Shimanchu nu Takara

"Shimanchu nu Takara"
"Shimanchu nu Takara"
Single by Begin
from the album Begin no Shima Uta: Omoto Takeo 2
Released	May 22, 2002
Genre	J-Pop
Length	5:20
Label	Teichiku
Songwriter(s)	Begin
Begin singles chronology
Begin singles chronology

"Shimanchu nu Takara" (島人ぬ宝, Okinawan for "Treasure of the Islanders") is a song by Okinawa-based J-pop band Begin.^[1] It reached number 47 on the Oricon weekly charts and the band performed the song on NHK's 53rd annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 2002. It has become a song iconic of Okinawa Prefecture due to its use of eisa-inspired chanting. Its B-side that begins with "Soredemo Kurashi wa..." is noted as being one of the longest song titles in Japan.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Begin, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shimanchu nu Takara" (島人ぬ宝)	Begin	5:20
2.	"Nami" (波, "Wave")	Donto	5:04
3.	"Soredemo Kurashi wa Tsuzuku kara, Subete o, Ima, Wasureteshimau Tame ni wa, Subete o, Ima, Shitteiru Koto ga Jōken de, Boku ni wa Totemo Muri dakara, Hitotsuzutsu Wasureteiku Tame ni, Aisuru Hitotachi to Te o Tori, Wakeatte, Semete Omoidasanai Yō ni, Kurashi o Tsuzuketeiku no Desu" (それでも暮らしは続くから全てを今忘れてしまう為には全てを今知っている事が条件で僕にはとても無理だから一つづつ忘れて行く為に愛する人達と手を取り分けあってせめて思い出さないように暮らしを続けていくのです, "Still We Live, All of Us, Now, in Order to Forget, Everything, Now, to Know the Reason, Because It Is Out of the Question for Me, in Order to Forget One by One, Holding Hands with the People You Love, Divided, so as to at Least Not Remember, That We Will Continue to Live")	Begin	4:19
4.	"Shimanchu nu Takara" (Original Karaoke)		5:19
Total length:			20:00

Cover versions edit

Because of the popularity of "Shimanchu nu Takara", it has been covered many times, including by Allister on the EP Guilty Pleasures, by Hearts Grow on their album Summer Chanpuru, by Speed member Hiroko Shimabukuro on her solo album Watashi no Okinawa,^[2] and by Beni on her album Covers 3.^[3]

References edit

^ "「島人ぬ宝」を探したい - 琉球新報 - 沖縄の新聞、地域のニュース". Ryukyushimpo.jp. 2005-09-28. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ "ナタリー - 島袋寛子、地元名曲カバーでルーツたどる「私のオキナワ」". Natalie.mu. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
^ BENI on twitter (2013-12-05). "BENI 「島人ぬ宝 from COVERS 3」公開! - BENI | ベニ - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". Universal-music.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-01-24. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

External links edit

"Shimanchu nu Takara" in Begin's discography

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[1] "「島人ぬ宝」を探したい - 琉球新報 - 沖縄の新聞、地域のニュース". Ryukyushimpo.jp. 2005-09-28. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[2] "ナタリー - 島袋寛子、地元名曲カバーでルーツたどる「私のオキナワ」". Natalie.mu. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

[3] BENI on twitter (2013-12-05). "BENI 「島人ぬ宝 from COVERS 3」公開! - BENI | ベニ - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". Universal-music.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-01-24. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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