Totto Mesai
| Date Composed: | 2007 |
| Composer: | Aki Takahashi |
| Arrangement: | Aki Takahashi |
| Premiere Performance: | December 1, 2007 – Ryerson Theatre |
My first visit to Okinawa came as a big surprise. It was so different from the rest of Japan. I wrote this song to capture the feeling of the local language and the culture. The words came from an Okinawan children’s song about conversing with the moon. -Aki Takahashi