Calling
Kaori Oda Lyrics
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Kagiri aru bokutachi no eien wo yumemiru MERODII
Mune ni afureru itoshisa no mizu wa
Mirai no hate de dareka ni todoku darou
Shinjiteiru yo
Haruka na toki wo kakenukete
Ai wo tsumuide yukeru yo
Ima wa mada konna ni chiisana hikari dakedo
Wakariau yorokobi ni karada goto yakareta yoru ni
Kagari aru nukumori no eien wo hajimete inotta
Kimi no tame ni kitto umaretekita to
Tada koe no kagiri ni sakebi tsudzuketai
Yobiau koe ga toki wo koeru you ni
Furueteta te wo toriatte
Nakushitakunai to omotte
Bokura no mune ni hakanasa ga itsuka umareteta
Owari ni obiete naite
Owaranai uta wo utatta
Mada minai chihei no hou e
Kimi to yukeru kara......
Haruka na toki wo kakenukete
Bokutachi no yobigoe wa itsuka ookina uta ni naru
Ai wo katatte yukeru yo
Ima wa mada konna ni chiisana
Hikari dakedo
Hoshizora miagete utau
Eien wo yumemiteiru
Hikari no naka
The lyrics of Kaori Oda's song "Calling" express a sense of hope and aspiration for eternal love and the significance of cherishing the moments of joy and affection that come along in our lives. The first verse opens with the singer admiring the starry sky and singing out the melody of the infinite eternity of our limited existence. The lyrics portray the idea that even though we are confined to a certain time-frame, our memories and impact on others can live on forever. The lines "Mune ni afureru itoshisa no mizu wa /mirai no hate de dareka ni todoku darou" encapsulate the concept that the love we have in our hearts will reach someone, somewhere, someday, even after we're gone. The singer believes in the power of their voice and their singing to access that eternity of pure love and connection with others.
The second verse elaborates on the journey of growing and evoking our voices to transform into something more significant. The lyrics, "Haruka na toki wo kakenukete / Bokutachi no yobigoe wa itsuka ookina uta ni naru," suggest that our small voices can eventually grow to become a harmonic chorus of memorable songs that can echo in the world. The lyrics depict the transformation of our individual voices joining together with others to become something more impactful and meaningful.
The chorus of the song highlights the importance of living in the moment and the power of love to overcome the adversities of life. The lyrics, "Ai wo tsumuide yukeru yo / Ima wa mada konna ni chiisana hikari dakedo" reminds us to build connections with others through love and to cherish the small glimmers of hope and light that we encounter in our daily lives. The song acknowledges that life can be tough, but affirmatively states that love and connection make it worth living.
Line by Line Meaning
Dokomade mo tsudzuiteru hoshizora miagete utau
Looking up at the endless skies, we still sing our hearts out
Kagiri aru bokutachi no eien wo yumemiru MERODII
Dreaming of the infinite eternity that is limited only by our melodies
Mune ni afureru itoshisa no mizu wa
The water of love overflowing in our hearts
Mirai no hate de dareka ni todoku darou
Will someday reach someone at the end of the future
Shinjiteiru yo
Believe in it
Haruka na toki wo kakenukete
Racing through distant time
Bokutachi no yobigoe wa itsuka ookina uta ni naru
Our calling voices will someday become a great song
Ai wo tsumuide yukeru yo
We can weave a tapestry of love
Ima wa mada konna ni chiisana hikari dakedo
Right now, it's just a small light, but...
Wakariau yorokobi ni karada goto yakareta yoru ni
On nights when our bodies burn with the joy of understanding each other
Kagari aru nukumori no eien wo hajimete inotta
We began to pray for an infinite warmth that burns within us
Kimi no tame ni kitto umaretekita to
Surely, I was born for you
Tada koe no kagiri ni sakebi tsudzuketai
I just want to keep screaming until I lose my voice
Yobiau koe ga toki wo koeru you ni
Our calling voices will cross through time
Furueteta te wo toriatte
Taking each other's trembling hands
Nakushitakunai to omotte
Thinking that I don't want to lose it
Bokura no mune ni hakanasa ga itsuka umareteta
The transience born in our hearts will eventually fade
Owari ni obiete naite
Terrified of the end, crying
Owaranai uta wo utatta
Sang an endless song
Mada minai chihei no hou e
Towards the unseen horizon
Kimi to yukeru kara......
Because I can go with you......
Hoshizora miagete utau
Looking up at the starry skies, we still sing
Eien wo yumemiteiru
Dreaming of eternity
Hikari no naka
In the light
Contributed by Nathan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jacek107ify
I wonder whether this song is a bit metaphor of the series of finding purpose in life.
When we live our daily lives we live under assumption that it would last forever that we are immortal. Like the immortals from the series. We don't have the idea that there is an end. This gives us similiar feeling of loneliness and melancholy. Being in one world forver without end. Like this sad, train rail going forever.
This is why we want to fill in this life with something like characters from baccano to fill in this "suppose" never ending life.
Firo, Maiza Ennis, Jacuzzi decided to fill it with loyalty to their friends
Issac and Maria decided to live very childish life having as much fun as possible.
Members of the daily days, Carol and Gustav decided to dedicate of expansion of knowledge and their curiosity of the world. Seeing world of limitless informations and interesting stories to gather, or tell.
Some decided in good way, some in bad way.....
others like Ladd and Szilard decided to find it in destruction, mayheam, greed and cruelty.
however, we still need to fill our "immortal" life with something. Even Llad and Szilard needed something that would give them a purpose to live.
Just like in Durarara, baccano presents that everybody needs some joy or happiness to fill in his life.
That's my interpretation ;)
both psychos like Izaya or Llad
and goog guys like Mikado and Masaomi wanted happiness in life and fill this "eternal" life with something.
@jacek107ify
I wonder whether this song is a bit metaphor of the series of finding purpose in life.
When we live our daily lives we live under assumption that it would last forever that we are immortal. Like the immortals from the series. We don't have the idea that there is an end. This gives us similiar feeling of loneliness and melancholy. Being in one world forver without end. Like this sad, train rail going forever.
This is why we want to fill in this life with something like characters from baccano to fill in this "suppose" never ending life.
Firo, Maiza Ennis, Jacuzzi decided to fill it with loyalty to their friends
Issac and Maria decided to live very childish life having as much fun as possible.
Members of the daily days, Carol and Gustav decided to dedicate of expansion of knowledge and their curiosity of the world. Seeing world of limitless informations and interesting stories to gather, or tell.
Some decided in good way, some in bad way.....
others like Ladd and Szilard decided to find it in destruction, mayheam, greed and cruelty.
however, we still need to fill our "immortal" life with something. Even Llad and Szilard needed something that would give them a purpose to live.
Just like in Durarara, baccano presents that everybody needs some joy or happiness to fill in his life.
That's my interpretation ;)
both psychos like Izaya or Llad
just like Mikado and Masaomi wanted happiness in life and fill this "eternal" life with something.
@user-kh7ff1jo7c
Here are the lyrics. (Japanese, Romaji, and English)
何処までも続いてる星空見上げて歌う
Dokomade mo Tsuzu iteru Hoshizora Miagete Utau
Sing looking up at the infinite starry sky
限りある僕達の 永遠を夢見るメロディー
Kagiri aru Bokutachi no Eien o Yumemiru Merody
Our merody, who are finite and dreaming of eternity
胸に溢れる愛しさの水は
Mune ni Afureru Itoshisa no Mizu wa
Water of love overflowing in my heart
未来の果てで誰かに届くだろう
Mirai no Hate de Dareka ni Todoku darō
Would reach someone at the edge of the future
信じているよ
Sinjite iru yo
I believe that
遥かな時を駆け抜けて
Harukana Toki wo Kakenukete
Run through far-off time
僕達の呼び声はいつか大きな歌になる
Bokutachi no Yobigoe ha Itsuka Ōkina Uta ni Naru
Oneday our calls will become a big song
愛を紡いで行けるよ
Ai o Tsumuide Yukeru yo
We can go spinning a love stoty
今はまだこんなに小さな光だけど
Ima wa Mada Konnani Chiisana Hikari dakedo
Although it's still such a tiny light
分かり合う喜びに体ごと焼かれた夜に
Wakari au Yorokobi ni Karada goto Yakareta Yoru ni
In the night when burned with whole body by joy of understanding each other
限りある温もりの 永遠を初めて祈った
Kagiri aru Nukumori no Eien o Hajimete Inotta
For the first time, I prayed for finite warmth to eternalize
君のためにきっと生まれて来たと
Kimi no Tame ni Kitto Umarete Kita to
"Surely I was born for you"
ただ声の限りに叫び続けたい
Tada Koe no Kagiri ni Sakebi Tsuzuke tai
I just wanna keep screaming that as long as my voice goes
呼び合う声が時を超えるように
Yobiau Koe ga Toki o Koeru yōni
Like the voices calling to each other transcend the time
震えてた手を取り合って
Furue teta Te o Toriatte
Took trembling hands each other
失くしたくないと思って
Nakushi taku nai to Omotte
Not wanna lose it
僕等の胸に儚さがいつか生まれてた
Bokura no Mune ni Hakanasa ga Itsuka Umarete ta
Someday transience came to being in our heart
終わりに怯えて泣いて
Owari ni Obiete Naite
We were afraid of the end and cried
終わらない歌を歌った
Owaranai Uta o Utatta
We sang infinite song
まだ見ない地平の方へ
Mada Minai Chihei no hō e
Towards the unseen horizon
君と行けるから……
Kimi to Yukeru kara......
I can go with you......
遥かな時を駆け抜けて
Harukana Toki o Kakenukete
Run through far-off time
僕達の呼び声はいつか大きな歌になる
Bokutachi no Yobigoe ha Itsuka Ōkina Uta ni Naru
Oneday our calls will become a big song
愛を語って行けるよ
Ai o Katatte Yukeru yo
We can go talking about love
今はまだこんなに小さな光だけど
Ima wa Mada Konna ni Chiisana Hikari dakedo
Although it's still such a tiny light
遥かな時を駆け抜けて
Harukana Toki o Kakenukete
Run through far-off time
星空見上げて歌う
Hoshizora Miagete Utau
Sing looking up at the starry sky
愛を紡いで行けるよ
Ai o Tsumuide Yukeru yo
We can go spinning a love story
永遠を夢見ている
Eien o Yumemite iru
Dreaming of eternity
光の中
Hikari no Naka
In the light
@vii7207
Baccano definitely doesn't get enough love.
@maikamikaela3144
true!☺
@jacek107ify
meh just tell that its prequel to durarara and people would fly towards it xD
@Umur64
Not enough lolis and weeb pandering for the modern anime fanbase.
@xSHiN61x
They should continue this after DRRR
@vijaz5559
@@Umur64 disgusting Right?
@GummiDropz
I feel like baccano is underated. Issac and miria won my heart instantly.
@jacek107ify
meh we just have to tell people that it's prequel to durarara and people would fly towards it xD
@kentstopme
@Isaiah Jay nah Durara is more known than Baccano, that's why most fans call it Old man's Baccano
@anass6332
@Isaiah Jay p0