大地安宁 (Dàdì Ānníng) – Earth in Peace | Chinese Version | Voices of the Earth's Peoples

大地安宁 : May the Earth know peace.

Beneath ancient mountains, beside quiet rivers and beneath the glow of a thousand lanterns, a prayer rises gently from the Earth.

Dàdì Ānníng is the Chinese chapter of the forthcoming album Voices of the Earth's Peoples, a musical journey in which one universal prayer travels through the languages, landscapes and memories of humanity.

In this song, the Earth listens.
The gentle wind returns.
All living things awaken.
And human hearts come home to harmony.

• Dàdì ān : May the Earth be at peace.
• Wànwù shēng : May all living things arise.
• Xīn guī hé : May every heart return to harmony.

Inspired by the poetic beauty of China, its mountains, gardens, waterways and lantern-lit nights, this song carries a message beyond borders: humanity belongs to one living Earth, and peace begins when our hearts remember how to listen.

This song is part of Voices of the Earth's Peoples, an album currently in creation, bringing together musical prayers inspired by the cultures and voices of peoples from around the world.

Historical and cultural inspirations

This work is artistically inspired by the history, philosophy and aesthetic traditions of imperial China, particularly the Tang and Song dynasties.

Selected references include:

• Ge Zhaoguang, An Intellectual History of China, Volume Two: Knowledge, Thought, and Belief from the Seventh through the Nineteenth Century (Brill, 2018).
• Bret Hinsch, The Rise of Tea Culture in China: The Invention of the Individual (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016).
• Frédéric Obringer, Fengshui, l'art d'habiter la Terre (Éditions Picquier).