(One shallow bow, two deep bows, three handclaps, and one deep bow)

Tah kah ah mah hah lah nee
kah mm zoo mah lee mah soo

kah moo loh ghee kah moo loh mee noh—
mee koh toh—moh chee teh
soo meh mee oh yah—
kah moo ee zah nah ghee noh—
mee koh toh
tsoo koo shee noh hee moo kah noh
tah chee hah nah noh
oh doh noh ah hah ghee hah lah nee
mee soh ghee hah lah ee tah moh—toh kee nee
nah lee mah seh loo
hah lah ee doh noh oh—kah mee tah chee
moh loh moh loh noh
mah gah goh toh tsoo mee keh gah leh oh
hah lah ee tah mah eh
kee yoh meh tah mah eh toh
mah oh soo koh toh noh yoh shee oh
ah mah tsoo kah mee koo nee tsoo kah mee yah oh yoh loh zoo noh
kah mee tah chee toh moh nee
ah meh noh foo chee koh mah noh—
mee mee foo lee tah teh teh
kee koh shee meh seh toh
kah shee koh mee kah shee koh mee moh mah oh soo…

(Bow deeply)

Mee loh koo oh oh mee kah mee

mah moh lee tah mah eh
sah kee hah eh tah mah eh
mee loh koo ohノoh mee kah mee
mah moh lee tah mah eh
sah kee hah eh tah mah eh…

(Bow deeply)

Oh shee eh mee oh yah noo shee noh kah mee

mah moh lee tah mah eh
sah kee hah eh tah mah eh
oh shee eh mee oh yah noo shee noh kah mee
mah moh lee tah mah eh
sah kee hah eh tah mah eh…

(Bow deeply and pause for silent prayer)

Kah mm nah gah lah

tah mah chee hah eh mah seh kah mm nah gah lah
tah mah chee hah eh mah seh…

(Bow deeply, rise, and three handclaps)

Approximate meaning

God and Meishusama, here I am. Please listen to my prayer, guide me, and enrich my spirit as you wish.

“Amatsunorito” is a compound of the words “amatsu”, meaning “heavenly”, and “norito”, which is a form of Shinto ritual-prayer. It is a prayer of gratitude.

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