Chant o Geat Comassion / bbie Betinis div., a cael $2.50 B-057-01 B B I E B E T I N I CHNT OR GRET COMPION div., a cael Commissioned by the Conell nivesity Chous cott Tucke, conducto Pemieed Octobe 25, 200 Ithaca, Ne Yok The Music o bbie Betinis eb:.abbiebetinis.com hone: 612-590-99 email: abbie@abbiebetinis.com
om the cose: This iece is o anyone in any need o touble. It is about calling out o stength and couage as individuals and al on behal o ou geneation. The oening melody is insied by the taditional chant to the goddess Guan Yin, knon in Buddhism as the Chinese Bodhisattva o Comassion. Guan Yin, hose name means she ho heas the cies o the old, is eveed in China, aan, and Taian, and he siitual ancesto, valokiteśvaa, in Maysia, Tibet, and Thaind. Guan Yin voed neve to est until she had eed all sentient beings om eincanation. To comehend the needs o many, he head slit into eleven ieces (hence the 11-at chods on age ). uddenly able to hea the myiad cies, she attemted to each out to eveyone ho as sueing, but he ams shatteed into ieces. he as then given one thousand ams ith hich to ovide aid and elie to those in need. This iece as itten in ense to the eathquake hich took the lives o nealy 70,000 eole in ichuan Povince in May 200. But it is said that evey ecitation o the Geat Comassion Manta geneates kama. I encouage singes to envision thei on kama eciient(s) as they ecite these ancient and beautiul sylbles. The thee texts in the iece ae detailed belo: LINE WRITTEN WHILE TRVELING BY BOT IN THE YELLOW E By Qiu in (1905) I ide the clouds ten thousand leagues, I let and no etun; My sel alone in the easten sea, sing thunde at my side. I cannot bea to see his ma, and my ace gos ale; Ho can I let these ives and hills etun to kala ash? Chea ine can neve melt aay, the o o my nation; To save this age, e must ely on talent beyond the comn. o e ill isk this blood that los om one hunded thousand skulls nd thus exet the stength to tun the coss back in ce. - tans. Paul Rouze (used by kind emission) Qiu in as a Chinese evolutionay, eminist, and ite. n eloquent oato, Qiu in ke out o omen's ights: the eedom to may, eedom o education, and abolishment o bound eet. he as totued and ublicly executed in 1907, at the age o 1. MIRROR By Wang Ebei ecious mio is shatteed Please don t gieve, thee ll be as many honest eyes s thee ae shatteed ieces. - tans. ulia C. Lin Wang Ebei as bon in 1927 in Yanting County, ichuan ovince, hee she as ounalist and edito o the ichuan nesae until he etiement. Yanting County as one o the counties seiously aected in the May 200 eathquake. GRET COMPION MNTR (Dàbēi Zhòu) Taditional (7 th c.) 1. na ho da nu do ye ye 7. an 2. na o li ye. sa bo a yi. o lu e di sho bo ye 9. su da nu da sia. u ti sa do o ye 10. na si i li do yi mung o li ye 5. ho sa do o ye 11. o lu i di, sho o ling to o 6. ho ia lu ni ia ye 12. na nu in cho... (continues o lines) The Geat Comassion Manta is an -line chant ist tansted om anskit to Chinese in the seventh centuy. It is used o otection, uiication, and healing. Because the Chinese vesion has been tansted many times and is sead idely though oal tadition, today the individual ods have shed thei oiginal meanings. It no exists in many vaiations in East sia and aound the old, and is said to geneate kama even to the dead uon its ecitation. Revieed as st audacious edgy and thilling, the music o bbie Betinis (b. 190) has been commissioned by ove 0 music oganizations including the meican uzuki oundation, Cantus, and the Dale Wand inges, and has on aads om the meican Coses oum, CP, eome oundation, and the Minneta Music Educatos sciation. gaduate o t. O College and the nivesity o Minneta, bbie has al studied hany and counteoint in Pais, ance though schoshis om the Euoean meican Musical lliance. ince 2005, bbie has seved as Cose-in-Residence o The chubet Club in t. Paul, Minneta. he has al held esidencies ith The inges Minneta Choal tists and The Rose Ensemble. The Music o bbie Betinis eb:.abbiebetinis.com hone: 612-590-99 email: abbie@abbiebetinis.com
2 Commissioned by the Conell nivesity Chous; cott Tucke, conducto Chant o Geat Comassion TRD. CHINEE / QI IN/ WNG ERBEI BBIE BETINI o lto Meditatively, ith ubato (q»). olo eake: I ode the clouds ten thousand leagues, I let...... and no etun, (humming) - (humming) - My sel... alone in the Easten sea, ing thunde... unde my am, 7 - # ot. # No ine can eve don aay... # the o o my nation.... #. #. 10 - To save this age... e must ely... on the un-comn... emeging... om the cod.. N - - - - N. #. N - - - - Coyight etembe 200, bbie Betinis (CP). ll Rights Reseved.
Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion 1 With enegetic ecision (q»112)...... - oceul, unctuated na ho da nu. - do ye ye,.. - na o li ye, 19 2 chanted, oceul e ill is(s)k hunded thousand this. blood that los - - u ti sa do o ye, skulls - o lu e di and and - sho bo ye, thus ex et thestength to thus ex et thestength to om tun one - ho sa do o ye, - tun ho sa do 29 - ho ia lu ni ia - o ye, ho ia lu ye, an, an, sa ni ia ye, an, sa the bo a yi, the bo a yi, the cos - s back in ce! cos - s back in ce! cos - s back in ce! Rough tanstion: "doation to the noble valokitesvaa, bodhisattva, the Geat Comassionate One!"
an, sa an, sa an, sa bo a yi, bo a yi, bo a yi, Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion an, su an, su an, su da nu da sia, da nu da sia, da nu da sia, na si i li do na si i na yi mung o li ye, li do yi mung o si i li do yi li ye, mung o li ye, 5 5 5 ä o lu i di, â o lu i di, â o lu i di, ä sho b ä sho â sho o o o b ling to o, ling to o, ling to o, na nu in cho, na nu in cho, na nu in cho, si li ho si li ho sa o o do sha me, o do sha me, o to sa o si yun, o si yun, o o to do shu ung, 7 sa o sa do sa o sa do sa o sa do 5 5 5 na o sa do na o sa do na o sa do na o che, na o che, na o che, a to do, a to do, a to do, da dzo to, da dzo to, da dzo to, Í. an(nn) Í. an(nn) Í. an(nn) "Om, I shall enunciate the 'heat' dhaani hich is ue and invincible o all beings,and hich uiies the ath o existence. Thus: Om..."
Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion 5 5. loe, e exed (q»72)... olo eake: ecious mio is shatteed... Please don't gieve, - an, - an, legato - o legato - o - - - o lu si, b - - - o lu si, - - - lu ia di, b - b - - lu ia di, 59.. Thee ill be as many honest eyes... it....as thee ae shatteed ieces. 6 - - - ia lo di, bb - - b - ia lo di, it. i it. b b i b si b b si b li, b b li, b 6 6 6 Coting (q») 6 P ho u ti sa do, 6 P # sa o sa o, # N, # si si # li to yun, # 6 6 6 P N ho u ti sa do, ho u ti sa do, sa o sa o, sa o sa o,,, si si si si li li to yun, to yun, 6 "Om... Eulgent One, Wold-Tanscending One... Bodhisattva... Descend, descend; Bea in mind, bea in mind my heat-dhaani..."
6 Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion 69 6 # # accel. oco a oco # # # # i lu u lu, ie ng, du lu du lu, a she ye di, ho a she 6 6. du i lu u lu, ie ng, lu, du lu du lu, accel. oco a oco a she ye di, accel. oco a oco N a she ye di, # ho a she # # # ho a she 7 (accel. oco a oco) # ( b) b 5 b b b ye di, (accel. oco a oco) # to b 5 to, b zhe b zhe b, ye di, (accel. oco a oco) # ye di, to di li ni, 5 to, shi o ye, zhe b b b b, a zhe b b b b,, 7 Moe diving (q»112) - mu di li, N N- mu di li, - - yi si yi si, - - yi si yi si, - - shi nu shi nu, - - shi nu shi nu, - - o n, o - o n, - li, - a sha - - sub 6 o - she ye, a n, a sha a hu lu hu lu, sub hu lu hu lu, hu lu hu lu si li, hu lu hu lu si li, si li si li, su lu si li si li, su lu su lu,, su lu,, 6 "Do, do the ok; Hold on, hold on... Move, ve; Come, come; Quick, quick; Descend, descend, descend, descend.."
Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion 7 6 6 u # # ti ye, u ti ye, # u ti ye, i si li, u # # to ye, u to ye, u ## to ye, # # # # u to ye, N mi di li ye, N 1 2 6 6 u # u #. h ti ye, u ti ye, ti ye, u ti ye, u ti ye, i si li, u # # u ti ye, i si li, u #. h u to ye, u to ye, u # to # to to ye, u to ye, ye, u to ye, mi di li ye, b ye, (#) ye, ye, mi di li ye, 92 # 5 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # nu in cho, 1 nu in cho, # nu in cho, nu incho, 5 5 # # # di li ni # # di li # # # # # nu, di li ni # # # # ni nu, di li # # # nu, li ni nu, # # # ni nu, ni nu, 2 # nu in cho, nu in cho, 5 # # di li # # # # ni nu, di li # # # # # ni nu, ni nu, "Being enlightened, being enlightened; Enlighten me, enlighten me; O meciul, blue-necked one... aea to me..."
1 2 π # π # π # π # 96 # # # # Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion # # # # # # # # # # # ## 1 2 101 # ## ## # # ## ## cesc. ## cesc. cesc. # # # # cesc. ## ## # # # ## ## ## ## ## ## # ## ## 106 ## ## # o ye nu, sub ## o ye nu, o ye nu, sub ## # a # ƒ # ƒ 1 2 o ye nu, o ye nu, ## # # o ye nu, o ye nu, o ye nu, o ye nu, o ye nu, o ye nu, sub ƒ ## o ye nu, o ye nu, sub ## ƒ o ye nu, o ye nu, "ea to me, aea to me, aea to me, aea to me... To you ho eyes us, to you ho eyes us; Hail!"
Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion 9 109 # 5 # ƒ # si to ye, 5 # # ho si to ye, oco it. 112 ## # lto 5 o ho, # # si # # to yu yi, oco it. lto shi bo # ye, 5 116 5 a te tto voce, hal-hiseed, om a distance, even eeie. o ye nu, # si to ye, 5 ho si to ye, a te tto voce, hal-hiseed, om a distance, even eeie 5. o ye nu, si to ye, 5 ho si to ye, olos 122 second time only # # o #- ho, (eeat, ad lib.) # # o - ho, (eeat, ad lib.). si to yu yi, si to yu yi, # shi bo ye, shi bo ye, no in cho, no in cho,.. "To the Geat iddha, Hail! To the Geat iddha in Yoga, Hail! (...aea to me, to you ho eyes us, hail...)"
10 olos 12 # # #- o ho, Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion # # - - # - o # - ho, (eeat, ad lib.) nu, nu, 7 7 # si n o chi ye, si n o chi ye, o ho o ho o si to ye, o si to ye, olos 1 (ot'l: othe los ad lib) zhe i zhe i # o si to ye, o si to ye, bo o ie bo o ie si to ye, si to ye, nu in cho nu in cho olos 12 los e sase, te, dying aay los out # bo che ye, bo che ye, o o li ng li ng i ye, i ye, olos 151 Ó Oo... non-vib.. π hiseing, at ist π hiseing, at ist.
olos 156. ƒ in the nose na ho da nu ƒ in the nose na ho da nu. do ye ye, do ye ye, Betinis Chant o Geat Comassion.. ƒ shouting! na o li ye, and thus ex - et the stength to na o li ye, 11 olos 161. beautiul, legato # # Na - - - - Guan hih Yin u - - - sa! tun! sho bo ye, N u ti sa do o ye, shouting! the o lu e di sho bo ye, u ti sa do o ye, shouting! the olos 166. ƒ ^ ^ ^ an si den do, man do, ba to ye, o ho. cos - s back in ce! an si den do, man do, ba to ye, ^ ^ ^ ^ o ho. ^ ^ cos - s back in ce! an si den do, man do, ba to ye, o ho. "doation to the Tile Gem. doation to the noble valokitesvaa bodhisattva! May this manda be successul, Hail!"