太鼓の音は遠のいていった。
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English Translation
The drum faded away.
Furigana
Romanji
Taiko no oto wa tōnoiteitta.
Words
太鼓
(たいこ)
drum
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
音
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
遠退く
(とおのく)
to become distant; to recede