"Nandemonaiya"

Just the other day I had the opportunity to see this movie in theatres and I was nothing short of spectacular!

I have to say, Your Name. must definitely be one of my favourite movies of all time. I remember the first time watching it, and every plot twist and revelation was like a explosion going off in my head and I couldn't just help but think, "How do you come up with this stuff?! (and animate it so beautifully too?)". It seriously is really great, and I found it was actually better to go into watching it without any idea of what it's about, it really makes it fresh and surprising when you see it all.

BUT AHH IT'S SO GOOD.

The North American dub version that I saw in theatres was actually really good! I was slightly worried because oftentimes dub versions aren't nearly as good as the original Japanese, but it was done pretty well! The voices cast, though at the beginning it was a bit off, you kind of got used to them, and they did fit their characters pretty well! Another things I was really excited for was English versions being made of the OST, when I found out I was like,"DANG THAT'S DEDICATION" and it did help the overall sense of the movie when you understood the words behind the music. Before hearing it all myself though, I'd fallen in love with the ending theme, "Nandemonaiya" (or "It's Nothing") and had decided to make an english version of it! I'm actually quite fond of it, and I know there's probably a whole bunch of parts where it's awkward but I was still trying to draw the same types of images invoked by the original song so I'd say it's a decent enough accomplishment. But without further ado, here are the lyrics I came up with! Hope you enjoy! :D

"Nandemonaiya: English Version"

VERSE 1

This sorrowful gust of wind that blew by

Right between the two of us

Where did it carry all this pain

From just beyond the dusk?

Staring into the sky just as the

Magic hour settles in

This sky of blue swallows up my tears

When we stand as yang and yin

Father’s words were always cold

And a knife to hear in my heart

But somehow today it seems a spring thaw

Has begun to start

I never knew what kindness was

How to smile or how to dream

Every step that I took with you

Always followed your lead

PRE-CHORUS

A little longer now

Just a little while longer now

A little bit longer now...is fine

A little longer now

Just a little while now

We can stay together just a little bit longer now

CHORUS 1

Together we’re time flyers - everyday,

Every night climbing higher into the sky

Hiding and getting lost again ohh

Never able to reach the end

Crying when you’re happy and

Smiling even when you’re feeling lonely

It’s because a part of you

Has made it here before the rest has

VERSE 2

The toys that I prayed for endlessly

To the sun and the stars and moon

Are now collecting dust within the

Corners of my room

Today I have a hundred dreams -

I don’t know if they will come true

I’ll trade them all just to retake

A day with you

The girl in class who never speaks

That I’d never once told “hello”

Still gave a small smile as she walked away from my

“See you tomorrow!”

It’s strange - I find myself thinking of how

To try something new once in awhile

It’s all the better when you’re here with me

Offering up a smile

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS 2

Together we’re time flyers - oh and I

Oh I swear I knew your

Knew your name

Knew your voice

And knew your face

Way before the day I met

You in that place

BRIDGE

The world would still go round

If you were not around

But the meaning of it all would be hazy to me

Cause living in a world

Where you’re not around

Would be like summer months without days on the beach

Living in a world

Where you’re not around

Would be a world where Santa was dark and gloomy

Don’t let there be a world

Where you’re not around ~

CHORUS 3:

Yes, we are time fliers - everyday

Every night climbing higher, don’t be meek

I can’t be the only one getting tired

Of the clock’s game of hide-and-seek!

“Nandemonaiya”

It can’t just be “nandemonaiya”

I’m on my way, this final page...

Together we’re time fliers - everyday

Every night climbing higher into the sky

Finding you as the milky way drops

Upon these twilight-lit mountain tops

My, you’re quite the showy crier

I want to stop your tears, see your eyes drier

As the rain starts to pour down from the sky

You stopped my hand, I understand and when I saw your tears I knew why

Why I cried out of joyfulness:

The reason I could laugh in that darkness

Was because a piece of us

Will outlast “nandemonaiya”s

#musically #itry