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HaiSai Ojisan

New folk songs "new min'yo", composed in the style of traditional Ryukyuan min'yo, are often heard in contemporary pop music arrangements.
Haisai ojisan, with music and lyrics by Shokichi Kina, is typical of this genre.

Haisai ojisan haisai ojisan Yuubi nu sangou bin gwaa nukutonna Nuku tora wanni wakiran na Ari ari waraba ee waraba Sangou bin nu ataishi wan ninkai Nukutondee iyun na ee waraba Anse ojisan Sagou binshi fusuku yamise era Issubin wan ni kwimiseemi Haisai ojisan haisai ojisan Tushi guru natakutu tujigwa fusanu Unjyu inagun wa ya kwimi sourani Ari ari waraba ee waraba Iyaa warabi nu kusabukkwiti Tuji gwa tume yunna ee waraba Anse ojisan Hatati ya amatee sanjyu sugitee Shiragi kamitee kara tujitu meyumi Haisai ojisan haisai ojisan Ojisan kanpati magi sa yoi Mimiji kanpati taiwan hagi Ari ari waraba ee waraba Tiburu nu hagi tushi deekiyaa duu Watta gwansun muru deekiyaa Anse ojisan Wan nin seikei shimiyaai Ama kuma kanpati ii yugayaa Haisai ojisan haisai ojisan Ojisan hiji gwa nu ukasayoi Teenjyu nu enchu nu hiji duyaru Ari ari waraba ee waraba Iyaa ya hiji hiji wara yushiga Hiji gwa nu ashigaru mutee yundou Anse ojisan Wan nin makiran achaa kara Enchu nu hiji gwaa tatee yugaya Haisai ojisan haisai ojisan Yoshihara inagun nu kabasa yoi Unjyun itidou mensore Ari ari waraba ee waraba Tiiji nakajima wan ditou Ojisan ya amanu kabu nushidou Anse ojisan Mee niti yoshihara kuma toutee Wan nee chibaraa sa yoo gari yusa Iyaa ya churaa sa yogarire English translation: Hey, man! Hey, man ! If there’s a drop of sake left in last night’s little bottle Won’t you give me some? Hey, boy! Hey, boy! You think I’m satisfied with a little bottle? Don’t say there’s none left! Ok, man! If the little bottle’s not enough, give me a big one Hi, man! Hi, man! I wanna marry, I’m not a kid anymore Can I marry your daughter? Hey, boy! Hey boy! Marry? No kidding! You’re still too young to talk about such things Ok, man! I’ll wait till my hair turns white Hi, man! Hi, man! What a big bald spot you have! Hey, boy! Hey, boy! Bald men are excellent My forefathers were really excellent Ok, man! I’m gonna have cosmetic surgery to add bald spots Hi, man! Hi, man! Your beard is funny, like the whiskers of an attic mouse Hey, boy! Hey, boy ! Laugh at my beard, but women love bearded men Ok, man! I don’t wanna be outdone by you, Starting tomorrow, I’ll grow a beard that looks like the whiskers of a mouse Hi, man! hi, man! Last night’s hooker was really pretty, you should go there, too Hey, boy! Hey, boy ! In Chiji, Nakajima and Watanji, I’m a big shot Okay, man! Going around here and there, I’m wasting my money You’re wasting your money