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Warabi gami
Warabi gami - Performed as a duet by the great Okinawan singer of NeNes fame, Koja Misako who made this song popular, and contemporary Okinawan singer Natsukawa Rimi. Taken from a TV special. Warabi gami is an Okinawan komori-uta or lullaby.
The song was written and performed by Misako Koja (from the first generation Nenes) who penned it before the birth of her first grandchild in February of 1997.
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And then I gave it a go... Okay ... bear with me |
Ten kara no megumi ukete kono hoshi ni Umaretaru waga ko inori kome sodate IRAYOO HEI IRAYOO HOI IRAYOO Kanashi umi nashiguwa Nakunayo~ya HEIYOO HEIYOO Teida no hikari ukete Yuuiriyo~ya HEIYOO HEIYOO Sukoya ka ni sodate Atsuki natsu no hi wa suzukaze wo okuri Samuki fuyu kureba kono mune ni daite IRAYOO HEI IRAYOO HOI IRAYOO Kanashi umi nashiguwa Nakunayo~ya HEIYOO HEIYOO Tsuki no hikari abite Yuuiriyo~ya HEIYOO HEIYOO Sukoyaka ni nemure Arashi fuki susamu wataru kono uki yo Haha no inori kome towa no hanasakaso IRAYOO HEI IRAYOO HOI IRAYOO Kanashi umi nashiguwa Nakunayo~ya HEIYOO HEIYOO Ten no hikari ukete Yuuiriyo~ya HEIYOO HEIYOO Ten takaku sodate English translation: LULLABY OF HEAVEN:
A blessing from heaven |
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