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About "Black Moon (English Version) "
Track #5 of the CD "On The Road" by Kim Dong-Won with Comin & Goin (2008, SONY/BMG SB70195C/88697160042); music by Dong-Won Kim, Gerald Rumpold; Line-up: Dong-Won Kim - Vocal, Percussion, Gerald Rumpold - Bass Guitar, Eva Singer - Violin, Kaspar Singer - Cello, Dieter Sailer - MIDI-instruments; "When I listened to some simple bass chords that were suggested by Gerald Rumpold for 'Black Moon', suddenly I was reminded of one of my favorite Buddhist poems, which was sung by master 'Podae' (Zen Buddhism monk in China). The poem begins like this: 'I fall to sleep with Buddha every night, I wake up with Buddha every morning...'; it brings a message of 'Every individual is potentially a Buddha. Don't seek the Buddha outside of yourself.' I just changed the word 'Buddha' into 'I' and added several lines of my own poem. I believe that the ultimate is the perennial question of our lives and we should all strive to be a light unto ourselves amidst darkness." (Kim Dong-Won)