いつも何度でも – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 木村弓
• Album: 千と千尋の神隠し オリジナル・サウンドトラック

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the gentle beauty of “Itsumo Nando Demo,” the theme song from “Spirited Away.” This heartwarming melody, sung in Japanese by Yumi Kimura, explores themes of hope, resilience, and the importance of dreaming. Learn Japanese through song by diving into the meaning of its poetic lyrics and experience the emotional depth that has captivated audiences worldwide .

[English]

Calling out to me from somewhere deep within my heart

I want to dream of a future that makes my heart flutter

Though there are countless sorrows

I know that on the other side, I'll meet you

The people on this journey of repeating mistakes

Only know the color of the blue sky

Though the path seems endless, it continues on and on

These hands can hold light

The quietness of my heart when saying goodbye

My body turning to zero, listens

The wonder of living, the wonder of dying

Flowers, wind, and city, they're all the same

Calling out to me from somewhere deep within my heart

Draw dreams, always and forever

Rather than count the sorrows

Sing softly together, with the same lips

In the midst of closing memories

I want to hear the whispers I don't want to forget

Even on the shattered mirror

A new landscape will be reflected

The quiet window of the beginning of the day

My body turning to zero, be fulfilled

I won't search any further beyond the sea

What shines will always be here

Because it was found within me

[Japanese]

呼んでいる 胸のどこか奥で

いつも心躍る 夢を見たい

悲しみは 数えきれないけれど

その向こうできっと あなたに会える

繰り返す過ちの その旅 人は

ただ青い空の 青さを知る

果てしなく 道は続いて見えるけれど

この両手は 光を抱ける

さよならの時の静かな胸

ゼロになる体が 耳をすませる

生きている不思議 死んでいく不思議

花も風も街も みんな同じ

呼んでいる 胸のどこか奧で

いつも何度でも 夢を描こう

悲しみの数を 言いつくすより

同じくちびるで そっと歌おう

閉じていく思い出の その中にいつも

忘れたくない ささやきを聞く

こなごなに砕かれた 鏡の上にも

新しい景色が 映される

はじまりの朝の 静かな窓

ゼロになるからだ 充たされてゆけ

海の彼方には もう探さない

輝くものは いつもここに

私の中に 見つけられたから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
呼んでいる /jondeiru/ B2	verb - to call
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B2	noun - sorrow
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
道 /michi/ B1	noun - road/path
合う /au/ B1	verb - to meet
静か /shizuka/ B1	adjective - quiet/calm
体 /karada/ A2	noun - body
朝 /asa/ A1	noun - morning
新しい /atarashii/ A2	adjective - new
海 /umi/ A2	noun - sea
探す /sagasu/ B1	verb - to search
輝く /kagayaku/ B2	verb - to shine
聞く /kiku/ A1	verb - to hear/to listen
同じ /onaji/ A2	adjective - same
言う /iu/ A1	verb - to say
忘れ /wasure/ B2	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• 呼んでいる 胸のどこか奥で

  ➔ Progressive (～ている)

  ➔ The verb "呼んでいる" uses the ～ている form to express an ongoing action or state, meaning “is calling”.

• いつも心躍る 夢を見たい

  ➔ Desire form (～たい)

  ➔ The ending "見たい" is the ～たい form, showing the speaker’s desire: “want to see (have a dream)”.

• 悲しみは 数えきれないけれど

  ➔ Contrast conjunction (～けれど / ～けれども)

  ➔ The pattern "～けれど(も)" connects two clauses with a contrast, similar to “although”. Here it links “sadness is countless” with an implied following clause.

• この両手は 光を抱ける

  ➔ Potential form (～できる / ～られる)

  ➔ The verb "抱ける" is the potential form of "抱く", meaning “can hold”. It shows ability or possibility.

• いつも何度でも 夢を描こう

  ➔ Volitional form (～う / ～よう)

  ➔ "描こう" is the volitional form of "描く", expressing the speaker’s intention or invitation: “let’s draw / shall draw”.

• 悲しみの数を 言いつくすより

  ➔ Comparative "～より" (rather than)

  ➔ The particle "より" follows a verb phrase to indicate a preference or contrast, roughly “rather than counting the number of sorrows”.

• 新しい景色が 映される

  ➔ Passive form (～れる / ～られる)

  ➔ "映される" is the passive of "映す". It means “is reflected / is projected”, indicating that the new scenery is being shown by something else.

• 充たされてゆく

  ➔ Continuation with てゆく (～ていく)

  ➔ The pattern "てゆく" (often written "ていく") shows that an action continues forward in time. Here it gives the feeling of “being gradually fulfilled”.

• ゼロになるからだ

  ➔ Reason clause with から (because)

  ➔ The particle "から" attaches to the plain form "なる" to give a reason: “because it becomes zero”.