Song of Never Disparaging

[Verse 1] Once there lived a solitary monk, Who wandered from land to land, Preaching no profound doctrine. Bowing in reverence to countless souls, With single-minded devotion, he proclaimed: Ga jin kyō nyo tō Fu kan kyō man Sho i sha ga Nyo tō kai gyō bo satsu dō Tō toku sa butsu Stones and gravel fill the air, While curses rage around him. [Verse 2] When people hear the truth proclaimed, Their guilty hearts make them cover their ears. And at the words that shake them to the core, They raise their fists in fury. Then suddenly, the crowd begins to stir. Their hidden falsehoods laid bare, They falter and descend into confusion— All reason vanishing like mist. Ga jin kyō nyo tō Fu kan kyō man Sho i sha ga Nyo tō kai gyō bo satsu dō Tō toku sa butsu Stones and gravel fill the air, While curses rage around him. [Verse 3] When people hear the truth proclaimed, Their guilty hearts make them cover their ears. And at the words that shake them to the core, They raise their fists in fury. [Outro – Fade with a solemn voice] Trembling before the truth, The crowd begins to stir. They blindly believe That touching what is real Is forbidden. Imprisoned within this world, They dream of a paradise That does not exist. They cling to the foolish belief That dreaming alone Is the path to salvation. For fools such as these, There is no salvation.