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\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = "Atthaka vagga"
subtitle = "Sutta 1"
}
alpha = \relative c' {
\clef "treble" \key a \minor
\mark "Verse 1"
e4 d e e d e e e f e e f e e g2 \break
r4
d e e d e e f d e e f e e f
d e e d e a1 \break
r4
\mark "Verse 2"
e e d e e d e e d e f e e g2 \break
r4
e e e d e e e f e d e d e g e e d e e e a2.~ a4
r4
\mark "Verse 3"
d, e e d e f e d e f e f e d e e e e e g2
r4
e d e f e f e d e e e e e a1
r4
\mark "Verse 4"
e e e e e e e e e e e e e g2
r4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e a1
r4
\mark "Verse 5"
e e e e e e e e e e e e e g2
r4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e a1
r4
\mark "Verse 6"
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e g2
r4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e a1
r4
}
\addlyrics {
% S1V1
If it pro -- spers for one de -- si -- ring ob -- jects of de -- si -- re/
The fe -- llow of course be -- comes ex -- hi -- la -- ra -- ted in mind,
ha -- ving got what he wants.
% V2
If for a per -- son, de -- si -- ring, with strong pre -- ference a -- roused/
Those ob -- jects of de -- si -- re dwin -- dle a -- way,
he is dis -- tressed as though pierced with a spike.
% V3
Who -- e -- ver a -- voids ob -- jects of de -- si -- re,
as with one’s foot the head of a snake/
He, be -- ing mind -- ful, tran -- scends this a -- ttach -- ment
in the world.
% V4
What -- e -- ver man is gree -- dy for fields, pro -- per -- ty, or gold/
Cows and hor -- ses, slaves and ser -- vants, wo -- men, re -- lat -- ions,
va -- rious ob -- jects of de -- si -- re,
% V5
The pow -- er -- less o -- ver -- pow -- er him;
trou -- bles press him down/
Thus un -- ease comes to him like wa -- ter in -- to a bro -- ken boat.
% V6
So a per -- son, al -- ways mind -- ful, should a -- void obj -- ects of de -- si -- re/
Ha -- ving a -- ban -- doned them he would cross the flood,
like one who has gone to the o -- ther shore ha -- ving bailed out his boat.
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff <<
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Alpha"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "A"
\set Staff.midiInstrument = "glockenspiel"
\context Staff <<
\context Voice = "alpha" { \alpha }
>>
>>
>>
\layout {}
\midi {}
}
% vi: set shiftwidth=2 tabstop=2 softtabstop=2 expandtab:
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