Let It Go (Disney song)
"Let It Go" is a song from Disney's 2013 animated feature film, Frozen, with music and lyrics composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The song was performed in the film by American actress and singer Idina Menzel in her role as Queen Elsa. The song appears after an ostracized Elsa abandons her kingdom soon after her freezing powers are discovered by the public. Realizing that she no longer needs to hide her incredibly powerful ice abilities, Elsa declares herself free from the obstacles that she's been faced with since childhood and rejoices in using her powers without fear.
Idina Menzel will perform the song live on TV for the first time during the 86th Academy Awards ceremony March 2, 2014.
Composition
Elsa unleashes her powers during her song "Let It Go".
"Let It Go" was the first song that Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez wrote for the film. The duo took inspiration from other Disney films such as The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast and various artists including Adele, Aimee Mann, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, and Carole King. Although unintentional, the song's composition was pivotal in the film's characterization of Elsa. Originally written as a villain, co-directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee gradually rewrote Elsa as one of the film's protagonists.
"Let It Go" is written in the key of A♭ major; however, the song begins in F minor until Menzel begins the second verse ("Don't let them in, don't let them see") in E♭ mixolydian. Finally, after a short modulation, the chorus launches into the original A♭ major for the remainder of the song excepting the bridge, which is sung in D♭ mixolydian and E♭ mixolydian. The song is in a fast 4 and has a tempo of around 137 beats per minute. Menzel's vocal range in the song spans from F3 to E♭5.
Anderson-Lopez and Lopez specifically wrote the song for Idina Menzel, referring to her as "one of the most glorious voices of Broadway and an icon in musical theater". Menzel's vocal range was taken under consideration during the music's composition.
Critical reception
"Let It Go" received universal acclaim from film critics, music critics, and audiences, with some comparing it favorably to "Defying Gravity" (also performed by Menzel). The Rochester City Newspaper called it the best song of the film's soundtrack, writing; "Performed with belty gusto by Idina Menzel, it’s got every element needed to be a lasting favorite...Menzel should be credited for providing as much power and passion to this performance as she did in her most famous role." Entertainment Weekly's Marc Snetiker described the song as "an incredible anthem of liberation" while Joe Dziemianowicz of The New York Daily News called it "a stirring tribute to girl power and the need to 'let go' of fear and shame".
"Let It Go" by Idina Menzel is now the biggest-selling foreign OST song in South Korea.
Awards
86th Academy Awards Best Original Song Pending
71st Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song - Motion Picture Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Original Song Won
Denver Film Critics Society Best Original Song Won
18th Satellite Awards Best Original Song Pending
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Original Song Won
The snow blows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation and it looks like I'm the Queen
The wind is howling like the swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried
今夜は雪で山が真っ白になりそうね
足跡1つ残らないぐらい
孤立したお城
そしてわたしがそのお城の王女よ
渦巻く嵐を抱え込んで風は吹き荒れていくわ
もう隠していられなかったの
天国はしってる わたしが抱え込んでいた悩みを
Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the good girl
You always had to be
Conceal, don’t feel
Don’t let them know
Well, now they know
誰にも心を開いちゃいけない
誰にも見せられない
いい子でいなくちゃ
いつだって完璧でなくちゃいけないのよ
隠さなくっちゃ
なにも感じることはできないの
彼らに知られないように
でも今すべて知られてしまったみたいね
Let it go
Let it go
Can’t hold you back anymore
Let it go
Let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
And here I stand, and here I'll stay
Let it go
Let it go
The cold never bothered me anyway
それでいいの
もういいの
これ以上縛られなくていいの
ほら 手を放して
自由になって
過去のことよ もう扉を閉めましょう
わたしはいまここにいる
そしてこれから先も誰にも縛られることはないわ
これでいい
きっとこれでいいのよ
寒さなんかには邪魔されないわ
It’s funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can’t get to me at all
Up here in the cold thin air
I finally can breathe
I know left a life behind but I’m to relieved to grieve
おかしいわよね 少し離れただけで全部のことが小さく見えるわ
かつてわたしを支配していた恐れは
もう二度とわたしを支配することはできないわ
こうして冷たい空気を吸ってると
やっと呼吸ができるようになったみたいに感じるの
過去の人生を捨ててきたのはわかってるけど
でも安心できるのよ 悲しくなんてないわ
Let it go
Let it go
Can’t hold you back anymore
Let it go
Let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
And here I stand
And here I’ll stay
Let it go
Let it go
The cold never bothered me anyway
過去は捨てて
これで大丈夫よ
もうあなたを縛り付けることなんてできないわ
手放してみて
それでいいの
もう後ろを振り返ることもしなくていい
わたしはここにいる
そしていつまでもわたしはここにいるわ
これでいいの
そうよ
寒さに邪魔されることなんてそもそもないんだし
Standing frozen in the life I’ve chosen
You won't find me, the past is so behind me
Buried in the snow
わたしが選んだ人生にしっかり足をつけているわ
あなたにわたしは探せない
過去があまりにも遠くに見えるの
まるで雪に埋もれてしまったみたいに
Let it go
Let it go
Can’t hold you back anymore
Let it go
Let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
And here I stand
And here I’ll stay
Let it go
Let it go
The cold never bothered me anyway
これでいい
そう これでいいの
もう押さえつけるものなんてなにもないわ
手を放して
忘れてしまえばいいの
過去のことよ もう扉を閉じましょう
わたしはここよ
いつまでもここにいるわ
これでいい
そう感じられるの
寒さになんてもう邪魔されたりしないわ
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