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Sanshin-no hana

Sanshin no hana means the flower of sanshin. Sometimes hana was used as a symbol of Prosperity.
The meaning of the chorus of this song is sky and sea is silent, carrying wind and rain to the island and the flower of sanshin bloomed.
Dry in automn, bare in winter, flower of sanshin blooms in spring.

Itsushika wasurerareta OJII no katami no sanshin Tokonoma de tanjou iwai no shimazake ni motarete Hokori wo yubi de nadete yurunda ito wo makeba Taikutsu de tamaranakatta shimauta ga hibi ita Azayaka ni yomigaeru anata to sugoshita hibi wa Yawarakana itoshisade kono mune wo tsukiyaburi Saita no wa sanshin no hana TEREBI no naname mukai no anata ga ita basho ni Suwareba ARUMI no mado kara yuuzuki ga noboru Kazoku wo nagame nagara nomu sake wa donna aji Nemuri ni tsuku mae no uta wa dare no uta Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo itsuno hika utaerunara Kono shima no tsuchi no naka aki ni naki fuyu ni tae Haru ni saku sanshin no hana Kono sora mo ano umi mo nanimo katari wa shinai Kono shima ni atatakana kaze to nari ame wo yobi Saita no wa sanshin no hana Aki ni naki fuyu ni tae haru ni saku sanshin no hana English translation: We had forgotten the sansin that grandfather left lay on the alcohol bottle. But found out if, take away the dust, and tuning the strings. Now we sing simauta (okinawan traditional song) In the past, I felt simauta was tedious but now I feel saudade. I sit down beside of TV where you had sat down before. Then I can see the moon though the window made of Aluminum. How is the taste of simasake drinking with family? Who is singing a song? I heard the song when I fell in asleep. I? dont care how many times sorrow and joy come. If all of sorrow and joy can change the simauta song. In soil, dry in autumn bare in winter, flower of sanshin bloomed in spring. sky? and sea is silent. carrying wind and rain to the island and flower of sanshin bloomed. dry in autumn, bare in winter, flower of sanshin bloomed in spring.