Romaji Title: 1999 nen, natsu, Okinawa
Kanji Title: 1999年, 夏, 沖縄
English Title: 1999, Summer, Okinawa
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Lyrics & Music : KAZUTOSHI SAKURAI | 作詩・作曲:KAZUTOSHI SAKURAI |
"Minmin" is the word that the Japanese use to describe the sounds made by cicadas. |
boku ga hajimete okinawa ni itta toki
nantonaku monoganashiku omoeta no wa
sore ga marude nihon no shukuzu de aru ka no you ni
america ni kakomarete ita kara desu
to wa ie kyuu juu yo nen, natsu no okinawa wa
T shirt ga karada ni hebaritsuku you na atsu sa de
yuuutsu na koto wa zenbu yoru no umi ni nugisutete
tekitou ni ni, san hatsu no koi mo shimashita
minmin, minmin to semi ga naite ita no wa
kanki no uta ka sore tomo nageki no blues ka
mohaya shiru sube wa nai ga ano semi no koe ni nita you na
nakiwarai no uta wo kanade bokura wa susumu
ironna machi wo aruki ironna hito ni deai
kuchi ni shita sayounara wa kazu shirezu
soshite ima omou koto wa daitan ni mo omou koto wa
aa motto motto dareka wo ai shitai
sake no aji wo oboe hajimete kara wa
ironna mono wo nomi aruki mo shimashita
soshite sekai ichi no osake wo mitsukemashita
sore wa hisshi de hataraita ato no sake desu
sengo no nihon wo sasaeta mono no shoutai ga
nantonaku sukete mieru kono koro wa
heiwa to wa jiyuu to wa nanika kokka to wa kazoku to wa nanika
gara ni mo naku kangaetari mo shite imasu
umareta basho wo hanare yume kara mo tooku sorete
aa boku wa doko e tadoritsuku no darou
kyou mo densha ni yurare shasou ni utsuru kao wa
sou honno chotto kutabirete iru keredo
kami wa warera wo sukui tamau no deshou ka
sore tomo kagaku ga sore ni kawakru no deshou ka
eien de aritai to omou no wa yabo deshou ka
zennou de aritai to negau no wa ego deshou ka
toki no nagare wa hayaku mou san juu na no dakeredo
aa boku ni nani ga nokoseru to iu no darou
kawatte itta mono to ima da kawaranu mono ga
aa yoku mo waruku mo ippai aru keredo
soshite kyuu juu kyuu nen natsu no okinawa de
toriaezu bokura no tabi mo mata owari
ai suru hito tachi to ai shite kureta hito tachi to
sekai ichi no sake wo nomikawashita no desu
saigo no kyoku ga owari oto ga nariyanda toki
aa boku wa soko de nani wo omotta no darou
eranda michi to wa ie toki ni kewashiku mo ari
sasai na koto de bokura wa naki warau
ironna michi wo aruki ironna hito ni deau
kore kara datte sore wa sou na n dakedo
soshite ima omou koto wa tatta hitotsu omou koto wa
aa itsuka mata kono machi de utaitai
aa kitto mata ano machi demo utaitai
aa soshite kimi ni kono uta wo kikasetai