First Song of the Dao | Forrest Pierce | MusicSpoke

THE FIRST SONG OF THE DAO

some music from the daodejing by forrest pierce TTBB men's chorus 4 minutes

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CLASSICAL CHINESE TEXT (pinyin romanization)

ENGLISH TEXT (poetic adaptation by the composer)

dao ke dao, fei chang dao; ming ke ming, fei chang ming.

The Way that you can go is not the Way. The Name that you can say is not the real Name.

wu, ming tian di zhi shi; you, ming wan wu zhi mu.

Heaven and Earth begin in the place which has no name.

The Ten Thousand Things are born in the mother of the Name.

gu chang wu, yu yi guan qi miao, chang you, yu yi guan qi jiao.

The soul that does not want makes secrets known.

The hungry soul wants only what it's shown.

ci liang zhe, tong chu er yi ming. tong wei zhi xuan, xuan zhi you xuan,

The two are the same but they change their name as they appear.

Mystery of every mystery.

zhong miao zhi men.

The Hidden Door The Door to the Hidden

for literal translation and classical chinese tonal marks, see www.tao-te-king.org Program Note In classical Daoist philosophy, the notion of using words to explain the Dao is fundamentally incompatible with the Dao. In some ways, that is the very subject of the first chapter of the Daodejing, the 4th century B.C.E. text attributed to Lao Tse. In light of this paradox, rather than offering a well-meaning program note to fly in the face of its subject matter, the composer offers instead...

A note which may be useful for programs What does daoist music sound like? What does a daoist program note look like? What is the difference between translation and writing lyrics that may be useful? These are questions.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER Forrest Pierce composes genre-defying music steeped in Sufi mysticism and contemporary virtuosity. Sincere, often triadic, and blatantly tuneful, it draws on both non-western and rock-era traditions to depict an authentic world of sacred unity and natural beauty. His works have been performed in sacred and concert settings around the world, on noteworthy concert series and by diverse ensembles such as Brave New Works, the Chamber Players of the Society of New Music/ISCM, the BMOP chamber series, DuoSolo, the Chamber Orchestras of Portland and Kansas City, the Indianapolis and Walla Walla Symphonies, the Concord Ensemble, the Seattle New Music Ensemble, the Oregon and Northwest Repertory Singers, the Boston Choral Ensemble, the Dublin and Canadian International Organ Competitions, Songfest, and by numerous distinguished soloists in North America and abroad. Pierce is the past resident composer of the Seattle New Music Ensemble and the founding artistic director of Portland's Friends of Rain Contemporary Ensemble. A student of Dominick Argento, Stephen Paulus, and Don Freund, his catalog is led by over 50 works for voices, including operatic, choral, and solo vocal forces. His music has won first prizes in the Cambridge Chamber Singers International Choral competition, and in the Boston Choral Ensemble commissioning competition. Pierce teaches on the faculty of the University of Kansas School of Music, and was educated at the University of Puget Sound, the University of Minnesota, and Indiana University.

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for the University of Wyoming Singing Statesmen Dr. Nicole C. Lamartine, director

the first song of the dao Forrest Pierce, 2011

English Lyrics by the composer, after the Daodejing Classical Chinese Lyrics from the Daodejing

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bass 1

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? 44

dao ke dao

yi

er san si

(one two three four)

? 44

∑

fei

chang

dao ke dao

T2

fei

chang

dao ke dao

∑

dao ke dao

fei

fei

chang

chang

B1

B2

œ œ œ

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fei chang

fei chang

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ming ke ming

The

j œ ‰ Œ

fei chang

j j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ Œ

ming ke ming

dao

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao

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V œ œ œ ‰ œj œj ‰ Œ ming ke ming

fei chang

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5 T1

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao ke dao

dao ke dao

Œ

dao ke dao

Way

fei chang

œ ‰ œ ‰

fei

chang

œ

œ

œ

that

you

can

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dao ke dao

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œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰

ming ke ming

œ œ œ

fei

fei

chang

j ‰ œ œ ‰ œ

fei chang

œ

œ

is

not

dao

œ

the

œ œ œ ‰ Jœ œ ‰ œ ‰

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰

© 2011 Forrest Pierce (ASCAP). Composer must be notified of all performances: info@forrestpierce.com

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the first song of the dao

4 8 T1

V œ œ œ Œ

œ ‰ œ ‰

dao ke dao

T2

fei

chang

œ œ œ

dao ke dao

B2

œ ‰ œ ‰

dao ke dao

fei

œ œ œ Œ

chang

œ ‰ œ ‰

dao ke dao

fei

chang

11 T1

V œ œ œ ‰ œj œ ming ke ming

T2

fei chang

V œ

œ

B2

T1

T2

B1

B2

V

?

ming

œ

œ

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j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ

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ming ke ming

fei chang

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ƒ passion! ˙ Heav

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ming ke ming

14

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real

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œ.

Earth

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˙

be - gin

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ming

fei chang

j j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ Œ

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name.

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not

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say

B1

fei chang

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j j ‰ Œ œ œ

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Way.

B1

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the

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œ place

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shi

place

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œ œ

the first song of the dao

œ

17 T1

T2

V

œ ‰ œ J

place which

V œ

has

B2

? œ

which

20 T1

T2

B1

B2

V

?

ming

ƒ œ.

you,

you,

24 T1

œ

ming

œ

œ

wan

wu

œ œ. œ œ.

ming

The

œ ‰ œ

‰

œ ‰ œ

‰

œ ‰ œ

‰

fei

chang

fei

dao ke dao

B1

œ œ œ œ

things

are

born

in the

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B2

zhi mu

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mo-ther of the

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name.

T2

fei chang

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non dim.

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B1

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5

soul

chang

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œ

fei

œ

chang

that

does

not

œ

œ

œ

chang

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wu

œ

the first song of the dao

6 27 T1

T2

B1

B2

œ V œ œ œ ‰ J œ ‰ œ ‰ fei chang

dao

dao ke dao

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao

dao ke dao fei

? œ

œ

want

makes

œ

œ

ming ke ming

B1

V œ œ œ Œ

B2

? œ ?

hun

-

œ

33 T1

B2

w

qi

fei

chang

œ ‰ œ ‰

fei

? ˙ ?

˙

Ó

œ

Œ

The

Ó

œ

Œ

chang

ming ke ming

ming ke ming

fei chang

ming

ming ke ming fei

j œ œ œ ‰œ œ ‰ œ ‰

on

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

-

yu

œ J ‰ Œ

fei chang

wu,

F >œ wu,

œ œ œ Œ

ming

wants

Œ

fei chang

fei chang

gry soul

œ

Ó

daokedao

ming ke ming

œ œ

fei chang

fei chang

j œ œ œ ‰ œj œ ‰ Œ

dao ke dao

œ œ œ ‰œ œ ‰ œ ‰ J

chang

you,

daokedao

miao,

F j j ‰ ‰ V œ œ œ œ œ œ > ming ke ming

B1

œ

œ ‰ œ ‰

œ V œ œ œ ‰ J ming ke ming

T2

known

guan

V œ œ œ Œ

ming ke ming

rets

œ

yi

30

T2

-

sec

chang

chang

w

œ

œ

fei

œœœ ‰ œ œ ‰ Œ J J

‰

j j œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ

j V œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰

?

œ ‰ œ

dao ke dao

yu

T1

œ œ œ Œ

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what

it's

shown.

œ

œ

œ

˙

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-

qi

>˙

en

Earth

œ œ.

˙

chang

ming ke ming

˙

jiao.

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chang

˙

œ

guan

fei

‰

j j œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ

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ming

tian

tian

di

di

zhi

zhi

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shi

shi

place

place

œ

œ

the first song of the dao

37 T1

T2

B1

V

>œ

>œ

œ œ

place which has

V œ

? >œ

œ œ

œ >

which has

>œ

? œ

œ >

T1

T2

V

name.

œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰

π w

dao ke dao

π

fei

chang

p dolce Ten œ ˙ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ ‰ ‰

dao ke dao

œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰

dao ke dao

fei

chang

dao ke dao

œ

œ

things

are

born

in

the

mo - ther

˙

˙

œ

œ

grazioso

are

born

in

the

mo - ther

? œJ ‰ œ œ œ œJ ‰ œ shi

wu,

shi

45

wu,

œ œ œ œ ‰ J ‰ J

grazioso

of

the

œ œ ‰ œ œj ‰ J of

the

of

the

œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œœ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ J J J J

ming

ming

tian

di

zhi

shi

mo - ther

j œ ‰ œ œj ‰ œ

tian

di

zhi

of

Ten

pœ œ J ‰ wu,

Thou - sand

œ ‰ œ J

ming tian

wu,

ming tian

π

w

name.

œ œ œ Œ

dao ke dao

œ œ œ

the

dao ke dao

Œ

œ ‰ œ ‰ fei

chang

fei

chang

œ ‰ œ ‰

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∑

∑

∑

∑

T2

V

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

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B2

dao ke dao

The

The

two

two are

œ œ

˙

œ

œ

are the

same,

but

they

œ

the

œ

same,

œ œ

but

œ

they

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˙

change

di

π

V

B1

di

j œ ‰ œ

T1

∏espress. œ œ œ ? Œ Œ œ ˙

œ

name.

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mo - ther

œ

w

grazioso

shi

œ

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fei chang

grazioso

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j j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ Œ

˙

V ˙

fei chang

∑

name.

no

œ

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˙

zhi

B2

π

p dolce ‰ Jœ ˙

Œ

Ó

˙

things

B1

no

œ œ

which has

41

no

œ œ

place which has

B2

no

π w

7

bœ œ œ their

œ œ

their

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œ œ œ œ

name as

they ap -

œ œ œ œ

name as

they ap -

the first song of the dao

8

∏ V œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰

50 T1

T2

B1

B2

œ œ œ Œ Ó

∏ V œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ming ke ming

? ?

ming ke ming

fei

chang

fei

(‰=Œ)

f dolce ˙ ˙ f dolce ˙ ˙

ming ke ming

Mys - ter

œ œ œ Œ Ó

chang

f dolce Œ ˙ œ

ming ke ming

w

∑

w

∑

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p

F V w

p

F V w y.

p

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B1

F - ming ke ming dao ke dao Œ Œ ? œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ‰ -

B2

y.

dao ke dao

60 T1

V œ œ œ Œ ming ke ming

T2

V œ œ œ Œ ming ke ming

B1

B2

? w ?

j œ

fei

chang

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fei

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yi

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tong chu er

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yi

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e

o

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œ œ œ œ

tong chu

er

yi

liang zhe

tong chu

er

yi

ci

˙

-

tong chu er

liang zhe

œ œ œ œ

Mys

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solo

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dao

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Œ

straight tone, quasi belting

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dao ke dao

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ci

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straight tone, solo quasi belting

j œ ‰ Ó

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-

ming ke ming dao

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˙

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56

T2

-

f dolce Œ ˙ œ

pear.

pear.

T1

-

˙

w

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œ œ œ œ w

the first song of the dao

64 T1

T2

V w

œ œ œ

B2

V œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰

ming ke ming

j œ

69 T1

V œ V œ

j œ ‰ œ œj ‰

? œ ? œ 74

T2

B1

B2

V V

˙

? œ.

has no

in

˙

. ? œ

has no

œ œ œ

in

œ œ œ. in

œ œœ

in

Œ

the

(

˙ œ) > [m]

name.

œ

[m]

œ

name.

˙.

[m]

34 >˙ œ

œ

˙.

43 ˙

name.

œ

œ 43 ˙ œ >

[m]

the

mo - ther of

œ œ œ the

the

œ œ œ

mo - ther of

the

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the

mo - ther of

the

˙

Earth

j œ. œ ˙

in the

œ œ

˙

j œ. œ ˙

˙

j œ. œ ˙

in the

en and

p dolce ˙ œ œ -

-

en and

œ ˙ ‰ J 44 f ‰ Jœ 44 ˙ The

The

Ten

name.

œ œ œ Œ dao ke dao

œ œ œ Œ

be - gin

in the

j œ. œ ˙

˙

Earth

œ œ

Thou-sand

things

˙

are

things

are

Thou-sand

-

Ten Thou

-

œ œ

œ

p ƒ sub. œ œ œ

Ten

p ƒThesub. Ten œ ‰ œ œ œ

p ƒœsub. œ . œ ‰ œ chang The

chang The

Ten

Ten

˙

œ

œ. œ œ œ

things are

œ

born

œ. œ œ œ œ

sand

p ƒ sub. œ œ œ The

œ

sand

œ

fei

in the

˙

f .

44 œ œ œ œ .

fei

be - gin

˙

f .

44 œ œ œ œ .

name.

˙

Earth

œ œ

œ œ

Ten Thou

œ

œ œ

be - gin

œ œ

Ten

œ œ

be - gin

Earth

Heav - en and

f

˙

dao ke dao

˙

-

œ œ

Heav - en and

j œ ‰ Ó

43 ˙

-

˙

p dolce ˙ œ œ

ming ke ming dao

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

Heav -

œ ‰ Ó J

p œ œ œ

mo - ther of

the

Heav -

ming ke ming dao

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

born

born

has no

j œ ‰ œ œj ‰

place which

T1

ming ke ming dao

chang

has no

j j œ ‰œ œ ‰

place which

B2

fei

j œ ‰ œ œj ‰

place which

B1

chang

‰ Œ Ó

place which

T2

fei

œ œ œ

? œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ?

j ‰ p dolce œ ˙

ming ke ming dao

ming ke ming

B1

j ‰ p dolce œ ˙

tutti

9

things are

˙

born

œ

Thou

-

sand

Thou

-

sand

˙

œ

œ œ œ œœ œ Thou

-

œ œ œ.

Thou

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œ

sand

œ

sand

œ

the first song of the dao

10 78 T1

T2

B1

V V ?

œ

˙

things

are

œ

œ.

things

are

? œ.

things

82 T1

T2

B1

B2

V

œ

œœ˙

˙

F œ œ F œ œ

The

œ

in

the

in

œ œ œ.

in

œ œ

hid - den

œ œ

œ œ œ œ .

V œ.

to the hid - den.

œ œ œ œ .

V œ.

? œ œ œ Œ ?

ming ke ming

œ œ œ

ming ke ming

to the hid - den.

œ

‰

fei

Œ

œ œ œ

chang

œ

fei

the

œ œ œ

mo - ther of

mo - ther of

Œ

œ ‰ œ fei

Œ

chang

œ ‰ œ

fei

‰ ‰

chang

P œ

œ

˙

Ó

œ ‰

œ œ œ ‰ œ J

œ ‰ Œ J

chang

The

ming ke ming

fei chang

fei chang

The

chang

œ ‰ œ ‰

dao ke dao

fei

chang

Œ

œ

the

Œ

œ

the

œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ J

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao

dao ke dao

fei chang

dao

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ

hid - den

P œ œ œ

œ

door,

˙. Œ

P œ œ œ

dao ke dao

P j j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ

ming ke ming

fei

œ œ œ Œ

the

Œ

œ ‰

dao ke dao

˙

door,

œ ‰ œ ‰

œ œ œ Œ

the

˙

œ

name.

œ œ œ œ œ œ

dao ke dao

chang

‰

œ œ œ

the

˙.

dao ke dao

fei

mo - ther of

w

œ

F

œ ‰ œ ‰

œ œ œ œ

door,

fei

œ œ œ Œ

name.

˙

œ ‰ œ ‰

?

the

˙.

? œ œ œ Œ

hid - den

w

œ

F œ œ œ

chang

mo - ther of

the

œ

dao ke dao

the

œ œ œ œ.

V ˙

The

œ œ œ œ

œ

in

born

œ

door

B2

œ

are

door

B1

born

œ œ

œ.

are

85

T2

˙

born

œœ˙

dao ke dao

T1

˙

born

˙

things

B2

œ

dao ke dao

œ œ

hid - den

œ

door,

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‰ œ ‰ œ

fei

chang

Œ œ ‰ œ ‰ fei

˙.

chang

the first song of the dao

88 T1

T2

B1

B2

œ

œ.

to the hid - den.

œ

˙

Ó

door

œ œ œ œ .

V œ œ œ ‰ œj œj ‰ œ

œ.

œ œ œ œ .

œ

˙

Ó

œ œ œ ‰ œ J

œ ‰ œ ‰

Œ

V ˙

? ?

the

dao ke dao

T2

V

dao ke dao

B2

the

fei chang

T2

B1

p œ œ œ Œ

chang

ming ke ming

dao ke dao

B2

˙ >

you

ming ke ming

œ

‰ œ ‰

fei

chang

œ

‰ œ ‰

fei

chang

p œ œ œ Œ

j œ ‰

fei

j œ ‰

chang

dao ke dao

j œ ‰ œ œ œ Œ

chang

wei

‰

chang

dao ke dao

˙ >

œ œ œ

ming ke ming

dao ke dao

˙ >

xuan

j œ ‰

fei

Œ j œ ‰

fei

j œ ‰

fei

˙ >

zhi

ming ke ming

fei

‰ œ Œ œ œ

œ ‰ œ

fei

? œj ‰ œ œ œ Œ ?

œ œ œ Œ

˙ >

V œ ‰ œ

chang

ming ke ming

‰ œ Œ œ œ

V œj ‰ œ œ œ Œ

fei

œ œ œ Œ

Œ

94

chang

to the hid - den.

ming ke ming

tong

T1

door

∑

V œ ‰ œ

p ? ˙ >

j œ ‰

dao

p

? Œ

dao

Œ

˙

fei

B1

fei chang

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰

91 T1

11

˙. > miao

‰ œ ‰ œ ˙

œ >

˙ >

zhong

˙ >

zhong

zhong

œ >

miao

zhi

˙ >

miao

ming

ming ke ming

fei chang

ming

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰

j œ ‰ œ œ œ Œ

chang

‰

œ ‰ œ

fei

chang

w >

zhi

fei

œ œ œ

ming ke ming

j œ ‰ œ œ œ Œ

chang

œ > zhi

œ œ ˙ > > miao zhi w

j œ ‰

ming ke ming

dao ke dao

˙ >

xuan

j œ ‰ ˙. > chang zhong chang

fei chang

˙ >

xuan

fei

ming ke ming

Œ j œ ‰

fei

zhi

F

w > men. ˙

F

F

˙ > men.

w > men.

F w >

men.

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