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