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Shimakutuba

from Tiichi by Brandon Ufugusuku Ing

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There is an Okinawan proverb that says "nmarijima nu kutuba washiinee, kunin washiyun." To forget the language of your homeland is to forget your homeland.

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[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
Our Okinawa was originally it’s own country.
How sad are the memories of things that were lost.
There’s still beautiful ocean and sky,
But we can’t lose anymore from now.

If we forget our language, we forget our land.
If we forget our land, we forget our parents.

Now we live in various parts of the world,
So we speak different languages.
We can’t forget the language of our homeland.
If we lose our language, we will cease to be uchinaanchu

[chorus]

I don’t want to lose the songs that our ancestors sing
I don’t want to forget the things our parents taught us.

[chorus]

Our homeland was originally it’s own country

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from Tiichi, released August 18, 2016

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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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