The Tsengwen River gurgles and flows, ceaselessly contributing irrigation water. As long as this verdant supply continues uninterruptedly, their legacy will remain. "These are words that Hatta left on a stone tablet to remember those who lost their lives building the Chianan Waterworks, but they also capture the sentiments of the people of Chianan toward Hatta himself.
曾文溪淙淙的長流，貢獻滾滾不息的灌溉水源，只要這翠流不斷，諸位的芳名將垂流不朽......」，八田與一當年在殉工碑中的悼詞，不正也訴說著嘉南民眾對他無盡的思慕之情！