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

• By: Yumi Kimura

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Itsumo Nando Demo" (Always With Me), the enchanting ending theme of Studio Ghibli's masterpiece, "Spirited Away." This song offers a gentle introduction to Japanese, allowing you to appreciate the poetic beauty of its lyrics which speak of enduring hope and profound wonder. Its soothing melody and heartfelt message make it a special piece for connecting with the Japanese language and culture, revealing how simplicity can convey deep emotions.

[English]

Calling from deep within my chest

I always want to see a dream that makes my heart dance

Even though my sorrows are countless

Beyond it, I’ll surely meet you

Every time we repeat a mistake

Just knowing the blueness of the sky

The road seems to stretch on endlessly

These hands can embrace the light

The quiet heart at the moment of goodbye

Listening closely as everything fades to zero

The mystery of being alive, the mystery of dying

Flowers, wind, and the city are all the same

Calling from deep within my chest

Let’s keep drawing dreams again and again

Rather than trying to count every sorrow

Sing softly with the same lips

Always into the fading memories

I listen to the whisper I don’t want to forget

Even upon the shattered mirror

A new scenery is reflected

The quiet window of the morning’s beginning

It becomes fulfilled as everything turns to zero

I no longer search beyond the sea

The shining things are always here

Because I found it 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 その度人は

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

ゼロになるからだ耳をすませる

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 胸のどこか奥で

いつも何度でも夢を描こう

悲しみの数を言い尽くすより

同じ唇でそっと歌おう

閉じていく思い出の その中にいつも

忘れたくない囁きを聞く

粉々に砕かれた鏡の上にも

新しい景色が映される

始まりの朝の静かな窓

ゼロになるからだ満たされてゆけ

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
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest; chest area; heart (metaphor)
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart; mind; center
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream; aspiration
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness; sorrow
会える /aeru/ A2	verb - can meet; be able to meet
道 /michi/ A1	noun - road; path; way
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky; air;空間
青い /aoi/ A1	adjective - blue; (also green in some contexts)
両手 /ɾjoːte/ A2	noun - both hands
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light; brightness
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time; moment
鏡 /kagami/ A2	noun - mirror; looking glass
思い出 /omoide/ A2	noun - memory; reminiscence
囁き /sasayaki/ B1	noun - whisper; murmur
唇 /kuchibiru/ A2	noun - lip
始まり /hajimari/ A2	noun - beginning; start
窓 /mado/ A2	noun - window
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea; ocean
景色 /keshiki/ A2	noun - scenery; landscape
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower

Key Grammar Structures

• 呼んでいる 胸のどこか奥で

  ➔ Present continuous tense with ~ている

  ➔ The verb 呼んでいる (yonde iru) uses ~ている to indicate an ongoing action, 'is calling'.

• いつも心躍る夢を見たい

  ➔ Wanting to do (~たい)

  ➔ The verb 見たい (mitai) uses ~たい to express desire, 'want to see'.

• その向こうできっとあなたに会える

  ➔ Can do (~える) with きっと (definitely)

  ➔ The verb 会える (aeru) uses ~える to express possibility, and きっと emphasizes certainty, 'can definitely meet'.

• ただ青い空の青さを知る

  ➔ To know (~を知る)

  ➔ The verb 知る (shiru) is used to express gaining knowledge, 'know the blueness'.

• この両手は光を抱ける

  ➔ Can do (~できる) with この (this)

  ➔ The verb 抱ける (dakéru) uses ~できる to express ability, and この specifies 'these hands'.

• ゼロになるからだ耳をすませる

  ➔ Because (~から) and 耳をすませる (to listen intently)

  ➔ から indicates the reason, and 耳をすませる means 'to listen intently'.

• 始まりの朝の静かな窓

  ➔ Possessive particle の (of) and 静かな (quiet)

  ➔ の is used to show possession or description, and 静かな describes the window as 'quiet'.

• 輝くものはいつもここに

  ➔ Always (~はいつも) and location particle に (at)

  ➔ はいつも emphasizes 'always', and に indicates the location 'here'.