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Try everything! (Part 4)

I know it's been a long journey, so I promise you that today we will wrap things up quickly and at the end I will give you all the lyrics without interruptions so you can have fun and sing along that nice addicting song (I can only hope that you haven't gotten tired of it by now).

Here are all of the lessons we've seen so far:
Try everything! (Part 1)
Try everything! (Part 2)
Try everything! (Part 3)

Now let's get our engines going! (like I said in our last lesson, we will skip some of the repeating lyrics).

失敗することでもっと強くなっていくんだから

しっぱい　する　こと　で　もっと　つよく　なっていく　ん　だから。

Because it's by failure that you become stronger.

'By failing + more + strong + become + because'

Note 1: In our first lesson of "try everything" I told you how:

Something + する + こと is just how Japanese people describe doing something in general. So in this case also 'こと' does not mean 'thing' in the literal sense, but it comes in a set with the verb before it and together they take on the meaning of doing that 'something' in general, in this case, 'failing'：

失敗すること

しっぱい　する　こと

Failing

'failure + mak(e) + ing'

だからいいの

だから　いい　の

So it's okay

'That's why + all right + の'

Note: だから has two meanings. Let's see what's going on here:

から = because
だから = because or that's why

Remember how I told you that ’から’ comes at the end of the sentence, after you have stated the reason?
So first you have the cause, then you put ’から’.

With だから , when put at the beginning of a sentence, indicates that it will be followed by the consequence.
So first you have 'だから', and then you have the effect.

Let's take another look at the sentence:

強くなっていくんだから ←　だから used as 'because' after a cause.

つよく　なっていく　ん　だから。

Because you become stronger.

' strong + become + because'

だからいいの ←　だから used as 'that's why' followed by an effect

だから　いい　の

So it's okay

'That's why + all right + の'

So! We're finally done. Time for your reward. We came all this way together, you guys deserve it. Press the play button and let your inner diva free:

ダメだった。

だめ　だった。

It went bad.

'No good+ was'.

うまくいかない。

うまく　いかない。

It won't go well.

'Well + won't go'

そんなことばかりよね。

そんな　こと　ばかり　よ　ね。

Things like these (just keep happening), right?.

'These (kind of) + things + only + right?.'

それでもね

それ でも ね

But still, you know

'that + in spite + ね (right)?'

進んでいくの

すすんで　いく　の

(I) keep going

'moving on + go + の'

ちゃんと前を向いて

ちゃんと　まえ　を　むいて

(I) face forward earnestly.

'earnestly/properly + forward + を + face'.

間違えることでやっと分かることだってあるから。

まちがえる　こと　で　やっと　わかる　こと　だって　ある　から。

Because it's by making mistakes that you get to finally understand some things as well.

' To make a mistake + by + finally + understand + things + as well + there are + because'.

あきらめないでいこう

あきらめないで　いこう

Let's not give up and go (move forward)

'not give up + let's go'

どんなことがあったとしても

どんな　こと　が　あった　としても

No matter what

'What(ever) + things + が + are (happen) + assuming'

何度でも

なんど　でも

As many times (as it takes)

'how many times + even'

ダメだとしても

だめ　だ　としても

Even if it doesn't go well

'Not good/failure + だ + even if'

向かっていけばいいよ

むかって　いけば　いい　よ

You should just go for it.

'face (it and) + go (forward) + should + good + よ'.

あきらめないでいこうどんなことがあったとしても

あきらめないで　いこう　どんな　こと　が　あった　としても

Let's not give up and go (move forward) No matter what

'Not give up + let's go + what(ever) + things + が + are (happen) + even if / assuming'

何度でも

なんど　でも

As many times (as it takes)

'how many times + even'

そう何度だって

そう　なんど　だって

Yes! As many times (as it takes)

'Indeed + how many times + even'.

向かっていけばいいよ

むかって　いけば　いい　よ

You should just face it and move on forward.

'Face (it) + if go + good + よ'

オオオオー やるのよ

おおおおおー　やる　の　よ

Oh oh oh oh oh ooh (you) do it

'(many oh's) + do + の + よ'

オオオオオー 何度も

おおおおおー　なんど　も

Oh oh oh oh oh ooh again and again.

'(many oh's) + how many times + も'

オオオオオー やるのよ

おおおおおー　やる　の　よ

Oh oh oh oh oh ooh (you) do it

'(many oh's) + do + の + よ'

ねぇ平気よ

ねぇ　へいき　よ

Hey, it's alright

'hey + alright + よ'

うまくいくわ

うまく　いく　わ

It'll go well

'well + go + わ'

がんばりすぎないでね

がんばり　すぎないで　ね

Don't try too hard

'Do one's best + not too much + ね'

少しずつ進めばいい

すこしずつ　すすめば　いい

You should make progress little by little.

'little by little + if go forward + good'

できることをやるだけ

できる　こと　を　やる　だけ

Just do what you can

'can do + things + を + do + just'

あきらめないでいこう

あきらめないで　いこう

Let's move forward and not give up

'not give up + move forward'

どんなことがあったとしても

どんな　こと　が　あった　としても

Let's not give up and go (move forward) No matter what

'Not give up + let's go + what(ever) + things + が + are (happen) + even if / assuming'

何度でも

なんど　でも

As many times (as it takes)

'how many times + even'

ダメだとしても

だめ　だ　としても

Even if it doesn't go well

'Not good/failure + だ + even if'

向かっていけばいいよ

むかって　いけば　いい　よ

You should just face it and move on forward.

'Face (it) + if go + good + よ'

あきらめないでいこう

あきらめないで　いこう

Let's move forward and not give up

'not give up + move forward'

どんなことがあったとしても

どんな　こと　が　あった　としても

Let's not give up and go (move forward) No matter what

'Not give up + let's go + what(ever) + things + が + are (happen) + even if / assuming'

何度でも

なんど　でも

As many times (as it takes)

'how many times + even'

そう何度だって

そう　なんど　だって

Yes, as many times (as it takes)

'Indeed + how many times + even'

向かっていけばいいよ

むかって　いけば　いい　よ

You should just face it and move on forward.

'Face (it) + if go + good + よ'

失敗することでもっと強くなっていくんだから

しっぱい　する　こと　で　もっと　つよく　なっていく　ん　だから。

Because it's by failure that you become stronger.

'By failing + more + strong + become + because'

だからいいの

だから　いい　の

So it's okay

'That's why + all right + の'

オオオオー やるのよ

おおおおおー　やる　の　よ

Oh oh oh oh oh ooh (you) do it

'(many oh's) + do + の + よ'

オオオオオー 何度も

おおおおおー　なんど　も

Oh oh oh oh oh ooh (you) do it

'(many oh's) + do + の + よ'

The end. See you next time!

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