Do you know where this is from?
trivia:
One hundred fifty are besieged by five thousand;
Not only the provisions but the ammunition is all gone,
Thirty-two men hear the news and hurry to the scene,
The heavy strokes of their sabers lead them into the fortress through the ranks of the enemy, to see
The commander of the fortress wet with blood,
And his men reeling against the walls with exhaustion but with swords in hand,
Now comes the dauntless South Carolinian,
Knowing that if he does not answer duty's call, disgrace and shame will be his.
Returning he rides into the siege on a white charger,
Salutes the besieged with a smile and says, "We die together."
They bind up their wounds and fight in higher spirits.
Speak not of the bravery of Chang Hsun at Suiyang, for here the one hundred and eighty-two corpses were laid; not one surrendered.
The people of the twenty-four states get inspiration thereby,
And learn for the first time that unanimous cooperation is superior to geographical advantage.
Why should they be mourned? For the dauntless, it is not a pain but a pleasure to cover an obstruction miles long.
Lo! The mouth of the river once occupied by the enemy is in the possession of the T'ang!
Now I am on a journey, far away from my home across the ocean.
I have come to XXXXXX, where there are bushes of the graceful oleander,
And, as in a dream, I wonder of this is the very spot where the dreadful bloodshed took place in years gone by.
You do not see Chang Hsun, Hsu Yuan, and Nan Chiyun.
But their fame, like the blossom's fragrance, is still in the air.
The custom of the West does not necessarily condemn surrender.
Why? We have never heard of a commander destroyed.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
In spirit there is not a distinction between East and West.
You need not wonder, then, if I drink a toast to your memory!
I have brought you a well polished stone from Japan,
And commemorate your heroic deeds with this humble inscription
.
September 1914
One hundred fifty are besieged by five thousand;
Not only the provisions but the ammunition is all gone,
Thirty-two men hear the news and hurry to the scene,
The heavy strokes of their sabers lead them into the fortress through the ranks of the enemy, to see
The commander of the fortress wet with blood,
And his men reeling against the walls with exhaustion but with swords in hand,
Now comes the dauntless South Carolinian,
Knowing that if he does not answer duty's call, disgrace and shame will be his.
Returning he rides into the siege on a white charger,
Salutes the besieged with a smile and says, "We die together."
They bind up their wounds and fight in higher spirits.
Speak not of the bravery of Chang Hsun at Suiyang, for here the one hundred and eighty-two corpses were laid; not one surrendered.
The people of the twenty-four states get inspiration thereby,
And learn for the first time that unanimous cooperation is superior to geographical advantage.
Why should they be mourned? For the dauntless, it is not a pain but a pleasure to cover an obstruction miles long.
Lo! The mouth of the river once occupied by the enemy is in the possession of the T'ang!
Now I am on a journey, far away from my home across the ocean.
I have come to XXXXXX, where there are bushes of the graceful oleander,
And, as in a dream, I wonder of this is the very spot where the dreadful bloodshed took place in years gone by.
You do not see Chang Hsun, Hsu Yuan, and Nan Chiyun.
But their fame, like the blossom's fragrance, is still in the air.
The custom of the West does not necessarily condemn surrender.
Why? We have never heard of a commander destroyed.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
In spirit there is not a distinction between East and West.
You need not wonder, then, if I drink a toast to your memory!
I have brought you a well polished stone from Japan,
And commemorate your heroic deeds with this humble inscription
.
September 1914
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The Japanese monument at the Alamo [8D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by fishermanben
trivia:
One hundred fifty are besieged by five thousand;
Not only the provisions but the ammunition is all gone,
Thirty-two men hear the news and hurry to the scene,
The heavy strokes of their sabers lead them into the fortress through the ranks of the enemy, to see
The commander of the fortress wet with blood,
And his men reeling against the walls with exhaustion but with swords in hand,
Now comes the dauntless South Carolinian,
Knowing that if he does not answer duty's call, disgrace and shame will be his.
Returning he rides into the siege on a white charger,
Salutes the besieged with a smile and says, "We die together."
They bind up their wounds and fight in higher spirits.
Speak not of the bravery of Chang Hsun at Suiyang, for here the one hundred and eighty-two corpses were laid; not one surrendered.
The people of the twenty-four states get inspiration thereby,
And learn for the first time that unanimous cooperation is superior to geographical advantage.
Why should they be mourned? For the dauntless, it is not a pain but a pleasure to cover an obstruction miles long.
Lo! The mouth of the river once occupied by the enemy is in the possession of the T'ang!
Now I am on a journey, far away from my home across the ocean.
I have come to SAN ANTONIO, where there are bushes of the graceful oleander,
And, as in a dream, I wonder of this is the very spot where the dreadful bloodshed took place in years gone by.
You do not see Chang Hsun, Hsu Yuan, and Nan Chiyun.
But their fame, like the blossom's fragrance, is still in the air.
The custom of the West does not necessarily condemn surrender.
Why? We have never heard of a commander destroyed.
But here in the state of Texas, we see one (Travis).
In spirit there is not a distinction between East and West.
You need not wonder, then, if I drink a toast to your memory!
I have brought you a well polished stone from Japan,
And commemorate your heroic deeds with this humble inscription
.
September 19140 -
Yep - The Japanese Monument at the Alamo - given in 1914 by a professor from Waseda University in Japan, Shiga Shigetaka. He felt that the battle of the Alamo so much resembled the battle of Nagashino Castle in 1575, that he made the gift. [:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
Yep - The Japanese Monument at the Alamo - given in 1914 by a professor from Waseda University in Japan, Shiga Shigetaka. He felt that the battle of the Alamo so much resembled the battle of Nagashino Castle in 1575, that he made the gift. [:D]
Looks like ZZ knew where it was from right off...Google![;)]0 -
(Dogpile) ... but I was at the Alamo last year - third time, I think, and recalled the story.
The wife's family are all Texan.[:D]0 -
The "dauntless south carolinian" is my kin.
Ben0 -
quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
(Dogpile) ... but I was at the Alamo last year - third time, I think, and recalled the story.
The wife's family are all Texan.[:D]
I remember from watching the Super Mega Hit Multi-thousand dollar Miniseries TEXAS, that the correct pronounciation is
TEH HASS.
That makes your family Teh-hass-icans I believe. [:D]0
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