Saraba Okinawa yo
Ma ta ku ru ma de wa
Shibashi wa ka re no
Ra mi da o ka ku su
To o oi na nn to no
Shima jima mi re ba
Ya shi no ko ka ge ni
Ju jo se i
Farewell, Okinawa, until I return,
I go but for awhile, so hide your tears.
When I am in those far away Pacific Isles
In the shadow of the palm,
And beneath the Southern Cross,
I shall pray for your happiness.