Okimi no tame ni ha nanika oshikaramuSatsuma no seto ni mi ha shizumu tomoEnglishOf what should I have regrets if it is for Thee?Even if I should sink in the narrow straits of Satsuma?
大君の　ためにはなにか　惜しからむ　薩摩の瀬戸に　身は沈むとも