夜(よる)の墓地(ぼち)の中(なか)の平家(へいけ)の墓(はか)の前(まえ)

However, the head priest of the temple grew suspicious and had young monks follow Hoichi. They found Hoichi playing the biwa inside a graveyard at night, surrounded by ghosts in front of the Heike tombs. The priest was shocked, thinking 'At this rate, his life will be taken.'