Aspiration is the long form of Copper Colored Mountain Prayer

RANG NANG DAK PA DE CHEN DOR JEI YING

Self-manifested pure appearance, vajra space of supreme bliss,

LHUN DRUB OK MIN GYU THRUL DRA WAI GAR

spontanesouly arisen Akanishta, the dance of interwoven magical displays,

RAB JYAM GYAL WAI ZHING KHAM GYA TSHOI PHUL

the most excellent ocean of infinite buddha-realms.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

YID ONG PEMA RAGAI RI WANG TSER

At the summit of the delightful imperial mountain of rubies,

NOR BUI BA GAM TSEK PAI PHO DRANG NI

a tiered palace of jewelled domes,

PHUL JYUNG NGO TSHAR KOD PAY DZEY PA CHEN

superb and wondrous in its beautiful design.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WORK KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

TSENDEN NAK TSHAL TRIK PAI DO RA RU

Amid pastures and sandalwood forests,

YU YI PANG JONG NA TSHOK CHHU KYEY ZHIN

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fresh grassy regions of turquoise gems and multi-colored lotus blossoms,

GE SAR DZUM DANG GOD PAI LANG TSHO NGOM

with smiling pollen hearts, boasting their youthful laughter.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

GA BUR PO CHHU SHER WAI DUD TSII LUNG

With rivers of amrita moistened with camphor-scented water

LHUNG LHUNG NYAM GAR BAB CHING KHOR WAI DZING

cascading delightfully and swirling into pools

ZHON NUI GAR KHEN CHI YANG TSE ZHING GYU

in which youthful dancers frolic and move this way and that.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

WANG ZHUI GUR KHYIM THRIK PAI DRA MIK NAY

From the lattice openings of the rainbow pavillion,

ME TOK CHHAR ZIM BAB PAI DUL THRENG NANG

a sprinkling rain of flowers falls like garlands of atoms

GING CHHEN DE WAI GAR GYIY NAM PAR TSE

in which great heroes sport in their dance of bliss.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

PHUN TSHOK DOD PAI YON TEN NAM MANG PO

With most excellent abundances of numerous sense qualities,

KUN NAY CHHEY GUR GYEN JYAY KHAN DROI TRIN

clouds of dakinis, most beautiful and lavishly adorned,

MI DZAYD CHHYOK KYI KHOR LOI LAR DREY PA

spread endlessly into the upper reaches of the sky.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KEY WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

RIK DZIN DU PAI TSHOK KYI DRAL U NA

At the center of the ranked assembly of gathered knowledge-holders,

PEMA JYUNG NAY GYAL WAI WANG PO YIY

the supreme victor, Pema Jyungnay,

ZAB SANG SENG GEI DRA CHHEN KUN TU DROK

universally proclaims the lion's magnificent sound of the profound secret (Atiyoga).

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

SANG GYAY KUN GYI NGO WO NGA YIN SHEY

Saying, "I am the essence of all buddhas",

KHYEN TSEI YE SHEY TSHUNG PA MED PAI TOB

with the incomparable power of knowledge, love and wisdom,

MU MED DUL JYAI KHAM DANG NYAM PAR JUK

he undertakes to tame accordingly the various kinds of endless beings.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

YON TEN GYA TSHO PHA THA YAY PAI TER

When this limitless treasury, an ocean of noble qualities,

DREN PA TSAM GYIY ZHING DER UK JYIN PAI

is merely remembered, one is established in that real

NGO TSHAR THRIN LAY KHOR LOI ZI JYIN CHEN

which bears the splendor and blessings of the wheel of wondrous activity.

ZANG DOK PAL GYI RI WOR KYE WAR SHOK

May I be born at the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain.

KHA CHYOD PEMA OD DZEY DRONG KHYER DU

At this very moment, traveling instantaneously

DA TA NYID DU TSEN THAD DROD NAY KYANG

to the beautiful city of Lotus Light, the pure realm of space,

DOD NYIY YID ZHIN DRUB PAI NAM THAR TSHUL

in accordance with the example of your liberation, the accomplishment of the two
benefits according to one's wishes,

NYAM MED GU RU KHYOD DANG TSHUNG PAR SHOK

may I become as you, incomparable Guru!