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Before Nichiren's time, during a Lotus Sutra lecture series in Japan in 1110 C.E., a tale was told of an illiterate monk in Sui-dynasty China who was instructed to chant from dawn to night the daimoku mantra "Namu Ichijō Myōhō Renge Kyō" as a way to honor the Lotus Sutra as the One Vehicle teaching of the Buddha since he could not read the ...
In the Morning Post the poem was originally entitled "Lewti; or the Circassian's Love Chant". [1] "Lewti" was to have been included in the Lyrical Ballads of 1798, but at the last moment the sheets containing it were cancelled and "The Nightingale" substituted.
Minnesang (German: [ˈmɪnəzaŋ] ⓘ; "love song") was a tradition of German lyric- and song-writing that flourished in the Middle High German period (12th to 14th centuries). The name derives from minne , the Middle High German word for love, as that was Minnesang 's main subject.
Roman love spell, by Johann Erdmann Hummel, 1848. In literature and art, the motif of a genuine love spell used to create or break up a relationship, typically for the benefit of one of the protagonists, is somewhat common, particularly in older literature and art, and sometimes causes tragic setbacks and complications for said protagonists.
Unlike her previous releases, Chant: The Human & the Holy was a collection of chants combined with Rimes's own singing voice. [1] [5] "I lead singalongs all the time and I thought I would really love to mix the chanting with my music and be able to teach it," she told Reuters. [5] Rimes said she came up with the idea while practicing mediation.
In 1987, Michael Cretu worked with Sandra on her song "Everlasting Love". Cretu experimented with Gregorian chant while working on the song with Sandra, and the chants appeared at the beginning of her song. [2] He would become fascinated with incorporating archaic sounds into contemporary songs. [2]
"Chanson D'Amour" (French for 'Love Song'; pronounced [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ damuʁ]) is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. A 1977 recording by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
Although Zager was first embarrassed when Love asked him to write a song using these chants, he accepted the proposal and later co-wrote "Let's All Chant" with Fields. The opening track and lead single from the group's eponymous LP, "Let's All Chant" was released as a single in December 1977 , with the track "Love Express" as a B-side.