Interpretation of だからもう迷わずに進めばいい

letslearn

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Hi Guys,
In a song called 栄光の架橋へと by yuzu I'm wondering about the use of もう迷わずに進めばいい.
And can someone explain the use of へと

This is my interpretation of the lines

いくつもの日々を越えて Numerous days have passed and

辿り着いた今がある it has been a struggle, and barely made it.

だからもう迷わずに進めばいい therefore it would be good to move forward without hesitation.

栄光の架橋へと to the bridge of glory



Thanks alot

 

nice gaijin

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• 14 Mar 2014

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your translation is pretty direct and lacks lyrical nuance, but the meaning is there

the へと part is just a conjunctive particle, indicating the rearranged sentence structure, implying the direction of "pressing on towards..."

 

letslearn

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In the last line it says 栄光の架橋. I've said bridge of glory.
Is there a trick to know when the no particle is a possesive or a noun modifier?

 

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• 15 Mar 2014

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context should tell you, depending on what comes before and after the particle. I don't really think about it anymore, so I guess you just eventually internalize this