LET'S STAY TOGETHER, ITSUMO [RITSUKO OKAZAKI]

"Let's Stay Together, Itsumo" / opening Furutsū Basuketto (2001, Japan)
All rights to Ritsuko Okazaki

[marshymae]

I was so happy, when you smiled
A smile that melts away everything

Springtime was still a long way off, inside the cold earth
I was waiting for the moment to bud

What if today is full of pain
And yesterday has left its scars
If I make ready with a trusting heart

Though I cannot be born anew
As I go on, things will transform
Let's stay together, always

A smile that's just for me, the touch of your finger
And my hopes for the future are boundless

My simple wish, so as to have no more regrets
Let's pass over the sea of grief

What if today is full of pain
It will be a warm memory someday
Once I let go of all the things in my heart

I realize what it means to be alive
It's to learn the joy of being born
Let's stay together, always


What if today is full of pain
It will be a warm memory someday
Once I let go of all the things in my heart

I realize what it means to be alive
It's to learn the joy of being born
Let's stay together, always

[syaoran]

this song will always be deemed as the song to represent fruits basket. nothing will change my mind about this.

[mc]

She left to the world a precious song... 😿

[akai]

this is a treasure, and everyone here is a person of culture.

[florabloom]

Lyrics:
Totemo ureshikatta yo / kimi ga warai kaketeta
Subete o tokasu hohoemi de
Haru wa mada tookute / tsumetai tsuchi no naka de
Mebuku toki o matte ita 'n da
Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo
Kinou no kizu o nokoshite ite mo
Shinjitai / kokoro hodo ite yukeru to
Umare kawaru koto wa dekinai yo
Dakedo kawatte wa ikeru kara
LET'S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo
Boku dake ni waratte / sono yubi de / nee sawatte
Nozomi bakari ga hateshinaku
Yasashiku shitai yo / mou kuyamanu you ni
Nageki no umi mo koete ikou
Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo
Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru
Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara
Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo
Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru
LET'S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo
*~ ~ ~*
Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo
Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru
Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara
Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo
Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru
LET'S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

[stefie]

I swear if they play this in the last episode of the fruits basket remake I will break 😭

[daisukechida]

i'm sad every time with this song.. rest in peace okazaki ritsuko <3 :'(
"let's stay together itsumo"

[haribo]

I love this song. It’s so nostalgic, I remember the days I watched the first version ... Years have passed, many things have changed but my love for this song hasn’t

[jamesthepuerilis]

RIP Ritsuko, thank you for such a lovely song.

[slvyc]

Just found her songs, they're all really nice to listen to.
But reading the comments here just made me tear up.

Rest in peace

[ava-crhn]

My dream is for this song to be played during an emotional climax near the end of the currently running remake. That, , , , 😳🥺💖💕 !!!! I would SOB of HAPPINESS 🥺🥺🥺

[_eggroll._]

I really love fruits basket. One of my all time favorite animes is this one.

[pisceanrat]

Trivia
This song was released 2001.
Just a few years later, in 2004, at the age of 44, ritsuko-sama suddenly passed away due to sepsis...
May she RIP

[jennyduong]

I still love this song now that I’m grown up, she had such a calm and loving voice. I will miss her

[aoi]

I am here just listening to all the songs which were a part of fruits basket after the final episode of the final season and I just want to thank the creators of all the songs, openings, endings, manga, the orignal adaptation and the re-adaptation. Thank you for making characters that gave us all sorts of emotions, happiness, sadness, joy, laughter, all those tears, everything. They warmed my heart and I am greatful beyond what words can express. It was a beautiful journey and I will never forget anything about it.

[KhairulFaiz]

I hope the final sequel they can add this lovely song and "Small prayer" too ❤

[Andyfulist]

I’ll cry so hard if they play this song in the remake. I stg, I’ll sob until I make a giant pool of my tears. I loved this song for a decade and I really think it help defined the original anime. It’ll be a lovely tribute if they play it in the remake.

[cmllzz]

nostalgic. whoever listens to this know what a golden treasure is :)

[TheStepmonkey]

This song is such a classic, they should add this for the last episode of the Fruits Basket remake💗

[shakuramobya]

This Song Is so painful..a piece of art.