Impermanence Chant:
[sung three times at the end of the funeral (matika) chant]
(with pronunciation guide for the Pali)
Anicca vata sankhara All things are impermanent;
|ah-nee-cha wah-tah sahng-ka-rah|
Uppada vaya dhammino They arise and they pass away.
|oo-pah-da wah-ya dah-mee-no|
Uuppajjitva nirujjhanti To be in harmony with this truth
|oo-pah-chee-too-a nee-roo-chan-tee|
Tesam vupassamo sukho Brings great happiness.
|tay-sahm woo-pah-sam-oh soo-koh