On the sea where the soldiers blood dye red
Souls can't go to heaven wander from place to place
On the bottom of the sea, emperor of early death
Rest in peace Heike in Dannoura!!!
Close to ears, there's the cry of dying soldiers
Where the souls floating on the dark wave
Blood red sea is the seign of fall of the Heike
I can see them falling into the black sea
Thousand of souls…
Drift about at the mercy of the wave
In the sea of Dannoura where they sleep
Souls full of hatred roam about
Sword, treasure of emperor Antoku
Lies on the bottom of Dannoura
To keep honour and blood
So they choose falling into the black sea
Even now Miinoama gaze him
With burning hatred against them
Thousand of souls…
Drift about at the mercy of the wave
Thousands of tear-filled eyes
Thousands of obscure warriors killed
Thousands of grudges against enemies
And thousands of souls…
Drift about at the mercy of the wave
I can see the Onibi of the Heike
Over the sea, their voices of battle
The sky above Dannoura
Turns blood red
At length they're annihilated all…
(4 verses in Japanese
When the waves beat upon the shore
Their spirit is washed ashore
The soul not attaining nirvana
Will kill'em all