Department of Foreign Languages, University of Pune Ranade Institute, Batch JC1

HAME HAME HA

Minami no shima no daio wa Sono na mo ida-ina hamehame ha,

Romanchikku na osamade kaze no subete ga khare no uta,
Hoshi no subete ga khare no yume hamehame ha hamehame ha,
hamehame hamehame ha………………………………………………1

Minami no shima no daio wa Jo-o no namae mo hamehame ha,

Tote mo yasashii okusan de asahi no atode okite kite,
Yuhi no mae ni nete shimau hamehame ha hamehame ha,
hamehame hamehame ha………………………………………………2

Minami no shima no daio wa Kodomo no namae mo hamehame ha,

Gakko girai no kodomorade kaze ga fuitara chikoku shite,
Ame ga futtara oyasumide hamehame ha hamehame ha,
hamehame hamehame ha………………………………………………3

Minami no shima ni sumu hito wa daredemo namae wa hamehame ha,

Obeoeyasui ga yayakoshii a-u hito a-u hito hamehame ha,
Daredemo daredemo hamehame ha,
hamehame ha, hamehame ha, hamehame hamehame ha,
hamehame ha, hamehame ha, hamehame hamehame ha,
hassssss ……………………………………………………………………4

Vocabulary

Minami = South
Shima = Island
Daio = Emperor, King Jo-o = Queen, Princess
Na (in line 1) = stands for ‘Name’ Tote mo = Very much
Idai = Great Yasashii = Easy going attitude
Osama = King Okusan = Wife (Other’s)
Kaze = Wind Asahi = Rising Sun
Subete = All Atode = Afterwards
Khare = gender ‘He’ Okite = on rising
Uta = Song Yuhi = Setting Sun
Hoshi = Stars Mae ni = Before
Yume = Dream Nete shimau = Sleeps

Kodomo = Children Sumu = Citizens (of the island)

Gakko = School Daredemo = Anyone’s
Gakko girai = Children who hate school Oboeyasui = Easy to remember
Fuitara = Blowing (of wind) Yayakoshii = Complicated
Chikoku shite= Get late (for school) Au hito = People meeting (on
Ame = Rain the way)
Futtara = Raining
Oyasumi = Holiday

Song Competition 2009 Prepared By: Prathmesh N. Shah (9421017493)