翻刻
そうのおりに其みしがんの人夫に行て諸所のせんそうにはたらく
うちについにしなゟこうさん願いこうはだんぱんこゝのう上に御用
すみにて良蔵こそは国へもどりて人夫のうちにためし金せん
ゆみづのごとくあるにまかせてゆう女ばがよいなだいおたいがいろ
かにまよいかよいつめたが二た月あまりあがるたびごと人まへかねぬ
わるい酒ぐせよいさへすればからみ上ごの人わるはねにこゝろ
すなをなおたいであればこれがつとめときできとせめてきげ
んとり〴〵もてなしゐわどとかへ心はなぎかねゆへにヤンレへ
大つなみくどき 下
〽こゝにサヱヽ一ツのふしぎといふは九戸（くのへ）郡の其がいかんに宮戸
村とて小むらであるがこゝにりやうしの仁（に）助といふてかない
四人のしがないくらしなれどつね〴〵正直ものでつまと
もろ共一人の母へつくすこう〳〵がおかみへきこへ御県ちやう
ゟ御ほうびもらい猶もりちぎによわたりいたしことし忰は
九ツなるが其日仁助はりやうにといてゞうみでつりする
現代語訳
（前段の続き：良蔵の話）
その清国（しなのくに）での戦争の折に、人夫として出向き、各地の戦場で働くうちに、ついに清国が降参して講和談判がまとまり、御用も済んで、良蔵は国へ戻ってきた。人夫として働いて貯めた金銭が湯水のように有り余るほどになったので、遊女・お大の色香に迷い、通い詰めること二ヶ月あまり。座敷に上がるたびに人前を憚るほどの悪い酒癖があり、酔いさえすれば絡み上がり、性根の悪さは骨の髄まで。心の素直なお大にとってはこれが勤めとはいえ、機嫌を取り取りもてなしていたが、どうしても心が凪ぎかねたゆえに。（ヤンレへ）
大津波くどき 下
さて、ここに一つの不思議な話がある。九戸（くのへ）郡のその海辺に宮戸村という小さな村があるが、ここに漁師の仁助というものがいて、家族四人のつつましい暮らしをしていた。しかし常日頃から正直者で、妻とともに一人の母親に尽くす孝行が上様（お上）にも聞こえ、御県庁からお褒美をいただき、なおも道理をもって世渡りをしていた。今年、倅（せがれ）は九つになるが、その日、仁助は漁に出て、海で釣りをしていた。
英語訳
(Continuing from the previous section: the story of Ryōzō)
During the war in China (the Sino-Japanese War), he went as a laborer and worked across various battlefields, until finally China surrendered, peace negotiations were concluded, and his service complete, Ryōzō returned home. The money he had saved from his labor as a hired hand was so plentiful it flowed like water, and intoxicated by the charms of a courtesan named Otai, he frequented her establishment for over two months. Every time he came up to the parlor, his drunken behavior was so bad it shamed those present—once drunk, he would become quarrelsome and belligerent, wicked to the core. For the good-natured Otai, this was her duty as a courtesan, and she tried her best to humor him and attend to him graciously, yet her heart could find no calm. (Yanre-he—a musical refrain)
**The Great Tsunami Lament — Part Two (Lower)**
Now here is a strange and remarkable tale. In the coastal area of Kunohe District, there is a small village called Miyato-mura. Here lived a fisherman named Jinosuke, who supported a family of four in humble circumstances. Yet he was known as an honest man who, together with his wife, devoted himself to caring for his elderly mother. His filial piety became known even to the authorities, and he received a commendation from the prefectural office, continuing thereafter to lead a righteous life. This year, his son had just turned nine years old. On that fateful day, Jinosuke had gone out fishing and was casting his line at sea.