Re: Music of Tsangyang Gyatso?

On Dec 6, 2025, David Dalton wrote
(in article<[email protected]>):

> 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?

Dude of alt.buddha.short.fat.guy pointed to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B40G0E9hWnA

That says that the lyricist is Tsang Yang Gyatso, but
the composer, producer, and arranger is He Xuntian,
so it is not the original music. But thanks to Dude!

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