To model the role of a beggar on stage
gives me the wisdom to live as a sage
i find peace within myself
when the audience listens to my cry
before the curtain comes down to the floor
it grieves me to wave goodbye

without a penny to my name
i will survive the storm with the little i get
with humility i discipline
my mind to be patient
and to live without any regret
the torn garments to shield my faith
is better than the robe
which is stain
whatever brings contentment to my heart
i need not a palace to gain

to abandon all relationships
in exchange for the space of a hermit
i choose to follow
the path of renunciation
and to live within the means
of what nature will permit
the sacrifice to struggle
will enable my soul to succeed
i am free from every desire
except to seek alms to fulfill my need

with empty hands
i came into this world
and with nothing i shall leave
the joyfulness of the wind
to keep me awake so that
all my dreams
can be achieve