Romaji Title: kami no shima haruka kuni
Kanji Title: 神の島遥か国
English Title: God's Island, A Distant Land
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Lyrics & Music : Kuwata Keisuke
| 作詩・作曲：桑田佳祐
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| Awamori is a very strong Okinawan liquor (of which Awanami is a specific type). "haisai" is a fairly typical and well known Okinawan greeting. The Kariyushi is a beach resort in Okinawa. Yaeyama are a series of islands in Okinawa, and Misaki is a cape at the northern tip of Okinawa main island. Gasami is a blue crab that is native to Okinawa. The sanshi is a stringed instrument that's basically Okinawa's version of the shamisen (traditional Japanese stringed instrument). "The sorrowful Asadoya" refers to "Asadoya Yunta". "Asadoya Yunta" is a song that originated in Okinawa about a woman named Asadoya nu Kuyama, who was brave enough to reject a wedding proposal from a government official. Orion beer is a beer that is distributed in Okinawa, brewed by the Orion Brewery (together with Asahi Brewery). The "Manta Scramble" is an Okinawan event from spring to fall, in which there is a high probability of seeing Mantas. Therefore, divers from all over Japan come to Okinawa for this. In case you can't tell, this song was written about Okinawa! |
Island beach boku to ite choudai
Love and Peace natsu wa owaranai
koko wa yume no Bali-Hai
ashita kaeri tounai No no no
Night and Day kimi to yari houdai
awamori de kuusuu nomi houdai
ato wa odorou Paradise
kesshite hanasanai No no no
churaumi pai no mi sakasete haisai
kimi ni kariyushi todokemashou
aa hasunohagiri no kokage de yoiyoi
kokoro youki ni utaimashou
yoru no yaeyama misaki no kaiwai
iki na shima uta hayashitate
aa gasami awanami yowasete uiui
itsumo genki ni kurashimashou
are wa kami no shima haruka kuni yo
aoi umi no iro kaze no uta yo
Mamas and Papas yume no California
Black and Soul ai no Philadelphia
sanshin kanashii asadoya
soshite Orion beer, No no no no
churaumi pai no mi sakasete haisai
kimi ni kariyushi todokemashou
aa hasunohagiri no kokage de yoiyoi
kokoro youki ni utaimashou
yoru no yaeyama misaki no kaiwai
iki na shima uta hayashitate
aa gasami awanami yowasete uiui
itsumo genki ni kurashimashou
shiroi hoshi no suna yoseru nami yo
itoshii hito no tame ai ni kita yo
oyoide wangan no Corner
kuura biichi wa Sunset
rakuen no mantasukuranburu
Come to me
ai to kandou Stir it up!!
minsaa ori wa Velvet
pooku ranchon miito mangoo!!
Come to me
oide
are wa kami no shima haruka kuni yo
aoi umi no iro kaze no uta yo
shiroi hoshi no suna yoseru nami no oto
itoshii hito no tame ai ni kita yo
