Music
When sung with reverence and feeling, these sacred phrases have the capacity to be deeply transforming. The audio below has been taken from Glen's dance sessions, click on an arrow. The player will automatically play the next item in the playlist, so the music can be enjoyed in the fashion of an album. Basic translations are provided for each sacred phrase. All melodies copyright the respective originators. Some of the melodies are also available as CD or downloadable CD – please see Footnotes below.
Evening of Dances
The following evening of dances was recorded at Sacred Arts Camp in England, 2018.
Music | Language | Melody | Basic Translation |
Alleluia | Hebrew | Traditional | Praise to the One. |
Mahamantra Meltdown | Sanskrit | Krishna Das | Hail to Krishna and Rama, Hail to Life. |
Ele Ele Tau Mai | Hawaiian | Nickomo Clarke | May great Peace descend. |
Om Namo Amitabhaya | Sanskrit | Traditional | Hail to the Buddha of Infinite Light. |
Spacious Zikr | Arabic | Traditional | Nothing but God. |
EVENING OF DANCES
The following evening of dances was recorded at Unicorn Dancing Spirit Camp in England, 2019. The evening was dedicated to my beloved Uncle Bill, who passed away in August a few days before camp started.
Music | Language | Melody | Basic Translation |
Syncopated Bismillah | Arabic | Fattah Kriner | We begin in the name of Unity, the essence of mercy & compassion. |
Love Love Love | English | Traditional | The Gospel in one word is LOVE. |
Ina Wa'Aby | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | I and My Father are One. |
Heart Ceremony Dance | Arabic | Philip O'Donohoe | God is Love, Lover and Beloved -- the totality of love. |
Slow Hu Allah | Arabic | Eric Narayan Waldman | Names of the One Being. |
Healing the Heart | Arabic | Aziza Yolande Aguirre | Nothing but God, whose essence is the utmost compassion, kindness beyond understanding |
MORE MUSIC
The following dances were recorded over the years in countries across Europe.
Music | Language | Melody | Basic Translation |
Shiva Shambo | Sanskrit | Traditional | Hail to the Shiva process that destroys the mind, rendering the human body a temple of joy. |
Radhe Bol | Sanskrit | Traditional | Sing the praises of Radha and Krishna. |
E Malama | Hawaiian | Mark & Sharee Anderson | May we protect this precious, sacred land because it is right to do so. |
Shema Israel | Hebrew | Traditional | Stop, listen, be silent, be still, for God is already here and everywhere, God is One. |
Om Nama Shivaya | Sanskrit | Traditional | Hail to Shiva, the energy that destroys the illusion of the mind. |
Heart Bismillah | Arabic | Maliqa Green | We begin in the name of Unity, the essence of mercy & compassion. |
As Salaamu Inayat | Arabic | Traditional | Greetings O Kindest One, O Dearest One. God is Love, Lover and Beloved. |
Devotional Zikr | Arabic | Hazrat Inayat Khan | Nothing but God. |
Muhammed Abdullah Kalama | Arabic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Nothing but God. Muhammed is the messenger and servant of God. |
Sri Krishna Govinda | Sanskrit | Traditional | Hail to Krishna, protector of all sentient beings, giver of liberation. |
Da Pacem Cordium | Latin | Traditional | God's Peace in every heart. |
Shalom Lai Lai Lai | Hebrew | Traditional | Peace. |
Moroccan Zikr | Arabic | Traditional | Nothing but God. |
Sri Ram Jai Ram | Sanskrit | Traditional | Victory to Spirit. |
Kadosh Shemayiem | Hebrew | Wali & Ariënne van der Zwan | All creation is Holy.1 |
Song of the Prophet | Arabic | Traditional | No reality but God. Mohammed is the messenger of God. |
Shema Yisrael | Hebrew | Eric Narayan Waldman | Stop, listen, be silent, be still, for God is already here and everywhere, God is One. |
Grace Kyrie | Greek | Grace Marie | Lord have Mercy, Christ have Mercy, Praise be to the Lord.2 |
Om Nama Shiva | Sanskrit | Traditional | Hail to Shiva, the energy that destroys the illusion of the mind. |
Wa ilahuna Dance | Arabic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Your God and my God is the same God. |
Almighty Peace | Arabic | Maitreya Jon Stevens | No Peace greater than the Peace of God. |
Sham Etayn Et Dodai Lach | Hebrew | Rabbi Shefa Gold | There I will give my love to you.3 |
Om Tara Partner Dance | Sanskrit | Philip O'Donohoe | Hail to Tara, the Great Mother. Hail to the jewel of compassion in the lotus of the heart. |
Medicine Buddha | Sanskrit | Philip O'Donohoe | Healer, O Great Healer, may Thy supreme healing manifest. May it be so.4 |
Pir Zia Zikr | Arabic | Shafia Stevens | God is Love, Lover and Beloved -- the totality of love. |
Om Mani Peme Hung | Sanskrit | James Burgess | Hail to the jewel of compassion in the lotus of the heart. |
Sayings of Jesus in Aramaic
Dances celebrating the words and sayings of Jesus in his mother tongue, Aramaic. This includes the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, the 'I Am' sayings of Jesus, and other teachings found in the Bible. These dances form part of a larger body of dances which Glen normally teaches as a weekend workshop. All melodies copyright Neil Douglas-Klotz.
Music | Language | Melody | Basic Translation |
Kyrie Eleison Partner Dance | Greek & Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Lord have Mercy, Christ have Mercy, I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. |
Ina Wa Aby | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | I and My Father are One. |
Inana Lachma d'Hayye | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | I am the bread of Life.5 |
Inana Gepeta Wa Aton Shibishta | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | I am the Vine and Ye are the branches thereof.6 |
Alaha Neyach | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Rest, and be renewed in the arms of the Holy One.7 |
Shlama l'ki (Mariam) Shlama | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Peace, Mary, Peace. You are fully ripe to complete your life purpose and will be a blessing to all people.8 |
Lord's Prayer 5th Line | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Give us this day our daily bread.9 |
Lord's Prayer 6th Line | Aramaic | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.10 |
Meditations on Genesis
Dances celebrating different Creation stories from the Middle East. The dances below use texts from the Book of Genesis. These dances form part of a larger body of dances which Glen normally teaches as a weekend workshop. All melodies copyright Neil Douglas-Klotz.
Music | Language | Melody | Basic Translation |
Wa Ha Aretz Hayeta, Tohu wa Bohu | Hebrew | Neil Douglas-Klotz | And the earth was without form, and void.11 |
Wa Ruach Elohim | Hebrew | Neil Douglas-Klotz | And the breath of God moved on the face of the waters.11 |
Wayyomer Elohim | Hebrew | Neil Douglas-Klotz | And God said, Let there be Light, and there was Light.11 |
Me'olam Nissakhti | Hebrew | Neil Douglas-Klotz | From the first beginning, I pour out the strength of my creativity & inspiration, bringing it to earth.11 |
Nahaseh Adam | Hebrew | Neil Douglas-Klotz | Let us create the first human being, in our image, after our likeness.11 |
Footnotes
Some beautiful CDs with studio-produced versions of some of the melodies are listed below.
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1 | Kadosh Shemayiem | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Heart Travelling. | www.peaceinmotion.info |
2 | Grace Kyrie | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled All My Relations. | www.cdbaby.com |
3 | Sham Etayn Et Dodai Lach | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Shir Delight: A Journey through the Song of Songs. Please visit link for more information, including a guided chant practice using this prayer. | www.rabbishefagold.com |
4 | Medicine Buddha | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled DHARMA: Chants from the Dharma Traditions. | www.philipodonohoe.com |
5 | Inana Lachma d'Hayye | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Simple Presence. | www.abwoon.com |
6 | Inana Gepeta Wa Aton Shibishta | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Simple Presence. | www.abwoon.com |
7 | Alaha Neyach | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Bridge: The Way of the Spiritual Traveller. | www.abwoon.com |
8 | Shlama l'ki (Mariam) Shlama | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Bridge: The Way of the Spiritual Traveller. | www.abwoon.com |
9 | Lord's Prayer 5th Line | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Aramaic Prayer Live: 25th Anniversary. | www.abwoon.com |
10 | Lord's Prayer 6th Line | This melody is recorded on the CD entitled Aramaic Prayer Live: 25th Anniversary. | www.abwoon.com |
11 | All Genesis melodies | These melodies are recorded on the CD set entitled The Genesis Meditations. | www.abwoon.com |