(video taken on March 4, 2010 at Ikeijima Island, one of the main islands of Okinawa)
This elder woman sings a legendary song of Okinawa with her own voice as you see. It is told in a local dialect beautifully. After the song, she thanks Yoshimaru and Rica Higa for their visiting the Island for prayers. She thanks the God for making it possible to build 7 lighthouses in the Island and for bringing happiness for the people who live there. She thanks Yoshimaru and Rica for what they are doing for the world, the country and the people even by going abroad for prayers. She tells that there are many maidens in the service of the Shrine( or sibyls) in the Island. She says that this year of the Tiger(2010), one of 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac, is a happy year for all. Rica Higa is right there with her thanking this elder woman for her words of gratitude.
