I heard this song for the first time a few days ago and found it quite interesting. Karate-do sanka was written by Nagamine Shoshin Sensei. There is a video on youtube which includes many old karate related photographs, and uses this song as the background music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iec9h9IKiHg
As you can see from the translation below, the words describe the spirit of Okinawan Karatedo very well;
Ah, beautiful islands of sunlight,
And the color of the sea,
The proud fighting spirit of the Islanders
and the empty handed Sword of Justice.
Training spirit and training body
Ah, this is Okinawan Karate-do!
O, but if an enemy should happen to attack us,
and the method of courtesy prove to no avail,
if he should cut our flesh with his iron weapon,
even then we will punch through to his bones.
Courtesy and defense together
This is Okinawan Karate-do!
O! Ever since the mythical ancestry of Japan,
the bell of peace has been ringing continually in Okinawa.
The way of courtesy and the five bodily weapons of Karate together,
to make a straight character and good Etiquette,
This is Okinawan Karate-do!
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