我願作一根蠟燭，

燃燒自己，照亮別人。

我願作一支畫筆，

彩繪世間，增添美麗。

我願作一盞路燈，

照破黑暗，指引光明。

我願作一棵大樹，

枝繁葉茂，庇蔭路人。

我願作一本書籍，

展現真理，給人智慧。

我願作一方大地，

普載眾生，生長萬物。

──選自《人間音緣》

I Vow

Venerable Master Hsing Yun

(1927 - , Fo Guang Shan)

English translation:

2005 Sounds of the Human World Lyrics

I vow to be a candle,

Burning up myself, to shine upon others.

I vow to be a paintbrush,

Painting humanity with color,

Bringing forth beauty.

I vow to be a street lamp,

Breaking through the darkness,

Lighting the way.

I vow to be a great tree,

Flourishing with leaves,

Shading passersby.

I vow to be a book,

Manifesting the truth,

Giving others wisdom.

I vow to be the great earth,

Supporting living beings,

Giving life to all things.

── from Sounds of the Human World