Miji

by Brandon Ufugusuku Ing

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This song was written not only as a response to the water crisis situation at Kapūkakī, also known as Red Hill on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, but also to the situation in Okinawa. There too, the drinking water is being poisoned by the US military. The words and ideas in the song can be applied to either place, as well as anywhere indigenous peoples' natural resources are compromised by oppressive colonization and/or militarization.

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'Ee hyaa! Achirashikeesa sun
'Ee hyaa! ii keesgeesa sun
Jiiyanji gutu shimiin ndi iigachi wattaa nuchi shimitoon
Wakamiji ya yanamiji natookutu, wattaa ya chaa suga yoo
Mijee aratee numaran
Mijee aratee numaran
Mijee aratee numaran doo
Miji ya nuchi ru yaru baa yoo

'Ee hyaa! Achirashikeesa sun
'Ee hyaa! ii keesgeesa sun
Wattaa shima mamutoon ndi iigachi wattaa shima kujuchoon
Kunu jii ya 'waa fuuru** arankutu
Mijee aratee numaran
Mijee aratee numaran
Mijee aratee numaran doo
Miji ya nuchi ru yaru baa yoo

[English translation]
Hey you! Always doing the same thing
Hey you! Always saying the same thing

You say youʻll fix these failures
While you strangle our lives
The pure waters have been defiled
What are we supposed to do?

We can’t drink tainted water
Water is life

Hey you! Always doing the same thing
Hey you! Always saying the same thing

You say you are protecting the lands
While you destroy it
This land is not a toilet
What are you doing?!

We can't drink tainted water
Water is life

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released February 13, 2023

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Brandon Ufugusuku Ing Kaneohe, Hawaii

Trying to shed some light on indigenous Okinawan language and culture through music.

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