Telling the monk that 'the battle fought between on the land and sea is unforgettable,' Yoshitsune recalls details of the battle, that is, taking back his bow at the risk of his life, by riding on his horse into the sea to avoid the enemy and taking it from where he had dropped it.
「船と陸（くが）との合戦の道　忘れえぬ（陸と海との合戦を忘れられない）」と妄執をのべ、この地で弓をおとし、敵にとられじと馬を海にのりいれて、命をかけて弓をとりかえしたことなどを思い出して語る。