The story of Momotarō

Okinawa Shuri

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Bōkei Maehira (born 1921) tells the story of Momotarō

真栄平房敬	わんねー　すいぬ　てぃしらじぬ　めーでーらぬ　さんなん　たるみがにー　でーびる. waNne:　suinu　tisirazinu　me:de:ranu　saNnaN　tarumigani:　de:biru. "I'm Tarumiganī, the third son of the Maehira of Shuri-Tera Town."

真栄平房敬	ちゅー　ぬんじゅなーんかい　やまとぅぬ　ももたろーぬ　‘うふぁなし　ぬんぬきやびーん. tʃuː　nuɴʒunaːŋkai　jamatunu　momotaroːnu　ʔuhwanaʃi　nunnukijabiːɴ. "Today, I will tell you the mainland Japanese story of Momotarō."

真栄平房敬	ももたろーんでぃ　‘いしぇー　‘うなでーびる. momotaroːndi　ʔiʃeː　ʔunadeːbiru. "Momotarō' is a name."

真栄平房敬	‘うちなーぬ　すいぬ　‘うなんかい　のーしーねーでーびる.　 ʔutʃinaːnu　suinu　ʔunaŋkai　noːʃiːneːdeːbiru. "I believe that if we were to change it into a Shuri, Okinawa name, "

真栄平房敬	まむむ　まむむたるがにでぃ　‘いる　‘うなんかい　‘あたいえーさにんでぃ　‘うむとーやびーん. mamumu　mamumutaruganidi　ʔiru　ʔunaŋkai　ʔataieːsanindi　ʔumutoːjabiːɴ. "it would become 'Mamumutarugani'."

真栄平房敬	なまから　ぬんぬきやびーん. namakara　nunnukijabiːɴ. "I will start now."

真栄平房敬	んかし　‘あるとぅくるんかい　‘うふじゅんじゃなしーめー　はんじゃなしーめーぬ　‘うたとぅくるぬ　‘うとぅすいぬ　‘うちぇーんせーびーたしがでーびる. mkaʃi　ʔarutukuruŋkai　ʔuhuʒuɴʒanaʃiːmeː　haɴʒanaʃiːmeːnu　ʔutatukurunu　ʔutusuinu　ʔutʃeːɴseːbiːtaʃigadeːbiru. "Once upon a time in a faraway land ['long ago in a certain place'], there lived an old man and an old lady; an elderly couple."

真栄平房敬	‘あるとぅち　はんじゃなしーめーが　‘うふじゅんじゃなしーめーんかい　ぬんぬきーる　‘うくとぅにでーびる. ʔarututʃi　haɴʒanaʃiːmeːga　ʔuhuʒuɴʒanaʃiːmeːŋkai　nunnukiːru　ʔukutunideːbiru. "One time, the lady felt lonely inside their home, so she said to the man:"

真栄平房敬	まし‘うちに　ういびーれーでーびる　くくてぃるさ　‘あいびーれーでーびる　ぐふよーみしぇーる　‘うばすに　ぬんすじゅち　‘うまじゅん　うがまち　‘うたびんせーびりんでぃ　ぬんぬきてぃ　さびたくとぅでーびる. maʃiʔutʃini　ʼuibiːreːdeːbiru　kukutirusa　ʔaibiːreːdeːbiru　guhujoːmiʃeːru　ʔubasuni　nuɴsuʒutʃi　ʔumaʒuɴ　ʼugamatʃi　ʔutabiɴseːbirindi　nunnukiti　sabitakutudeːbiru. "Please let me join you when you go for a walk.'"

真栄平房敬	‘うふじゅんじゃなしーめーん　‘うやたしゃんち　みしょーちでーびる. ʔuhuʒuɴʒanaʃiːmeːɴ　ʔujataʃantʃi　miʃoːtʃideːbiru. "The man replied that that would be fine."

真栄平房敬	‘ある　‘うとぅちに　‘うたとぅくる　‘うんじんしょーち　ぬーやま　ぬんかきーが　‘うちぇーんしょーち　さびたくとぅでーびる. ʔaru　ʔututʃini　ʔutatukuru　ʔuɴʒiɴʃoːtʃi　nuːjama　nuŋkakiːga　ʔutʃeːɴʃoːtʃi　sabitakutudeːbiru. "One time, the couple went on an outing to look at the fields and mountains."

真栄平房敬	だてーんぬ　ぬーぬ　すばんかい　かーらぬ　ながりてぃでーびる. dateːnnu　nuːnu　subaŋkai　kaːranu　nagaritideːbiru. "There was a river flowing by a vast field."

真栄平房敬	‘うぬ　‘うびーぬ　‘うちゅらしゃ　ぬんかきみしょーちでーびる. ʔunu　ʔubiːnu　ʔutʃuraʃa　nuŋkakimiʃoːtʃideːbiru. "They were looking at how clear the water was."

真栄平房敬	はんじゃなしーめーが　んち　‘うし…　かーらんかい　‘うーりんしょーち　さびたくとぅでーびる. haɴʒanaʃiːmeːga　ʼntʃi　ʔuʃimuʃiɴseːntʃi　kaːraŋkai　ʔuːriɴʃoːtʃi　sabitakutudeːbiru. "The lady went down to the river to wash her hands."

真栄平房敬	かーらぬ　‘うぃーかたから　だてーんぬ　‘うむむぬ　ゆったい　くゎったい　ながりてぃっち　さびたくとぅでーびる. kaːranu　ʔwiːkatakara　dateːnnu　ʔumumunu　juttai　kwattai　nagaritittʃi　sabitakutudeːbiru. "A large peach came flowing splish-splash down the river."

真栄平房敬	‘うり　ぬんかきてぃ　みじらさぬ　みじらさぬ　‘うむむとぅ　ぬんかきみしょーち　‘うとぅんしょーち ʔuri　nuŋkakiti　miʒirasanu　miʒirasanu　ʔumumutu　nuŋkakimiʃoːtʃi　ʔutuɴʃoːtʃi "They looked at it, saying to each other: 'What a precious, precious peach,' picked it up, "

真栄平房敬	‘うまじゅんさーに　‘わーがんしぇーんち　‘うどぅぬんかい　‘うむちんしょーち　‘うちぇーんそーち　さびたくとぅでーびる. ʔumaʒuɴsaːni　ʔwaːgaɴʃeːntʃi　ʔudunuŋkai　ʔumutʃiɴʃoːtʃi　ʔutʃeːɴsoːtʃi　sabitakutudeːbiru. "went back up, and took it home."

真栄平房敬	‘うぬ　‘うーむむぬ　‘うたーちんかい　わりてぃでーびる.　なーかから ʔunu　ʔuumumunu　ʔutaːtʃiŋkai　waritideːbiru.　naːkakara "The peach split in two. Out of it"

真栄平房敬	めーうぃきがぬ　‘あか　‘うみんぐゎぬ　‘うまりんしょーち　しゃびたくとぅでーびる. meːwikiganu　ʔaka　ʔumiŋgwanu　ʔumariɴʃoːtʃi　ʃabitakutudeːbiru. "A baby boy came out."

真栄平房敬	‘うたとぅくる　‘いっぺー　‘うぶくんじゃなしーみしょーち. ʔutatukuru　ʔippeː　ʔubukuɴʒanaʃiːmiʃoːtʃi. "The couple was overjoyed."

真栄平房敬	くぬ　‘あか‘うみんぐゎー　‘うてぃんから　さじゃかとーる　‘うみんぐゎ　ぬんかきてぃ kunu　ʔakaʔumiŋgwaː　ʔutiŋkara　saʒakatoːru　ʔumiŋgwa　nuŋkakiti "They thought of the baby as a gift from the heavens; they looked at him,"

真栄平房敬	ぬんじゅなーぬ　‘うみんぐゎとぅ　‘うしょーじんしょーち　‘うすだてぃんそーち　さびたくとぅでーびる. nuɴʒunaːnu　ʔumiŋgwatu　ʔuʃoːʒiɴʃoːtʃi　ʔusudatiɴsoːtʃi　sabitakutudeːbiru. "thought of him as their own child, and raised him."

真栄平房敬	くぬ　‘あか　‘うみんぐゎー　‘うむむから　‘うんまりみそーちゃくとぅ　ももたろーんでぃる　‘うな　‘うちきんそーちでーびる. kunu　ʔaka　ʔumiŋgwaː　ʔumumukara　ʔuɴmarimisoːtʃakutu　momotaroːndiru　ʔuna　ʔutʃikiɴsoːtʃideːbiru. "The baby had come out of a peach [momo], so they named him 'Momotarō'."

真栄平房敬	ももたろーや　‘うすだちじゅらさ　うがまってぃでーびる. momotaroːja　ʔusudatʃiʒurasa　ʼugamattideːbiru. "Momotarō grew wonderfully."

真栄平房敬	にんまさい　ちちまさい　みふどぅ　‘うぃーてぃ　さびたくとぅでーびる. niɴmasai　tʃitʃimasai　mihudu　ʔwiːti　sabitakutudeːbiru. "He grew and grew, year after year."

真栄平房敬	‘うたとぅくるん　にんまさい　ちちまさい　‘うぶくんじゃなしー　みしょーちゃんでぃぬ　‘うくとぅでーびる. ʔutatukuruɴ　niɴmasai　tʃitʃimasai　ʔubukuɴʒanaʃiː　miʃoːtʃandinu　ʔukutudeːbiru. "The couple also lived happily ever after ['became happy [and remained so] year after year']."