In the pasture of this world [ ... ]
Ten Zen songs
Song Cycle by Henk Alkema
1. The search for the bull  [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "The search for the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "The search for the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. Discovering the footprints  [sung text not yet checked]
Along the riverbank under the trees [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Discovering the footprints", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Discovering the footprints", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. Perceiving the bull  [sung text not yet checked]
I hear the song of the nightingale [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Perceiving the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Perceiving the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.4. Catching the bull  [sung text not yet checked]
I seize him with a terrific struggle [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Catching the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Catching the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.5. Taming the bull  [sung text not yet checked]
The whip and rope are necessary [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Taming the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Taming the bull", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.6. Riding the bull home  [sung text not yet checked]
Mounting the bull, slowly I return homeward [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Riding the bull home", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Riding the bull home", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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Astride the bull, I reach home [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "The bull transcended", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "The bull transcended", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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Whip, rope, person, and bull -- all merge in No-Thing [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Both bull and self transcended", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Both bull and self transcended", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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Too many steps have been taken returning to the root and the source [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "Reaching the source", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "Reaching the source", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.10. In the world  [sung text not yet checked]
Barefooted and naked of breast [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Paul Reps (1895 - 1990), "In the world", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
- by Nyogen Senzaki , "In the world", appears in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, copyright © 1957 by Charles E. Tuttle
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