Plum Village Band - Little Star - Ft. Born I and Brother Phap Huu

Words by Thich Nhat Hanh. Music by Sister Hieu Duc. Rap by Born I (www.bornimusic.com) Recorded at Plum Village, France in summer 2022.
LYRICS
"Today the kingdom of Heaven
Held a festival for thousands of stars
I went up to that kingdom
Knelt down and prayed
That the anguish, the killing, the disaster
In our poor land would end.”
Where have you been, little star?
I’ve been looking for you everywhere
Out of my window among the dark clouds
Where have you been, little star?
I feel so forlorn
Like a small bird lost on a foggy island
It has been raining for nights
Late night on the sidewalk
I see the silhouettes of lonely, wet forms
I’ve tried to call your image
From deep in my consciousness
While the rain and the wind continue to rage
Tonight as I bend over my desk
My head in my two hands
The wind has carried all the clouds away
The sky is clear
The rain has stopped longing for your call
I’m surprised to see you there
You have returned
Little star!
[Rap]
I’ve been looking at the stars in the distance
I’ve been looking in my heart for resistance
I’ve been searching in the self for existence
all alone by myself Reminiscent
underneath the Bodhi tree but it isn’t only me
you and I collective energy how it’s s’posed to be
I hope to be the ocean tide With my spirit open wide standing on a mountain top see the world with open eyes
I was so surprised
to know that I’m a part of this
Sunrise sunset
rain clouds all of it
The journey of awakening taking it with one step
one breath
save all beings till there’s none left
Suffering is painful
but I’m still the same fool
searching for the river
while I’m swimming in the same pool
Maybe we can find it
keep the light shining
walking on the path of ancestors behind me
If you could be the person
who you are in your heart
would you grow a little bit
or would you play a bigger part
Love is a paintbrush
life is the biggest art
and I’m still the same kid
wishing on a little star
Where have you been, little star?
I’ve been looking for you everywhere
Out of my window among the dark clouds
Where have you been, little star?
I feel so forlorn
Like a small bird lost on a foggy island
It has been raining for nights
Late night on the sidewalk
I see the silhouettes of lonely, wet forms
I’ve tried to call your image
From deep in my consciousness
While the rain and the wind continue to rage
Dear little star
You have been through such storms, rain, and wind
For how long and on what strange land have you been weeping?
You’ve come back
Your little body, still shivers will cold
With tears in your eyes
You recalled
You’ve been praying for our homeland
Your voice has reached the stars
transformed to teardrops
Trembling in the air
I’m sending deep thanks to
Countless little stars
With diamond-strong faith
You are like flowers, blooming everywhere
My little star, you are back home
With tears in my eyes
I call your name
And feel the warmth in my heart
Thich Nhat Hanh's poem published in Call Me by my True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press, 2022): plumvillage.org/books/call-me...
Credits:
Lyrics written by: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Rap lyrics written by: Born I
Singer/Songwriter: Sr Hieu Duc
Backing Vocals: Br Phap Huu, Sr Hien Tam, Sr Hieu Duc, Born I
Rap: Br Phap Huu, Born I
Bass: Robbie Campbell
Drums: Br Thien Y
Violin: Sr Trai Nghiem
Cello: Br Phap Linh
Music Production: Br Niem Thuan
Video: Br Duc Tru
Video Editing: Br Duc Tru, Sr Hien Tam, Sr Hieu Duc
Please participate in supporting Thich Nhat Hanh’s community and legacy at: plumvillage.org/support

[@s.terris9537]

Another beautiful Dharma door. Thank you so much for melding the traditional with the modern. Wonderful!

[@marygp3499]

This just makes me smile❤ and grateful these beautiful people exist among the chaos of our times. Whomever reads this: May you be happy May you be healthy May you be safe May you have peace and ease of well being … Sending metta✌️💗🙏🏼

[@ninaalice2281]

🙏💫thank you 💗

[@envagyokv]

I think Thay is smiling now, as l am listening your song 💕 Thank you 🙏🎶

[@ranjinigeorge8792]

Yes, Thay is smiling now.

[@graceandgratitude9256]

Yes Yes Yes❤❤❤

[@graygato]

How beautiful! Tears of Joy and Happiness running down my face. My we all find Our True Homes at the Source. Bowing deeply to all

[@noynina1651]

❤

[@eire5925]

This song really got me today 😭😭 deep gratitude for the monastics and Born I 🙏🥲💕

[@PatientenO.T.]

Beautiful. Keep up the great work Plum Village Band! You guys are such a blessing to the Sangha body far and wide.

[@lizzettebonfanteg6639]

❤ “love is the paintbrush, life is the biggest art” ❤

[@clelianobrega9350]

Such sweet female voices. The mixing with the male ones made it unique, loved it.

[@jomyb55]

Moved to tears by the beauty shining through every word, voice, every instrument played with love and your total harmony.Thank you 🙏

[@khumbaaba]

The children and I enjoyed your performance very much. It was deeply moving. Thank you dear friends. ❤🙏❤

[@jenniferspring8741]

Surprised, not surprised. Beautiful creativity will take us to the other shore. Well done Brothers and Sisters, what an inspiration and a joy.🙏

[@Dyson750]

Oh wow, this is amazing! Thank you so much everyone, your beautiful music warmed my heart. 🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@ananda6754]

Surprising, authentic, beautiful 😍 complimenti 💚🧡💙🙏

[@judithkahn7143]

Thanks Plum Village Band for this sweet gift! :-)

[@chrisp9655]

Mindful music with some absolute legends!

[@nuagele9120]

It’s so so so wonderful. It’s really a pure land. Sis and brother are 👍👍👍

[@maycocastro5513]

Dear Brothers and Sisters of my heart How lucky I have been to find this beautiful Sangha! Thanks you for all !

[@patriciapereira5697]

Dear Thay dear sangha, how beautiful this music are. In gratitude 🙏🏼

[@jammin316]

Beautiful! So glad to see this professionally recorded after hearing it on the Wake Up retreat

[@meerasingh2327]

I see monks and nuns life is a happy life. Lots to accomplish 👍❤️

[@utetacke6862]

Thank you so much! 🙏🙏🙏 I like Thay's and your song.

[@onseonthebeat]

i. love this. not Br. Phap Huu RAPPING! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 thay says when many mental formations are trying to form at once, play music!!! you keep thay alive! and inspire us all to do the same 😌🙏🏾

[@MarianaLozada-qv9yy]

I found myself crying like a child ...this poem reflects so well what many of ys have been feeling over the last months. Thank you brothers and sisters, you are the stars indeed

[@bmedrano108]

Thank you for this beautiful offering. May all beings reconnect with their little star.

[@loristaubitz7841]

So lovely and meaningful. Thank you for sharing your gifts.

[@ellstaysia]

beautiful! it gives me joy to see the sangha making music & celebrating life. thay is smiling through all of us.

[@Mike-vc6oi]

I enjoyed this so much, You all did such a beautiful job with this

[@yunqian2294]

wow this is wonderful. I can't image a song with well mixed Ancient Asian flavors, classical instruments and rap!

[@moosmoosicformootualaid]

This was one of the most affirming things I’ve ever seen, I am a musician practicing in the Ajahn Cha tradition and I often feel a failure for not giving up music. Thank you for doing this.

[@encarnamegia7574]

Beautiful. Thank you

[@margaretmohan6971]

So beautiful and cool! Love this collaboration 🤗🙌♥️🙌And the joyfulness at the end!🙏✌️💚🌲🎨☀️🌞Many thanks🙏

[@MemoryGray]

Stunning!

[@susannah15]

Gorgeous music and collaboration and movement and spirit. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@sarareco8008]

Dear Sisters and Brothers, it is Very current ,good job ,thanks for share ,I am Happy listen to you ,from Catalonia

[@simpleandkind]

Such a wonderful collaboration!!! Thank you Thầy, all brothers and sisters!!! 🥰❤

[@christa-mariew.7574]

Wonderful, impressive & deeply touching music and words .Thank you!!!💮💜✨

[@MP-fj7vd]

Wa! I don't expect this from you guys. Exceptionally good 👍🏻 and very touching ❤️ Thank you Plum village Thank you Shanga 😊

[@marie-noellemontaigue7574]

Superbe ce mélange des genres...Merci beaucoup pour ce partage et tous ces messages...🌟❣

[@lorenacharlotte8383]

So sweet and beautiful. Thank you 😊!.

[@philfiddyment5292]

Beautiful

[@frederiquehouche6895]

Merci. C'est magnifique. Vous êtes la continuation de Thay qui a su faire évoluer le Zen pour le bonheur de tous et toutes. Gratitude infinie à vous tous, chère Sangha. Gratitude infinie, cher Thay. Vous avez changé ma vie ! Et restez bien présent dans mon cœur et mon esprit 🙏🌻

[@amy60251]

Holy Wow! I'm so happy my sangha friend shared this beautiful compilation with me. It's lovely and fresh - and touches my heart in so many ways. Thank you!

[@christianebesse1331]

Magnifaïque ❤️

[@c.mitchell7916]

Wonderful! Thank you.

[@PatientenO.T.]

Please Do a studio version of “live this day with Love”!

[@rockforlovevietnam]

Great performance!!! I could never image that how RAP could be so perfectly merged into the peaceful music of Buddism!!! Thanks for showing the unlimited joint of different types of music and for the internal flame you raise to all by this song. Bài hát quá hay!!! Tôi chưa bao giờ có thể nghĩ rằng giai điệu RAP có thể hoà hợp xuất sắc đến như vậy với âm nhạc yên bình của đạo Phật. Xin tri ân đã cho tất cả chúng tôi thấy không giới hạn nào có thể ngăn được sự kết hợp giữa các thể loại âm nhạc. Bài hát đã thắp lên ngọn lửa ấm áp trong mỗi chúng tôi!!!

[@itsjenga]

This is so beautiful ❤

[@nathalieantoine2838]

I love your creativity and joy! Wonderful song! Thank you so much me friends!

[@marie-suzan7142]

Surprising, beautiful and heart warming! Thanks you so much, dear brothers and sisters 🙏🌟😊

[@evelyneamasse7488]

Oh, YES, ... Wonderfull ! Thank You very Much ! 💛🙏💜🙏💛

[@xeniagaran7579]

Simple, beautiful, sweet and lovely... authentic ❤️

[@user-pj2jg9zd5t]

Wonderful,you are all the best . 南无本师释迦牟尼佛❤

[@denisekassal5949]

My 3 year old niece asks me to play this song every time I visit and we sing together 🙏🏽

[@su.b.m.v.ersive]

❤🙏 deeply touched, thank you.

[@carmelaloperena8972]

Fantastic!. Excellent lyrics, music composition same instrumental as female and male voices mixed up in different styles. Creative inspiring and beautiful. Well done to all members in the band!. Thank you ❤!

[@joellelegoff6354]

Très beau !

[@pascale1082]

Wouah , wouah,wouaaaaaaaaah ! So beautiful, brothers and sisters !!! Gratitude !

[@meerasingh2327]

Beautiful ❤

[@Fionyan9]

beautiful voices and music . Love the lyrics too!

[@alice-bichvanbayol1909]

C'était magnifique ❤️ Bravo bravo… 🙏 Bouddha Amitabha🙏

[@James-lb7yd]

Thank you for your time, effort, and patience in creating and sharing this wonderful experience. May this act of kindness benefit all beings through the insight of inter- connectedness of all. 😊

[@Mario88881000]

Awesome! I love it. 🙏🏼❤🎶

[@yokfahsuchitchareon6218]

Love all the voices. The rap made for an nice contrast from the angelic female voices

[@EspritundDisa]

😊 Bliss 🪷 Thank you for this wonderful gift ✨

[@sleepycat224]

How sweet. Voice and text❤ Bless you all at Plum Village and all of good will 🙏🏻💖🕉️

[@Kidgangforever]

Thank you

[@hanhnguyen-gt7el]

Like the rap parts, so cool!!

[@ineedyourlovex]

I love it, thank you so much for sharing ! :-) (brother Phap Huu is feeling it at 3:40 !!)

[@helenadavies5525]

I loooove this wow!!

[@sallyrose8075]

Quite beautiful! Thank you for bringing this together, for all to enjoy! ❤

[@graciapolis]

Thank you Sisters and Brothers🥰

[@chrisneyman]

So unique! ❤️

[@ananda6754]

Can we give a 👍 thumb up for this? 👍💚💚🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😍

[@myduong6925]

Bài hát và ban nhạc đều quá tuyệt vời ạ! ❤❤❤

[@suzannelundberg385]

deliberately abandonning netfix for sometime and music with unwholesome seeds...i found this playing on my computor by itself...very touching and very refreshing, I am so glad it was a long song too!...with Metta to the monastics!

[@T5-635]

How beautiful!. I am keeping this. Thank you so much 💓 🙏🥀💜

[@Belrene1225]

Stunningly beautiful.

[@klitibucinca4946]

Beautiful song. It watered the seeds of love, compassion and understanding in me. Thank you as always plum village.

[@lindamenges4066]

So beautiful.....Thank you all so much. 🙏🧡🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏

[@ivysovia6491]

Ty adores it with all of his Heart 💜♾️🙏

[@plumvillageonline]

Watch the PV band perform songs like this live, with other music, meditations and short teachings at events on a special fundraising tour of the United States and Canada in April-May 2023: US 21st April, Baltimore, MD 23rd April, Washington D.C. 30th April, Boston, MA Canada 2nd May, Toronto, Canada (www.eventbrite.com/e/the-way-out-is-in-an-evening-of-meditation-music-poetry-tickets-528566044267?aff=ebdssbdestsearch) Tickets available for USA events from February 28th here: plumvillage.org/retreats/info/mindful-music-spoken-word-event/

[@simonemolitor8619]

Ich bin gerührt über diese wunderbare Musik. Ihr seid großartig. Und Thay wäre stolz auf euch. In Liebe und mit einer tiefen Verbeugung. Simone

[@madoris5522]

Thank you for this gift dear brothers and sisters, it's a lot of work, and it's beautiful

[@kleinerwaldzausel5535]

New Voices of Buddha ,so lovely

[@caclaxton66]

Simply beautiful... Peace and blessings to every one of you involved. Namaste, Om Shanti 🕊🙏💜

[@alexdepilarez6921]

A Lotus for you Dear Sangha, This is Beautiful… Little Star.. Thay’s continuation.. Thank you for your heartfelt music 🪷🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

[@entornohumano7945]

Wow, this is a very nice surprise because they play and sing harmoniously with such "beat". Thanks for this. "I'm home" 🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️

[@prairiecherie5743]

Surely Thay is smiling upon you. ❤️

[@concernedcitizen1984]

That was amazingly beautiful surprising and slightly funny hearing a bit of rapping. I'll need to listen again.

[@nguoimelbho3172]

This is it! I feel so blessed knowing that Thay continuing blossom beautifully

[@peteb7969]

I love love love this track.... beautiful! 🌿🙏✨️

[@anne-ck4wd]

oh mille mercis !! j'adore 🙏🙏❤❤thank you so much amazing🌞🌞🙏🙏

[@athuninh]

It's beautiful song with all sweet voices of you. Thank you so much and I'm so grateful to you guys 🙏🙏💌

[@graceandgratitude9256]

#PhapHuu Much Peace & Joy to You.🎼🕯🧡What a beautiful Coming Together🎶🌍🎶 #LoveYOUAllSOMuch! "LOVE is our Paint BRUSH" #LittleStar#ThankYouDearBrother

[@raphaelfritzler8228]

Wow! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Peace and blessings to all. 🙏

[@SunaStella]

I Love this Song........🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@TheKatejjj]

Am going through a difficult time with my partner slowly dying The Plum Village Band, the Sangha and especially work like this fills my heart and gives me great comfort Thank you 🙏🌈

[@leagieck]

Beautiful & completely enchanting. ☀️💚🌱✨

[@Rafa.11_11]

So Beautiful I love it, many blessings.

[@marielaschitz7414]

love you guys, love the song, thank you!

[@priscamichel1149]

Thank you for watering our zen dancing seeds, with gratitude ;-)