggggggggggggg. Major Kudos!
my middle school varsity choir is singing this right now!!! im an alto and its sooo hard!!!!!!
btw you guys did a really good job :)
misspeytonblair 4 months ago
my high school choir did this song and i absolutely loved it! You guys did a lot better then us XD
silverpyro19 6 months ago
its not really about people dying its about finding peace and everyone existing equally after they have died and the joy and being free from the restraints and bonds of life. we sang it in our choir this year
OiraMela 8 months ago
Taran ur right. its jeff. But our mens section is a little better but we would be a little better if Mr harden was still teaching
JRA218 10 months ago
well i go to claggett right now i in choir were sigig this song i love ha my name is taran purkey this song is kewl
purkey49 11 months ago
Too bad it's really quiet.
sarahmiller0 1 year ago
Hmmm... it's not really about dying, it's part of the Buddhist chant known as the Heart Sutra and it's about the end of suffering... bodhisvaha = awakening yourself form suffering...
YogaScot 1 year ago
My high school choir is singing this! we love it!
LongTimeNoSwing 1 year ago
Many cultures celebrate the life of a person rather than mourn the death of them. So it's really not all that strange that this song is a celebration of passing on to the next life.
eeegthespaz 1 year ago
Many cultures celebrate the life of a person rather than mourn the death of them. So it's really not all that strange that this song is a celebration of passing on the next life.
eeegthespaz 1 year ago
This is amazing and a massage to the new generations. This is just not only a song or just something to sing, this all about to practice in daily life. be a great human being, to be wise, like a buddha to bring happiness and peace in the universe.
I wish and pray for those children who chanted this sutra and practice in their daily lives,,, Buddha sasana digham titthatu
middlewaydhammagroup 1 year ago
This was WONDERFUL! Just a tip though....a bit more soprano action ;)
gerardbutlerlurver 1 year ago
we did this at our all state chorus thingy. haha this song is awsome . gate gate go!!!Lol
tierakelsey12 1 year ago
I live in Salem Oregon and I go to Stephens middle school
sarahmiller0 2 years ago
Dude, you sounded like a highschool choir, honestly. Really depp voices, especially for middle school. Very good! We're in the proccess of learning this song now. I think it is beautiful. The harmony between the altos and sopranos (and the Alto's finally have a more interesting part than the soprano's, which is a plus in my book)
emoTeam95 2 years ago
Very nice! Though the song isn't actually about death; there's a very good explanation in the back of the piece. :)
mykingweasley 2 years ago
For a middle school choir, your choir is very very good!! Great job! My high school choir is singing this for the district choir competition in my state. Once again, Great Job!
broadwayluvr33 2 years ago
OMG! your choir is AMAZING! totally loved it :D
1xfallenkiss 2 years ago
Wow, you guys are amazing!! Great job! My choir is singing this, and I'm in high school.
broadwayluvr33 2 years ago
we kicked ass:D
i loved this song
chior rocked:D
-Jhani
RighteousRocker3 2 years ago
YAY! im in here! That was an amazing year... especially cause we won!!!
junebug654321 2 years ago
Congratulation, this is really outstanding for a middle school choir. Cool that you sing such Mantras in school
About the meaning: There are several translations of the Gate Gate Mantra, one is :
Going, going, going on beyond, always going on beyond, always becoming Buddha
So in a sense it's about dying, for it's about going beyond. So let's celebrate :-)
byodomusic 2 years ago
Thanks! I'm even kind of impressed, now that I'm in middle school. Cool stuff, huh?
Actually, all of those people in that choir have really matured into a greater sound now, too.
And yep; I always laughed about how it's a celebration about everyone dying.
Kiaarria 2 years ago
@Kiaarria It is about awakening for which death is a requirement. Buddhist tradition regards this world as nothing but a place of toil and suffering and the body, to be quite blunt, as nothing more than a sack of pus and shit. The best translation I have found, from Anthony C. Yu's The Monkey and the Monk, an abridgment of The Journey to the West, is "Gone, gone, gone beyond, completely gone beyond! O what an awakening! All hail!" (pg 273 in the footnotes). It is a celebration of escaping all
RalphyNoPants 11 months ago
......... woa................. are you positive this is middle school? I have heard high school to college recordings of this that were horrible.... this is awesome! AMAZING. My college is singing this and it is very challengingggggggggggggg. Major Kudos!
missyprez 2 years ago
Yeah, I was in that choir last year. I'm an eighth grader now. ^^ Thanks.
Kiaarria 2 years ago
hold up--this is a middle school choir?! holy cow you guys are good! :]
zjs0919 2 years ago