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A Beautiful Parable

 

Farewell Song

 

 

 

Where, where are you going,
my winter sun?
Won't, won't you miss me
Staying on this side
Of the sea?......

Where, where have you gone to,
my tender moon?
How, how I miss you
Standing on this shore,
Water blue!

I wish we could sail
To the same destination,
I want to break these chains..
Oh, my desperation.

When, when will I see you,
my everything?
Won't someone hold you,
When you wake up crying?

Where, where are you now,
my only one?
Won't someone tell me
If you will ever return?

~Munchen '78

For all the refugees in the world.

Supreme Master Ching Hai singing "Farewell Song"

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 Farewell Song - Prelude

   After the contribution ceremony, composer-conductor Peter Boyer gently took Master's hands and said that he had a little surprise for Her. He then invited Master to sing the Farewell Song -- a beautiful song She had composed from Her poem written in Germany in 1978.

   To Supreme Master Ching Hai, who is shy in nature, this was more of a shock than surprise. Without any mental preparation or rehearsal, She feared that She might miss the tune and spoil the reputation of Peter Boyer. Also, since Master had been speaking to thousands of people for many days, She worried that "Her voice might shock the violins out of tune".

   However, swayed by the persistent requests of Peter Boyer and hostess Debbie Reynolds, and especially the overwhelming longing of the audience, after a brief musical conference, Supreme Master Ching Hai began to sing...