Ito
Sarah Alainn Lyrics
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Watashitachi wa nani mo shiranai
Itsu meguri au no ka
Owatashitachi wa itsumo shiranai
Dokoni ita no ikite kita no
Toi sora no shimo
Futatsu no monogatari
Yoko no ito wa watashi
Orinasu nuno wa itsuka dareka
O atatame uru kamo shirenai
Naze ikite yuku no ka o
Mayotta hi no ato no sasakure
Yume oikake hashitte
Koronda hi no ato no sasakure
Kon'na ito ga nan ni naru no
Kokoromotonakute furue teta kaze
No naka tate no ito wa anata
Yoko no ito wa watashi
Orinasu nuno wa itsuka dareka no
Kizu o kabau kamo shirenai
Tate no ito wa anata
Yoko no ito wa watashi
Aubeki ito ni deaeru koto o
Hito wa shiawase to yobimasu
The lyrics of "Ito" by Sarah Alainn delve into the mystery of human connections and the purpose of life. The opening lines ask the rhetorical question: "Why do we encounter each other? We don't know anything." The singer acknowledges the fact that we don't have a clear understanding of the reason behind our chance meetings and the enigmatic nature of life. The next two lines, "When will we meet again? We always don't know," adds to the sense of uncertainty and the transience of life.
The lyrics then paint a vivid picture of the two protagonists of the songs leading separate lives, and their stories being intertwined like a tangled thread. The lyrics read, "In an unknown location, under the distant sky, two stories have been created. Your thread is vertical, and mine is horizontal. The cloth that is woven might be sold or burned." The imagery of the vertical and horizontal threads and the cloth that could be sold or burned represent the unanticipated paths that life can take, and how we are powerless to stop them.
The last two verses of the song mirror the opening lines, reiterating the mystery of existence and our search for meaning. The lyrics read, "Why do we keep on living? After struggling through the day, chasing dreams. After falling down, we get back up again. What will happen to this thread? I was quivering in the wind, without any purpose." However, the song ends on an optimistic note with the lines, "The vertical thread is you, the horizontal thread is me. People call meeting the thread of happiness."
Line by Line Meaning
Naze meguri au no ka o
Why do we cross paths?
Watashitachi wa nani mo shiranai
We don't know anything
Itsu meguri au no ka
When will we cross paths?
Owatashitachi wa itsumo shiranai
We always don't know
Dokoni ita no ikite kita no
Where we've lived and come from
Toi sora no shimo
The edge of a distant sky
Futatsu no monogatari
Two stories
Tate no ito wa anata
The vertical thread is you
Yoko no ito wa watashi
The horizontal thread is me
Orinasu nuno wa itsuka dareka
The woven cloth may be sold someday
O atatame uru kamo shirenai
And someone may buy it without knowing its origin
Naze ikite yuku no ka o
Why do we keep living?
Mayotta hi no ato no sasakure
After the day we got lost
Yume oikake hashitte
Chasing dreams, running
Koronda hi no ato no sasakure
After the day we fell down
Kon'na ito ga nan ni naru no
What will become of these threads?
Kokoromotonakute furue teta kaze
Without thinking, the wind trembled
No naka tate no ito wa anata
Inside of the fabric, the vertical thread is you
Yoko no ito wa watashi
The horizontal thread is me
Orinasu nuno wa itsuka dareka no
The woven cloth may be someone's someday
Kizu o kabau kamo shirenai
It may bear wounds
Tate no ito wa anata
The vertical thread is you
Yoko no ito wa watashi
The horizontal thread is me
Aubeki ito ni deaeru koto o
Meeting the thread we should find
Hito wa shiawase to yobimasu
People call it happiness
Contributed by Josiah Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.