Translating songs - Oto No Naru Hou E - Goose House

In today’s article we will translate the song Oto No Naru Hou E by the band Goose House. This song can be found in the second ending of the Anime Gin no Saji or Silver Spoon. Follow the Official Live in the video below:

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Below, follow a Brazilian version they made of the song:

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Song Lyrics – オトノナルホウへ

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遠く離れた場所にいる時も　僕らの声が届きますように
迷ったときはオトノナルホウヘ→

笑う門にはちゃんと(ちゃんと)福はやって来るから(Yeah Yeah!!)
泣いて腫らしたその目だって　ほら笑顔が似合う(Ah Ah Ah Ah)

息が詰まるこんな世の中で　出会えたんだ(Oh Oh Oh)
色とりどりの世界を一緒に見に(ホイ!)行こう

頑張り屋の君だから　壁にもぶつかるでしょう
でももう平気　ひとりでは背負わないでいいんだよ(Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah)

君が笑えば　僕も笑うから(Yeah Yeah!!)
めぐりめぐりまた違う誰かのとこまで(Fu!!)
遠く離れた場所にいる時も　僕らの声が届きますように
迷ったときはオトノナルホウヘ→

季節変わり新しい日々　賑やかな駅のホームにひとり
上がり(上がり)下がり(下がり)
慣れない環境ココロ戸惑う(もういっちょ!)

早歩きする街を　うまく歩けないけど
ビルの隙間にはほら　今日も空は広がっている

誰にも見せない涙　拭いて歩いてゆけ
風が動き出す　髪がなびく　未来がはじまる(Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah)

君が歌えば　僕も歌うから(Yeah Yeah!!)
うまくなくてもいい　君の声を聞かせて(Fu!!)
ひとりひとりの音は違うから(Yeah Yeah!!)
ヒカリが届かなくなったって君を見つけるよ(Oh Yeah!!!)

君が笑えば　僕も笑うから(Yeah Yeah!!)
めぐりめぐりまた違う誰かのとこまで(飛ばせ)(Fu!!)
遠く離れた場所にいる時も　僕らの声が届きますように
迷ったときはオトノナルホウヘ→　オトノナルホウヘ→

Romanization of the song (Oto No Naru Hou E)

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Tooku hanareta basho ni iru toki mo
Bokura no koe ga todokimasu you ni
Mayotta toki wa oto no naru hou e

Warau kado ni wa chanto fuku wa yatte kuru kara (yeah yeah)
Naite harashita sono me datte hora egao ga niau (ah ah ah ah)

Iki ga tsumaru konna yo no naka de deaetanda
Iro toridori no sekai o issho ni mi ni yukou

Ganbariya no kimi dakara kabe ni mo butsukaru desho
Demo mou henki hitori de wa seouwanaide iinda yo (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Kimi ga waraeba boku mo warau kara (yeah yeah)
Meguri meguri mata chigau dare ka no toko made
Tooku hanareta basho ni iru toki mo
Bokura no koe ga todokimasu you ni
Mayotta toki wa oto no naru hou e

Kisetsuhenwari atarashii hibi
Nigiyaka na eki no hömu ni hitori
Agari(agari) sagari(sagari)
Narenai kankyou kokoro tomadou

Hayaru kisuru machi wo
Umaku arukeinai kedo
Bïru no sukima ni wa hora
Kyou mou sora wa hirogatteiru

Dare ni mo misenai namida
Fuite aruite yuke
Kaze ga ugokidasu
Kami ga nabiku
Mirai ga hajimaru (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Kimi ga utaeba boku mo utau kara (yeah yeah)
Umaku nakutemo ii
Kimi no koe o kikasete

Hitori hitori no oto wa chigau kara (yeah yeah)
Hikari ga todokanaku
Tatte kimi o mitsukeru yo (oh yeah!)

Kimi ga waraeba boku mo warau kara (yeah yeah)
Meguri meguri mata chigau dare ka no toko made (tobase!)
Tooku hanareta basho ni iru toki mo
Bokura no koe ga todokimasu you ni
Mayotta toki wa oto no naru hou e

Oto no naru hou e

Song Translation

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Even if we are separated in distant places, let our voice reach (and reach)
And when you are lost, follow the direction of the sound!

If you are always smiling (smiling), good luck will certainly come to your door
Even your eyes that were crying will be able to rejoice.

We managed to meet in this suffocating world
Let’s see this colorful world together

For someone like you who works hard, there will be times when you will hit the wall,
But it’s okay, you don’t have to bear it alone

If you laugh, I will laugh too
Spinning and spinning, it will reach someone again.

Even if we are separated in distant places, let our voice reach (and reach)
And when you are lost, follow the direction of the sound!

When the season changes, in these new days, I am alone on the busy train platform.
I went up, and down (going up and down)

My heart is perplexed with the environment I am not used to.
I cannot walk well on the busy streets
Look through the gaps between the buildings, the sky is so wide today.

Wipe the tears that I cannot show to anyone and keep walking
The wind starts to blow, and my hair moves along. The future is starting

If you sing, I will sing too
It’s okay, even if you are not good at it. Let me hear your voice

Each sound is different
I will find you even in places where the light cannot reach
If you laugh, I will laugh too

Spinning and spinning, it will reach someone again.
Even if we are separated in distant places, let our voice reach (and reach)

And when you are lost, follow the direction of the sound! follow the direction of the sound!

Breaking Down the Song

遠く離れた場所にいる時も　僕らの声が届きますように
Tooku hanareta basho ni iru toki mo bokura no koe ga todokimasu you ni

Even if we are separated in distant places, let our voice reach (and reach)

• 遠く – far, distant
• 離れた – distant
• 場所 – place
• いる時も – even when
• 僕ら – we, our
• 声 – voice
• 届きます – reach, cross, deliver

迷ったときはオトノナルホウヘ→
Mayotta toki wa oto no naru hou e

And when you are lost, follow the direction of the sound

• 迷ったとき – In case of doubts, if you are lost
  • 迷った – lost
  • とき – case, occasion
• オトノナルホウヘ – reach the direction of the sound (echo)
  • オト = 音 – sound
  • ナル = 成る – become, obtain, grow, reach, achieve
  • ホウヘ = 方 – direction, way

笑う門にはちゃんと(ちゃんと)福はやって来るから(Yeah Yeah!!)
Warau kado ni wa chanto fuku wa yatte kuru kara (yeah yeah)

If you are always smiling, good luck will certainly come to your door (will come).

• 笑う – smile, laugh
• 門 – door, gate, enter
• ちゃんと – certainly, exactly, quickly
• 福 – good luck
• やって来る – will come, will arrive

泣いて腫らしたその目だって　ほら笑顔が似合う(Ah Ah Ah Ah)
Naite harashita sono me datte hora egao ga niau (ah ah ah ah)

Even your eyes that were crying will be able to rejoice.

• 泣いて – crying
• 腫らし – swollen, inflamed
• 目 – eyes その目 (your eyes)
• ほら – look
• 笑顔 – smile, smiling face; to smile
• 似合う – to match, to become, to be like

息が詰まるこんな世の中で　出会えたんだ
Iki ga tsumaru konna yo no naka de deaetanda

We managed to meet in this suffocating world.

• 息が詰まる – suffocating, difficulty breathing
  • 息 – breath
  • 詰まる – blocked, full, clogged, lose, press, end
• 世 – world (世の中 – society, world)
• 出会えたんだ – to gather, to meet

色とりどりの世界を一緒に見に(ホイ!)行こう
Iro toridori no sekai o issho ni mi ni yukou

Let’s see this colorful world together.

• 色とりどり – multicolored, various colors
• 世界 – world
• 一緒 – together, at the same time, in conjunction, mixed
• 行こう – go, let’s

頑張り屋の君だから　壁にもぶつかるでしょう
Ganbariya no kimi dakara kabe ni mo butsukaru desho

For someone like you who works hard, there will be times when you will hit the wall.

• 頑張り屋 – someone who fights in difficult circumstances
• 君 – you
• だから – thus, therefore
• 壁にも – wall, barrier, obstacle
• ぶつかる – to hit, to collide, to bump, to beat, to conflict

でももう平気　ひとりでは背負わないでいいんだよ
Demo mou henki hitori de wa seouwanaide iinda yo

But it’s okay, you don’t have to bear it alone.

• でも – but, however
• もう – interjection used to strengthen the expression of an emotion
• 平気 – okay, calm, relaxed, unconcerned
• ひとり – alone, one person
• 背負う – to overload, to assume, responsibility, to carry, to be ahead
  • 背負わない – negative

君が笑えば　僕も笑うから(Yeah Yeah!!)
Kimi ga waraeba boku mo warau kara (yeah yeah)

If you laugh, I will laugh too.

• 君 – you
• 笑え – to laugh, to smile
• 僕 – I
• から – after, from, if

めぐりめぐりまた違う誰かのとこまで(Fu!!)
Meguri meguri mata chigau dare ka no toko made

Spinning and spinning, it will reach someone again.

• めぐり – circumference, circulation
• また – again, also, still
• 違う – different, not usual
• 誰 – someone
• とこ – place, scene
• まで – until, to

遠く離れた場所にいる時も　僕らの声が届きますように
Tooku hanareta basho ni iru toki mo bokura no koe ga todokimasu you ni

Even if we are separated in distant places, let our voice reach (and reach).

• 遠く – far, distant
• 離れた – distant
• 場所 – place
• いる時も – even when
• 僕ら – we, our
• 声 – voice
• 届きます – reach, cross, deliver

迷ったときはオトノナルホウヘ→
Mayotta toki wa oto no naru hou e

And when you are lost, follow the direction of the sound.

• 迷ったとき – In case of doubts, if you are lost
  • 迷った – lost
  • とき – case, occasion
• オトノナルホウヘ – reach the direction of the sound (echo)
  • オト – 音, sound
  • ナル – 成る, become, obtain, grow, reach, achieve
  • ホウヘ – 方, direction, way

季節変わり新しい日々　賑やかな駅のホームにひとり
Kisetsuhenwari atarashii hibi nigiyaka na eki no hömu ni hitori

When the season changes, in these new days, I am alone on the busy train platform.

• 季節変わり – change of season
• 新しい – new
• 日々 – every day, daily
• 賑やか – busy, lively, bustling, occupied
• 駅 – train station (駅のホーム – train platform)
• ひとり – one person, alone

上がり(上がり)下がり(下がり)
Agari(agari) sagari(sagari)

I went up, and down (going up and down).

• 上がり – go up, going up
• 下がり – go down, going down

慣れない環境ココロ戸惑う
Narenai kankyou kokoro tomadou

My heart is perplexed with the environment I am not used to.

• 慣れない – unaccustomed, not usual, inexperienced (negative verb)
• 環境 – environment, circumstances
• ココロ – heart (心)
• 戸惑う – perplexed

早歩きする街を　うまく歩けないけど
Hayaru kisuru machi wo umaku arukeinai kedo

I cannot walk well on the busy streets.

• 早歩きする – to walk fast (verb suru)
• 街 – streets, city, neighborhood
• うまく – skillfully, skilled, well, appropriately
• 歩けない – cannot walk (negative verb)
• けど – however, despite, but

ビルの隙間にはほら　今日も空は広がっている
Bïru no sukima ni wa hora kyou mou sora wa hirogatteiru

Look through the gaps between the buildings, the sky is so wide today.

• ビル – building, multi-story building
• 隙間 – gap, crack, gaps
• 今日 – today
• ほら – look
• 空 – sky
• 広がっている – spreading, extending, stretching

誰にも見せない涙　拭いて歩いてゆけ
Dare ni mo misenai namida fuite aruite yuke

Wipe the tears that I cannot show to anyone and keep walking.

• 見せない – not show
• 涙 – tears
• 拭いて – to wipe, to dry
• 歩いて – walking
• ゆけ – command of movement, go, continue

風が動き出す　髪がなびく 未来がはじまる (Yeah x4)
Kaze ga ugokidasu Kami ga nabiku. Mirai ga hajimaru

The wind starts to blow, and my hair moves along. The future is starting.

• 風 – wind, breeze, behavior, cold, influenza
• 動き出す – start to move
• 髪 – hair
• なびく – to flutter, to wave in the wind, to bend, to sway
• 未来 – future
• はじまる – starting