Looking down
On forest after forest
I see the single thread
Of the Mekong flowing
White and glittering.
Together with
The King and Queen of Thailand
It is towards
A village of the tribe of Miao
That we are setting forth.
By the mountain pass
Leading to the village
Of the tribe of Miao,
My wife found
Tsurifume flowers.
Walking down hill
Enjoying mountain flowers
In bloom along the pass,
We came to a hamlet
With all the trees burnt down.
