OCR Text |
Show t R Japanese War Song When Japan sent a party of naval officers nnd sailors to this country to take charge ot the cruiser Kasagl, bjllt by tho Cramps, tbey taught ono of tho Japanese war songs to their American acquaintances. Hero Is how the Japancso version ran In part: Tcnshln Jnyaku bakcl hashl Toyo holwa no glwo shlrnnu, Momal ganko no cban chan ga, Durcl klwamaru furnmalwa, Sctshl yakuwan kogal hlfun. Nippon danshlno udemaldo, Yaban no gumo o jaburanto. Translated tho song Is as follows: "Tho Tientsin treaty has been bro-kon. bro-kon. Tho extremely discourteous conduct con-duct ot tho barbarous and stubborn Chinese, falling to recognlzo tho vnluo of peace In tbo Kast, causes tooth to bo set and arms folded, whllo public sentiment Is sorrowful and angry. "To break this dream ot barbarism by the power ot tho Jupanose soldiery, our reinforcements aro constantly advancing, ad-vancing, with flags floating bravely. "Doth In the despcrnto battle of tho Gulf ot Pechllt and In an attack on the Provlnco ot Selklo, wo displayed tho national prowess by slaughtering tho Ch'neso fighting against our country. coun-try. "Wo aro marching throngh a country coun-try In which tho scorching heat blisters blis-ters tho flesh. We are pissing through flro and water, but wo do not caro. Tho enemy's projectiles como Ilka hall. Tho corpses aro piles mountain high at He! Jo. Dlood discolors tua waters ot Wei hal-wel, but oar soldiers, never retreating an Inch, easily capture cap-ture tbo Chinese fort. "Grasping 400 provinces with one hand and planting the flag of tho Rising Sun on tho castle ot Pekln, let us return In triumph. For you are to bo nn examplo of tho military clan Increasing tho fame ot the nation. "Human llfo Is orly fifty years. If wo aro reluctant to lose It, we become disloyal to tho emperor for generations. genera-tions. "Two waya Ho open before us: tho loyal way Is to die. Let our motto bo to continue fighting until wo fall exhausted, ex-hausted, "This Is the most satisfactory solution. solu-tion. How desirous. How Joyful." Now York 8un. |