1. O soldiers of land and sea, bear witness
And hear from me well-chosen words

2. With hands torn by bites
Taken from spear-tips.

3. Thus has time inscribed upon my body
On each limb, the rigors of struggle.

4. I have known the demands of greatness,
Among you, and living in the shade of swords.

5. God have mercy on the statesman and servant
Whose honored hands are filled, and so find rest.