I really want to introduce you to Okinawan music by sound.

But I can't find good way now. I think every one who go to Okinawa and listen music and look people dancing want to join it.

Even if you can't understand the meaning,they can feel same feeling of impression.

But now I can introduce only words of songs.

At first,I want to in troduce Shoukichi Kina.

Shoukichi Kina is the most famous Okinawan musician.His familly is professional of Okinawan music.

One of the most famous his song is "A flower for your heart".

The words of  this song "A flower for your heart" were suddenly appeared in his mind when he was in caffee in Tokyo.

It was the time he couldn't feel anything by tragedy in Okinawa and when he looked at sky,sea,nature,he just shed tears unconciously.

But after this words were appeared,he returned.

"Where does river flowing go? Where human also flowing go?
When the reach of such flowing,I want to make it as flower,as flower...

Be cry,be smile,
Some day,some day, let's bloom flower...

Where tear flowing go? Where love flowing also go?
I want to accept such flowing in my chest as flower,as flower

Be cry,be smile,
Some day,some day, let's bloom flower...

Flower can smile as it is,human can shed tears also as it is
It is the song of nature
Let's bloom flower in your heart,in your heart...

Be cry,be smile,
Forever,forever, let's bloom flower... "

He says "There was certainly war,but there was certainly peace."

This song is used in last requiem scine of  film of "White lily school girl party".
"White lily school girl party" is tragedic nurse party for soldier in Okinawan war.
They really dedicated to rescue wounded soldiers and met tragedies and at last,they were hounded to edge of island and had to group suiside by bomb in rock trench.

There is serviver and she teach us the experiences.

I feel I need to requiem for Iraqi war victim.

This song is spread to all over the world by pirate. So the words also translated into each countries.

So even Nepal people in deep mountain also know this song.

Shukichi Kina doesn't earn at all by this song but he is so contented. He thinks this is the very nature of music. 

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Words of songs of Shoukichi Kina:

No war but Festival...!

A flower for your heart

Make all weapones into music instrument

Until bidge rainbow over tear of the earth

Sea,mountain,don't change,

heart of human also don't change...

Festival,every thing melt to one

Round the earth bloom flower as one

Eternity life's festival...

Border line on the map

Although I don't know who drew that

If you ask to bird on the sky,there is not need pasport...

There was day of crying,there was day of laughing too

sadness is such pretty thing...

All of you become to dansing,

All of you become to circle and return

All of you ride on lion

Your feeling also melt to festival...

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I will translate into English the song above "Shiman cyu nu takara"="Okinawan treasure".

This song is by Okinawan youth and including some problem of Okinawan culture,environment caused by Japan majour island and American politics.

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How much do I know about the sky of this island I was born?

When I was asked the name of brightening stars,flowing clouds,I don't know

But I know more than anyone,anyone

About this sky which I looked when I was sad,I was happy

Here should be important things which is not understood by only written in text book

It is the Okinawan treasure

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How much do I know about the sea of this island I was born?

The dirtying coral,decleasing fish,

I don't know what I can do for them

But I know more than anyone,anyone

About this sea changing gradualy waving, being stained with sand

Here should be important thing which can't be able to taken by TV,serched by radio

It is the Okinawan treasure

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How much do I know about the sea of this island I was born?

The dirtying coral,decleasing fish,

I don't know what I can do for them

About this song which is heard from somewhere at the night of celebration,morning of festival

Until someday when I will leave this island,

I want to know important thing more deeply

It is the Okinawan treasure

It is the Okinawan treausre

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDca8kug3k

Please listen this...!!

THis is the "Flower for every one"by Shoukichi Kina I wrote first in this thread.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-IW2twcMk

This song is one of my best song.

This is produced by "Yamaton cyu"(=Japanese in Okinawan language) from major lands and not "Uchinan cyu"= Okinawan.

But I can say this expresses Uchinaa(=Okinawa in Okinawan language) the best.

This song became famous to Algentine also.

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I will translate to English.

This scene of the song reminds　us lover in this era or woman who was dead in the Okinawa war in world war Ⅱ...

1

The Deigo flower is blooming and calling wind,storm is coming

The Deigo flowers are blooming all over the field and calling wind,storm is coming

Repeating sadness seemes to be wave crossing the island

In the Uuji forest,I met you

Under the Uuji forest,Good bye to Chiyo

Island song,ride on the wind and cross the sea

Island song,ride on the wind and please bring my tear

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The Deigo flower was fallen and there is only waving ripple

Modest happiness seems to be transient flower of wave

My friend,sang in the Uuji forest

Under the Uuji forest,parting of Chiyo

Island song,ride on the wind and cross the sea

Island song,ride on the wind and please bring my tear

Sea,universe,god,life,

Please eternal evening calm as it is

Island song,ride on the wind and cross the sea

Island song,ride on the wind and please bring my love

la la la la ...

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I correct lyrics of "The Okinawan treasure"

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"How much do I know about the sea of this island I was born?

The dirtying coral,decleasing fish,

I don't know what I can do for them

But I know more than anyone,anyone

About this song which is heard from somewhere at the night of celebration,morning of festival"

And Chiyo in the rylics of "Shima uta" is the name of woman.

This song is about war and the flower is life of human and storm is missile,canonball of US army.

Actually,the atacking was like rain of missile and people called that "Rain storm of iron".

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Thank you Mohammad,

You are so kind and it's so helpful!

Please enjoy this group.

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I'm sorry but it is difficult to introduce audition by website because Japan is strict to copyright. So YOU TUBE is not familiarized in Japan.

But I found my favorite song in YOU TUBE.

It is produced by Okinawan immigrated people.

Many Japanese people immigrated to South America.For exapmle,Japanese people and Brazilian people are tied deeply.

But especieally,number of Okinawan people is more numerous.

They lived very hard life.

In Bolivia,there is villedge named  Okinawa.

This song is pruduced by Okinawan Peruvian.

The name  of song is "Katate ni Sanshin wo"

Sanshin is string music instrument. In Japan,it is Syamisen and it was brought from Okinawa in old era.

Okinawan people love songs and always play Sanshin and sing poetry about peace,nature,flower,emotion.

Contrastly,Japanese samurai put the most precious sword on alcove in the most important room,Okinawan people put the most precious Sanshin on there.

It is said that it means Okinawan people worth peace the most.

"Katate ni Sanshin wo" means "Let's have Sanshin in one hand"

I want to introduce beautiful real CD but there is not in YOU TUBE.

So I'm sorry for bad sound,but please listen this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2t3CdxzOHc

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I will translate lyric of this song.

1. Salt breeze heard from distant brings dream to across the sea

It came folding heart can't be able to be fulfill,starting off from home

Time is always flownig

Although People and scinery also changes,

I don't forget only feeling of loving and continue to hold heart to overcome

Youth people,let's hold Sanshin in one hand and play sound ,

Seek peace together,start off by this ship

  "Iseta ya,Sanshin katate ni hikinarashi,

Heiwa(=peace) wo motomete tomoni,kono fune de tabidatou"

2.Instead of words of console,let's play Sanshin and cheer

Let's look at world and my heart starting off now this time is soak up

Young people,let's bridge broken wall,

deliver this dream to distant friend

3.Let's change memories have been repeated sadly,

by heighten mind into brighten future

Young people,let's hold Sanshin in one hand, don't forget smile together,start off by this ship

Youth people,let's hold Sanshin in one hand and play sound ,

Seek peace together,start off by this ship

  "Iseta ya,Sanshin katate ni hikinarashi,

Heiwa(=peace) wo motomete tomoni,kono fune de tabidatou"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tvfawsshnY

This song is produced from Okinawan strong wish for peace from Okinawan mind which values life the most.

The title is "Tida Akara Nami Kirara" which express shining of sun and brightening wave of sea.

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I will translate to English.

50 years is the span after war.Japan have never done war after world war 2.

1

Beautiful flower bloomed

Which never wither up forever

I want to deliver it to you whom I love

Beautiful bird cried

which is the voice never vanish forever

I want to deliver it to you whom unfamiliar

With much prayer of South island

Match voice with Sanshin,sing our heart out

Affect it to blue sky

Shining of sun,birghtning wave

one sky connecting the world

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 Beautiful flower bloomed

which never wither up forever

I want to deliver it to you whom I love

50 years,50 years, which we have brought up cherishingly warming by this hand

Crossing to blue sea,shining of sun,brightning wave

one sea connecting the world

Crossing to blue sea,shining of sun,brightning wave

one sea connecting the world

Thoughtful wind,please tell everybody all over the world

Our island,Uchina(Okinawan), wishing for peace world 

Our island,Uchina(Okinawan), wishing for peace world

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