BENI 島人ぬ宝 song lyrics

How much do I really know? How much has it ever shown?

Of all the stars that shine above or clouds that come and go

You can ask me all their names, but I'm really not sure to claim

I was born here on this island, yet still I cannot say

But I know deep inside, something money could never buy

All the times that I've cried and the tears that have dried

It all happened right here under this sky

So many things are kept in darkness

In all the textbooks we blindly follow

No matter what you've heard in the papers

Believe me, there's more to be seen

That is the treasure of my home, our island dream

How much do I understand? How much do I really see?

Of all the dying coral and the life under the seas

How are we to repossess, and give breath to what is left?

You could ask me for solutions, still I can't explain

But I know deep inside, something money could never buy

I can tell in the tides to the waves that I ride

The ocean is changing before my eyes

So many things that are never spoken

On the radio and television

No matter how clear the pictures appear

Believe me, there's more to be seen

That is the treasure of my home, our island dream

How much do I perceive? How much there is to be?

To the words which are sung to these island harmonies

Tuva Rama lullabies, Densa melodies

I can't even define for you what they really mean

But I know deep inside, something money could never buy

Of the joy that they bring when we hear them all sing

While we're dancing through the night until sunrise

Inside of me I will always cherish

The memories of the love I've shared

No matter how far we are apart now, my heart is there to stay cause

That is the treasure of my home, our island dream