Best translation of 今日も始まる


In [these
lyrics](http://www.kget.jp/lyric/64673/WE+ARE+SAINT+%EF%BD%9E%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E3%81%AE%E8%AA%93%E3%81%84%EF%BD%9E_%E5%BD%B1%E5%B1%B1%E3%83%92%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%83%96%2C+BROADWAY),
I came across the following verses:

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    夜明けの光り 眩しい仲間
    宇宙の神話 今日もはじまる
    未来をめざして
    
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Does the particle も indicate emphasis of 今日 in this case? My best guess is
that the second line should be translated as "It is now that the mythology of
the universe begins" (in the sense that the it starts right now, not in
another situation). Translating the sentence as "The mythology of the universe
_also_ starts today" sounds unfamiliar.




> 夜明{よあ}けの光{ひか}り 眩{まぶ}しい仲間{なかま}
>
> 宇宙{うちゅう}の神話{しんわ} 今日{きょう} **も** はじまる
>
> 未来{みらい}をめざして

Your question has already been answered by @Chocolate above, so all I am doing
would be to add my own perspective.

The second line would mean:

> "A/The mythology of the universe starts again today."

It is "today too" and not "mythology too" because 「も」 generally modifies the
immediately preceding word.

Why use "today" at all in the first place? IMHO, that would be because this is
a theme for anime, correct? In a televised anime series, the viewers would
naturally tend to expect an interesting story to take place in each episode.
By saying 「宇宙の神話 **今日も** はじまる」, it inspires a feeling of hope that something
exciting would happen _**again today**_ in the episode that one is about to
watch.

In that sense, one could say that the lyrics for anime themes can be subtly "
_commercially manipulated_ " like this. In other words, anime theme lyrics
should not be analyzed too straightforwardly using the regular
prose/composition grammar or phrasing.




> 夜明{よあ}けの光{ひか}り 眩{まぶ}しい仲間{なかま}
>
> 宇宙{うちゅう}の神話{しんわ} 今日{きょう} **も** はじまる
>
> 未来{みらい}をめざして

Your question has already been answered by @Chocolate above, so all I am doing
would be to add my own perspective.

The second line would mean:

> "A/The mythology of the universe starts again today."

It is "today too" and not "mythology too" because 「も」 generally modifies the
immediately preceding word.

Why use "today" at all in the first place? IMHO, that would be because this is
a theme for anime, correct? In a televised anime series, the viewers would
naturally tend to expect an interesting story to take place in each episode.
By saying 「宇宙の神話 **今日も** はじまる」, it inspires a feeling of hope that something
exciting would happen _**again today**_ in the episode that one is about to
watch.

In that sense, one could say that the lyrics for anime themes can be subtly "
_commercially manipulated_ " like this. In other words, anime theme lyrics
should not be analyzed too straightforwardly using the regular
prose/composition grammar or phrasing.

