--Ryukyuan Religion is generally characterized by ancestor worship and the respecting of relationships between the living, the dead, and the gods and spirits of the natural world-- (taken from Wikipedia)
Sekai World Uchinanchu Kikou ~Shiimii-hen~
Yo ga fuketekimashita pajama no mama de ii kara The night's getting late, it's OK if you're in your pyjamas Minna minna kono hi dake tsudoi tsudotte Guys, let's gather only for this day Senzo ni wuutootoo sa to pray to the ancestors [i found the meaning of wuutootoo from this online okinawan dict]
Nen ni ichido no fesutibaru nonde utatte sawagi dasu In this annual festival, drink, sing, and make a noise Ano yo mo kono yo mo ano ko mo kono ko mo minna isshou ni odori dasu That age (generation), this age, that kid, this kid too, all are dancing together Haーiya haーiya ーhaーiya iyasasa *This is an okinawan dance, men are putting their fist (women: palm) in the air and moving them just like that, following the instrumen beat--played by the Eisa dancer--and sing: ha iya ha iya ha iya iya sa sa...* Taikou ni awasete subete wo wasurete match the taiko beat, forget anything else Hitotsu ni natte ku shimachuu ga And all the island are become one
Gosenzo sama sama zama sa The ancestors are various Bokura minna ga koko ni iru no wa minna minna kono hi dake tsudoi tsudotte but we're all here is to gather, only for this day Senzo ni wuutootoo sa to pray to the ancestors
Uyafafushitaa keettekindoo Heekuyaakaigaa deejinattondo Shimanchuu nutaa muro wuutootoo Uyafafushitaa keettekindoo [sorry, maybe it's the Uchina Guchi--Okinawan Language--and i don't understand at all.. i tried to find in the okinawan dict above, but i don't even know which one is a word and which is the other... T_T]
Yo ga fuketekimashita pajama no mama de ii kara The night's getting late, it's OK if you're in your pyjamas Minna minna kono hi dake tsudoi tsudotte Guys, let's gather only for this day Senzo ni wuutootoo sa to pray to the ancestors
Gosenzo sama sama sama sa The ancestors are various Bokura minna ga koko ni iru no wa Minna minna kono hi dake tsudoi tsudotte but we're all here is to gather, only for this day Senzo ni wuutootoo sa to pray to the ancestors
Uchinanchuu wa.... The Okinawan are... (Yamato said: "u-i-u-u-u" ^^