This anthem was adopted in 1972 when the United States Civil Administration was handed over to Japan. An Prefectural song of Okinawa Prefecture. Main country: Japan https://planet.mblock.cc/project/3125116 Preceded by: "The Star Spangled Banner" (as the United States Military Administration of the Ryukyu Islands) https://planet.mblock.cc/project/2955341 Lyrics (Romanised by Google): 1. Ake yuku kiyoki Unabara ni Nagomu shimajima Kumo harete Sekai ni hibiku Akatsuki no kane Shiren no rekishi Nori koete Ima eikō no Asa ni tatsu Ā ware-ra Ware-ra wa chikau Oki na wa no Eien no heiwa o. 2. Kuroshio meguru Momoura ni Midori no sanga Terihaete Jishu kaihatsu Yutaka naru Shin Okinawa no Kensetsu ni Ima harakara wa Kioitatsu Iza ware-ra Ware-ra wa kizuku Furusato no Eien no Sakae o. 3. Hikari minagiru Ōzora ni Moerude i go no Hana somete Daidai ni uke tsugi Tsutae kita Minzoku bunka Sanzen to Ima furusato no Ji o terasu Ā ware-ra Ware-ra wa tsukuru Oki na wa no Mirai no bunka o.