ZORBA DE BUDDHA
Music and Lyrics by Shoukichi Kina
Arranged by Makoto Yano

Rrrrrrrrr ha rrrrrrrr ha rrrrrrrrr ha
eisa hoi eisa hoi eisa hoi

With tears, life is becoming rough
On the island of seagulls, life is becoming rough
All year round, something always happens in the town
With torn pockets, young hippies and revolutionaries
Come to this place seeking a hometown+
searching for a light
essa hoi essa hoi essa hoi

In the city of Tokyo, there is an old woman
In the city of Tokyo, there is an old woman
All year round, something always happens in the city
With deep pockets, people meet
Girls in sandals and rock ’n’ roll guys
Want to meet each other
Fire and gambling, justice and evil
A snowstorm outside, god and devil
halleluiah halleluiah halleluiah halleluiah

Living in Tokyo, there’s always a meeting by chance
Living in Tokyo, there’s always a meeting by chance
When light and wind meet
When god and devil meet
More of the homeland is destroyed
Sacred flowers and seeds of palms are destroyed
That’s the Almighty’s accomplishment
Then a smile will come back
Somewhere sharks are shot, from a shark comes dignity
Somewhere they’re shot, two as one
essa hoi essa hoi essa hoi essa hoi

(Note the hodge podge of influences {old, new and foreign}, important to the isolated island)
+Japanese hippies went to Okinawa to search for roots
From the release Celebration, Vap, Inc., 1982
©1982 Uni-Japan Music, Inc.
®Nichion, Inc.

Shoukichi Kina: vocals
Ryomei Shirai: guitar
Makoto Yano: keyboards
Kohki Itoh: bass
Kiyohiko Semba: percussion
Shigeru Inoue: drums