Hito ga nanigoto iwo tomo,
Kami ga miteiru ki o shizume
Whatever others may say,
God is watching. The mind, calm it.
Futari no kokoro o osame iyo
Nanika no koto o mo arawareru
Both of your minds, settle them.
Then anything shall be revealed (guidance to those we have spread the teachings to) .
Mina miteiyo sobana mono
Kami no suru koto nasu koto o
All look, those people near me,
what God acts and works.
Yoru hiru don chan Tsutome suru
Soba mo yakamashi utate karo
Night day, don chan we perform the Service.
The neighbors may feel it noisy and annoying.
Itsumo tasuke ga seku karani,
hayaku yoki ni narite koi.
Always saving you, I am hastening.
Hasten to become joyful and come.
(Murakata hayakuni) (Tasuketai),
(Naredo kokoro ga) (wakaraide).
The villager, quickly I wish to save.
But the mind, they do not understand (to its connection with the heart).
(Nanika yorozu no) (tasuketai)
(mune no uchi yori) (shian seyo)
Any and all to save.
What comes from the innermost heart, ponder over it (suffering or inconvenience comes from the innermost heart to purify the mind).
Yamai no sukkiri ne wa nukeru
Kokoro wa dandan isami kuru
The root (dusts/evil thoughts) of illness will be completely rooted out (if we do not act upon our evil thoughts when the soul metes out suffering)
The mind will step by step become spirited.
Koko wa kono yo no gokuraku ya
Washi mo hayabaya mairitai
This is this world’s paradise
I too wish to quickly pray
Kono tabi mune no uchi
sumikiri mashita ga arigatai
This time, the innermost heart
has become completely pure, how grateful (when we do not act on our evil thoughts when the soul manifest suffering)
Summary: tells us how to purify our minds so our prayer become effective. Purify our minds by calming our minds and not taking action on our evil thoughts when the soul delivers sufferings or inconveniences.