It is a happy occasion that I was able to mobilize the army to soften the anger of In (retired emperor) (Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa) and to carry out a vengeance for my late father (MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo) by defeating the Taira clan and meeting with you.'
「院（後白河法皇）の怒りを慰めるため、また亡き父（源義朝）の仇を討つために挙兵し、平氏を退治でき、こうして貴方と対面できたことは喜ばしいことだ。」