At Takao River - Torchbearer

A road was leading on

To the land of eternity

For a man on his last travel

When he came to cross

Over a bridge broken

Dismounted and pulling heavy weight

Tremendous effort and struggle

This man did fail

Through grasped the piling firmly

And giving mighty shout

It still sank to the rivers step

And when the man returned he died

After the Takao river

After the Takao cross

After the Takao river

That man, he died

One man’s death

Giving another one the gifts unforeseen

By destiny and by chance