

The theme song いのちの名前 ( _Inochi no Namae_ ) is the lyricized version of あの日の川へ
( _Ano Hi no Kawa e_ ), but it was never sung during the film, and therefore
it is only included in Kimura Yumi's [first
single](http://vgmdb.net/album/25456) and later in the [Spirited Away Memorial
Box](http://vgmdb.net/album/50857).

Does it have any meaningful connection to the story of Spirited Away?

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## いのちの名前

作詞：覚 和歌子／作曲・編曲：久石 譲  
歌：木村 弓

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    青空に線を引く
    ひこうき雲の白さは
    ずっとどこまでも　ずっと続いてく
    明日を知ってたみたい
    
    胸で浅く息をしてた
    熱い頬　さました風も　おぼえてる
    
    未来の前にすくむ手足は
    静かな声にほどかれて
    叫びたいほど　なつかしいのは
    ひとつのいのち
    真夏の光
    あなたの肩に　揺れてた木漏れ日
    
    つぶれた白いボール
    風が散らした花びら
    ふたつを浮かべて　見えない川は
    歌いながら流れてく
    
    秘密も嘘も喜びも
    宇宙を生んだ神さまの　子供たち
    
    ※未来の前にすくむ心が
    　いつか名前を思い出す
    　叫びたいほど　いとおしいのは
    　ひとつのいのち
    　帰りつく場所
    　わたしの指に　消えない夏の日
    
    ※ref. 　 woo…
    
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## The Name of Life

Lyrics: Kaku Wakako / Music: Hisaishi Joe  
Vocals: Kimura Yumi

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    The whiteness of the clouds left behind by a plane
    Draw a line across the blue sky
    Always, no matter to where, always continuing
    As if it knew tomorrow
    
    In my chest I breathed in a shallow breath
    I remember the breeze that blew on my hot cheek
    
    The hands and feet which are bound before the future
    Are freed by a quiet voice
    So nostalgic that I want to scream out, is
    One life, the midsummer light
    At your shoulder, swaying, the sunbeams streaming through the leaves
    
    The white ball at rest
    The petals which have been scattered by the wind
    The invisible river which carries both
    Singing while flowing on
    
    Secrets and lies and joy
    Are the children of the gods who created this universe
    
    * The heart which is bound before the future
    Someday, will remember its name
    So loved that I want to scream out, is
    One life, the place to return to
    At my fingertips, the summer day which doesn't disappear
    
    * Repeat
    
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Translated by [satoru-13](http://satoru-13.animelyrics.com/)


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Does the theme song "Inochi no Namae" have any meaningful connection to the story of "Spirited Away"?


When the song speaks of a river, it could be relating to the motif of a river
in _Spirited Away_ such as how Chihiro dropped her shoe in a river and she
helped to bathe a polluted river spirit. Also, most importantly, Haku is a
river spirit. _Spirited Away_ is centered around rivers it seems. Other than
that, there doesn't seem to be any other connection between the song and the
movie. It could just be a coincidence that both involved a river.


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