[00:11.14]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten
[00:14.38]recollect and sweeten
[00:16.28]for a stay nice and short like a haiku
[00:19.04]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you
[00:22.64]arigato to coastal lines both vivid and pastel
[00:26.53]an unframed canvas untamed by us the farthest
[00:30.17]where the sun rises in the east and sets in the west
[00:33.57]I must confess the waves here look not the same
[00:36.61]the sounds emanating always changing
[00:39.55]with the weather the architecture
[00:42.01]blended with the background a book unbound
[00:44.89]rough on the edges like a worn blade centuries old
[00:48.07]battle tested a thousand fold
[00:50.84]I can see it in the eyes of the children
[00:53.43]they still haunt me to come back until then
[00:56.20]I sincerely hope to do justice
[00:59.05]to introduce and more than reminisce
[01:01.50]a place my heart yearns for upon return
[01:04.56]may every year new sets of eyes learn
[01:07.02]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten
[01:10.23]recollect and sweeten
[01:11.99]for a stay nice and short like a haiku
[01:14.73]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you
[01:18.20]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten
[01:21.16]recollect and sweeten
[01:23.21]for a stay nice and short like a haiku
[01:25.97]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you
[01:29.78]to travel is to unravel the itinerary
[01:32.58]pick up the pieces and revel in unordinary
[01:35.23]sceneries one after another a series of
[01:38.26]picture story on a road show
[01:39.98]coming to a town near you for a social gathering
[01:43.50]villages catcher in the rice fields energies textures
[01:47.09]innocent smiles in fact it's infectious
[01:49.76]in every prefecture it's effective
[01:52.21]a way to communicate
[01:53.95]break down the barrier linguistic
[01:55.96]don't get it twisted
[01:57.22]straight as an arrow on a bow in case you missed it
[02:00.55]bamboo shoots towards the gifted
[02:02.96]gods in the heavens and gods on earth
[02:05.76]walking amongst us as winds and the dirt
[02:08.62]ashes to ashes and dust to dust
[02:11.26]why my mind is awake from dawn to dusk
[02:14.12]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten
[02:17.18]recollect and sweeten
[02:18.93]for a stay nice and short like a haiku
[02:21.68]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you
[02:25.08]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten
[02:28.03]recollect and sweeten
[02:29.98]for a stay nice and short like a haiku
[02:32.74]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you
[02:58.62]see the prints of wood blocks
[03:00.88]gold leaves and lacquer box
[03:02.19]gardens with sands and rocks
[03:04.89]artisan craftsmanship
[03:07.49]it's the spirit of our ancestors
[03:10.40]still living with respect to
[03:12.86]the past and the clock is set to
[03:14.92]the present what's ahead is a mystery
[03:17.61]a unique gem in the course of a history