Shimaguwa Song (Island-child Song)
Kina Shoukichi & Champloose
(lyrics translated by James E. Roberson in
"UCHINAA POP: Place and Identity in Contemporary Okinawan Popular Music" Critical Asian Studies, 33:2 (2001), 231)

Don’t forget
Never forget
The spirit of the Islands
Don’t throw away your heart
Don’t throw away your love
We are the children of these Islands
Don’t throw away
the spirit of the Islands
Don’t forget
the spirit of the Islands
Don’t throw away
Never throw away
The spirit of the Islands

Don’t throw away your heart
Don’t forget our Okinawan language
We are the spirit of these Islands
Grab hold
Never let go
The spirit of the Islands
Don’t throw away your heart
Don’t throw away your love
We are the children of these Islands
Grab hold of the spirit of
the Islands
Never forget the spirit of
the Islands