2:04:09
tomoe took us, her step-daughters
to Edo, now 'tokyo'...
2:04:16
...and supported us
until we were both married
2:04:22
Now she sleeps with my father
beneath this stone
2:04:31
In the new Meiji era, many men
who had worked with my father...
2:04:38
...rose to positions
of great authority
2:04:44
I often heard them say...
2:04:47
...that 'twilight seibei
was an unlucky man.'
2:04:51
But I do not agree
2:04:58
My father had no desire
to rise in the world...
2:05:04
...and I don't think
he considered himself unlucky
2:05:10
He loved his daughters...
2:05:14
...and the beautiful tomoe
loved him
2:05:19
His life, I think
was short but full
2:05:27
I am proud to have had
such a father