The Soul Calling Melody is a song featured in Tai Sui by Priest. It was a traditional melody sung during funerals in rural parts of Ning'an.1
When Wang Baochang's corpse was found standing near an alley in Jinping at the start of the fourth month of Taiming 28, its last act before falling still and dead was to sing the Soul Calling Melody. The voice it sang with was horse and shrill, like the caw of a crow.1
The version of the soul calling melody sung by Wang Baochang has the following lyrics:
| The Soul Calling Melody | ||
|---|---|---|
| English Lyrics E. Danglars Translation |
Pinyin Lyrics | Chinese Lyrics |
| Raise the casket, hang two mats, shelter it fully seven days— the Great Way leads to Heaven and sends you back home. |
Qǐ guānguǒ, liǎng péng jīng, tíng líng qītiān zhěng,— dàdào tōngtiān sòng guīchéng áng |
起棺椁， 两棚经， 停灵七天整— 大道通天 送归程昂 |