Okinawa: The Boom's Shima Uta

The Boom is a Japanese rock band whose members are: Kazufumi Miyazawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiromasa Yamakawa and Takao Tochigi. Although they became popular with "Shima-uta" (a result of Miyazawa's trip to Okinawa that inspired the singer/composer to write this song with Okinawan sounds and strongly influenced lyrics) and they have released many Okinawan songs with Okinawan singers The Boom's members are not from Okinawa.

Here is the video of Shima-uta:

Lyrics - Shima-uta (by The Boom):

Deigo no hana ga saki,kaze wo yobi arashi ga kita
Deigo ga sakimidare,kaze wo yobi arashi ga kita
Kurikaesu kanashimi wa,shima wataru nami no you
Uuji no mori de anata to deai
Uuji no shita de chiyo ni sayonara

Shima uta yo kaze ni nori tori to tomo ni umi wo watare
Shima uta yo kaze ni nori todokete okure watashi no namida

Deigo no hana mo chiri sazanami ga yureru dake
Sasayaka na shiawase wa utakata no nami no hana
Uuji no mori de utatta tomo yo
Uuji no shita de yachiyo no wakare

Shima uta yo kaze ni nori tori to tomo ni umi wo watare
Shima uta yo kaze ni nori todokete okure watashi no ai wo

Umi yo uchuu yo kami yo inochi yo kono mama towani yuunagi wo

Shima uta yo kaze ni nori tori to tomo ni umi wo watare
Shima uta yo kaze ni nori todokete okure watashi no namida
Shima uta yo kaze ni nori tori to tomo ni umi wo watare
Shima uta yo kaze ni nori todokete okure watashi no ai wo

lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala....
lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala....
lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala...