CHANT DISC III – This disc is intended for learning purposes only. It is not for sale. I tried to credit songwriters as much as my limited knowledge allowed. Please let me know if you have more (or different) information about any of these songs. If you choose to copy and share this material with others (and I do hope you will), please include the information included here. Happy singing!
Sára Rain
1. 1stBeautiful Names of God (Arabic names of Allah in the Q’uran – Melody by Susan Seneshen)
Begin in the name of God, The One, Compassion, Mercy,Sovereign, Holy, Peace, Guarantor, Guardian, Almighty, Powerful, Tremendous, Creator
Bismillah Allah Rahman Rahim Malik Quddus Salaam Mu’min Muhaymin Aziz Jabbar Mutakabbir Khaliq
2. 2ndBeautiful Names of God (more Arabic names of Allah in the Q’uran – Melody by Sufi Circlers)
Rightful, Fashioner of Forms, Ever-Forgiving, Subduer, Bestower, Providing, Opener, All-Knowing, Restrainer, Expander, Abaser
Bari Musawwir Ghaffar Qahhar Wahhab Razzaq Fattah Alim Qabid Basit Khafid
3. 3rdBeautiful Names of God (more Arabic names of Allah in the Q’uran – Melody by Sufi Circlers)
Exalter, Giver of Honor, Giver of Dishonor, All-Hearing, All-Seeing, Judge, Utterly Just, Gentle, All-Aware, Forbearing, Magnificent
Rafi Mu’izz Mu’dhil Sami Basir Hakam Adl Latif Khabir Halim Azim
4. Aadays Tisay Aadays (Guru Muki – Sikh chant by Snatam Kaur)
All honor to the One, Hail the Primal Being whose attributes cannot be described, Who is without beginning, the Unstruck Sound, and whose form is One through every Age
Aadays Tisay Aadays Aad Aneel Anaad Anahat Jug Jug Ayko Vays
5. Amma ibu (African chant sung at the beginning of a gathering to set a common intention)
Amma Ibu oie
6. Revelations 19
Alleluia salvation and glory honor and power unto the lord our God for the lord our God is mighty yes the lord our God is omnipotent. The lord our God he is wonderful
Oh praises be to the king of kings and the lord our God he is wonderful
Alleluia salvation and glory honor and power he is wonderful
7. Aussie Greeting Song (I know nothing about this chant except that it’s terrific fun. If you know about it, please let me know, eh? I just made up some roughly phonetic spellings here for your learning pleasure, maybe.)
Bele belongua lijima lagige biligeye biligedun dunmonte gog duwambena duwambena jali mijilayan ayungane bilia jail mijilayan
8. Belle Mama (maybe it’s Italian for “Beautiful Mother”)
Belle Mama Belle Mama Yay!
9. Mul Mantra (Guru Muki – Sikh chant by Snatam Kaur)
One Creator, Truth is God’s Name, Doer of Everything, Fearless, Revengeless, Undying, Unborn, Self Illumined, It is by Guru’s grace, repeat and meditate! True in the beginning, True through all the ages, True even now, Nanak says Truth shall ever be
Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam Kartaa Purkh Nirbhao Nirvair Akaal Moorat Ajoonee Saibhan Gur Prasaad Jap Aad Sach Jugaad Sach Hai Bhee Sach Nanak Hosee Bhee Sach
Ek Ong Kar
10. I Am a River (Nickomo Clarke)
I am a river flowing to the ocean, I am a river passing through this land. Flow like a river, flow like a river, flow like a river, passing through this land
11. For the Future (words by Wendell Berry – Melody by Malcolm Dalglish)
Planting trees early in spring we make a place for birds to sing in time to come. How do we know? They’re singing here now, singing here now there is no other guarantee that singing will ever be, singing will ever be. How do we know, how do we know, how do we know, how do we know, singing here now, singing here now there is no other guarantee that singing will ever be, singing will ever be.
12. Green Man(Ari Summerland)
His bones are the stones his blood the water his hair the plants and trees. Green Man, walking Green Man, breathing Green Man the living God.
13. Hava Nashira (Hebrew)
Come let us sing, sing praise to the lord!
14. I Am a Snake (Michele Robbins)
I am a snake shedding her skin, dying as she’s being reborn. I am the snake shedding my skin, dying as I’m being reborn
15. I Am Opening (I don’t know where this came from, but everyone in the universe has a different variation on the theme)
I am opening up in sweet surrender to the luminous lovelight of the One. I am opening, I am opening.
16. I Am Plenty (I don’t know where this came from either, but I learned it from the Crow Wimmin)
I am plenty. I am abundance. Filled up and overflowing yes, I am abundance!
17. I Made it Through (Michele Robbins)
I made it through the (dark, hard, long) night, dawn is breaking I made it through. Dawn is breaking and I made it through.
18. Let It In Let It Go (Another mysterious origin chant)
Let it in let it go round and round we flow weaving the web of women (spirit), Let it in let it go round and round we flow weaving the web of life.
19. Live in the Present (Anna Barton)
Live in the present it is a gift, open it up find out what you’ve got inside. Your mind creates the future. Do what brings the greatest good to you and to the world. Your light’s too bright to hide I want to see it shine. Be the person you want to be, don’t wait for someone else to set you free. Do the things you most love to do, let your best and brightest light shine through.
20. Love, Serve, Remember (John Astin)
Why have you come to earth, do you remember? Why have you taken birth, why have you come? To love, serve and remember. To love, serve and remember, love.
21. Meditation on the Breath (Unitarian Hymnal)
When I breathe in, I breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I breathe out love. Breathe in, breathe out. When I breathe in I will breathe in peace. When I breathe out I will breathe out love.
22. Night goes Back (Words by Rumi – Melody by Dale Zola)
Night goes back to where it was. Everyone returns home sometime. Night when you get there tell them how I love you.
23. She Asked My Feet to Dance (Sára Rain and Susan Zevenbergen)
She asked my feet to dance, she asked my soul to sing. She taps her silver fingers on the window of my heart
24. Simcha Chant (Hebrew – Rabbi Shefa Gold)
I have come with my whole life written upon me. To do your pleasure my God. My own desireyou’re your Torah are mingled within me
Baati b’megilat sefer katuv alai La’asot r’tzoncha Elokai
Chafatzti v’toratcha b’toch meyai
25. The Beauty That We Love (words by Rumi – melody by John Astin)
Today like every day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open up the door to the study and begin to read. Take down the dulcimer. Let the beauty that we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
26. Traversing (Gaelic – again, I’m making up a phonetic pointer for the Gaelic)
I will go wandering in the name of Spirit. Traversing valleys, traversing green woods, wandering paths long and wild. Traversing, the love of earth and the Mother, the love of Christ, the love of Christ, filling me for everyone. Falvuch mi an enum Dia. Shu’ul choruh, shu’ul kuluh, shu’ul an shlii fad afa. Shu’ul angel, Mo va’eh, angel Chriesteh, angel Chriesteh dama liuna eir an son.
27. Ya Jamil (Arabic – melody by James Burgess)
O, Divine Beauty
Ya Jamil