New song, 'Peace For Okinawa,' now streaming on Spotify.
#NewMusic Ashimiji Bushi included in "The Sound of the University of Hawaii at Manoa" Spotify Playlist6/23/2022 Song lyrics: Peace For Okinawa Writer: Rob Kajiwara Published: 22 June 2022 We're here to build a new base for us to use We're here to make a stand to remove you strangers from our land We're here to keep you safe from China, North Korea too We know that's just not true and who's going to protect us from you Peace for Okinawa Please protect the akangwa Peace for you And peace for all Peace for Okinawa We're here to help and we know what's best for you This is genocide, two-hundred thousand people died We hear you but we know much better than you What are they dying for, a pointless hopeless foreign war Peace for Okinawa Please keep safe my angwa Peace for you And peace for all Peace for Okinawa We're here to help and we know what's best for you This is genocide, one-third of our friends and family died We hear you but we know much better than you What are they dying for, just keep us out of your endless wars Peace for Okinawa Please keep safe my angwa Peace for you And peace for all Peace for Okinawa Peace for Okinawa Remember Takeshi Onaga Peace for you And peace for all Peace for Okinawa Peace for you And peace for all Peace for Okinawa Okinawan Terms:
Akangwa: Okinawan word meaning 'baby' or 'babies' Angwa: Okinawan word meaning 'sister or 'sisters' Takeshi Onaga: Okinawan governor who died tragically of cancer in 2018, giving his life to oppose the construction of the U.S. military base at Henoko, Okinawa that is destroying an ancient coral reef home to hundreds of rare and endangered species, including the Okinawa dugong. |
Rob Kajiwarais an Indigenous Luchuan (Uchinanchu / Okinawan) music artist based in Okinawa City. Archives
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