The body, the mind, the target, the shape,

The breath, the hand, the weapon, the weight

The silence, the sound, the tide, the wake,

The sword, the spirit, the soul, Ablaze

The bird slips out of my hand

And into the heart of the enemy

The bird slips out of my hand

Plunges into the heart

The strike, the union, the quest, the aim,

The perfect momentum, the unyielding haze

The focus, the tide, the void, the space, the domain of self

The bird slips out of my hand

And into the heart of the enemy

The bird slips out of my hand

Plunges into the heart

Rin, kyo, toh, sha, kai, jin, retsu, zai, zen