Song - Bye

Japanese: 唄 - ばい

The name of a type of Shomyo (chanting). It is also said to be an abbreviation of Bainoku (singing hidden), or a transposition of Bashi (old woman's song). In China, it was an abbreviation of Bonbai (Sanskrit song), and was a general term for Buddhist vocal music in general. There are Nyoraibai (Tathagata song), also called Shidanuta in Tendai, and Ungabai (songs of the Buddha), the former being used for one memorial service, four memorial services, and the latter for two memorial services. It is sung solo by a singer, and the word Uta is said to mean "stop," and it serves to praise the Buddha at the beginning of a memorial service and to silence the audience. The act of chanting a song is called "Utahiki," and each character is chanted by stretching out the melody with a very long and ornamental melody.

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Japanese:

声明 (しょうみょう) の曲種名。唄匿 (ばいのく) の略，あるいは婆師 (ばし) の転音ともいわれる。中国では梵唄 (ぼんばい) の略として仏教声楽一般の総称でもあった。如来唄 (にょらいばい，天台では始段唄ともいう) と云何唄 (うんがばい) などがあり，前者は一箇法要，四箇法要 (しかほうよう) ，後者は二箇法要に用いられる。唄師 (ばいし) によって独唱されるが，唄には「止」の意があるとされ，法要の最初に仏を賛美し一座を静粛にする役割を果す。唄を唱えることを「唄を引く」というが，各字を非常に長い装飾的旋律で引延ばして唱える。

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