守るも攻めるも黒鉄 の Whether in defending or attacking
浮かべる城ぞ頼みなる Count on the iron castles on the waters
浮かべるその城日の本の Floating citadels of the rising sun
皇国 の四方 を守るべし To guard the empire's lands and seas
真鉄 のその艦 日の本に Vessels armed and armored in steel
仇なす国を攻めよかし To defeat the enemies of Great Japan

石炭 の煙は大洋 の They leave behind trails of coal smoke
竜 かとばかり靡 くなり That drift above the ocean like dragons
弾撃つ響きは雷 の They fire their guns with loud booms
聲 かとばかり響 むなり That are deafening like peals of thunder
万里の波濤 を乗り越えて Sail across thousands of miles of waves
皇國 の光輝かせ To the greater glory of the empire