Music of Tsangyang Gyatso?

David Dalton <[email protected]> Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:58:48 -0330
Newsgroups alt.music.chinese-pop, soc.culture.asian.american, rec.music.indian.classical, rec.music.indian.misc, alt.astrology.asian, alt.meditation.qigong
Organization Eternal September
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I have a book entitled The Turquoise Bee, subtitled
The Lovesongs of the Sixth Dalai Lama, which I
purchased in 1995 though it says copyright 1998.
It contains an introduction, lyrics, and illustrations
and was translated by Rick Fields and Brian Cutillo
and illustrated by Mayumi Oda.

Anyway, i am wondering if the music associated
with the lyrics has survived?

Also I believe that he was an ootw (Opener of
the Way, which I previously called avatar type)
similar to me, the Buddha, and Lao Tzu. However
he was a 14-years-low/working-years figure,
I am at 29 (in fact it now rounds up to 30, maybe
since the current sunspot cycle is lasting a bit long),
and the Budda and Lao Tzu had 7. Also such
figures share some abilities but each has a unique
primary siddhi. His was musical special ability
(the same as Krishna, Pan, and David of the Old
Testament). Buddha’s was hypnosis special
ability. Lao Tzu’s was total recall, both visual and auditory.

But the book says he died at age 23. I don’t believe
that, I believe he did his sun stare, thorn hill climb,
and blue rose vision at age 23. If he indeed
died at age 23 then his “dragon demon’s thorns”
lyrics must be about someone other than him,
who would have been the ootw.

But mainly in this post I am wondering if his songs
including music have survived and if there are
any recordings of them, and if so, how to access them?

-- 
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
“The strap that holds the cart in rein; Has been let loose by wearing thin
By wearing thin, by biting through; The shift in power leans to you" (Ferron)