Make me green tea
With ceremonial grace
Bamboo spoon, now it's noon
Stir, then be ready to taste

Cha no yu - water, spirit of life

Tea green, now seen
By the inscrutable eyes
Blend with care, calm their stare
Soon you'll be almost as wise

Every move, still to prove
Zen of truth and green tea

Cha no yu - wakaru
Seimei no gensoku
Cha no yu, wakaru
Seimei no yakusoku

(Hot water of tea - to understand
The source of life
Hot water of tea - to understand
The promise of life)