歳さい歳さい年ねん年ねん

adverb, noun

year after year; every year; annually

A yojijukugo emphasizing the passage of years, often with a sense of continuity or repetition. Used in formal or literary contexts.

• 歳さい歳さい年ねん年ねん、同おなじ祭まつりがこの町まちで開ひらかれる。

  Year after year, the same festival is held in this town.

• 歳さい歳さい年ねん年ねん、人ひとは変かわりゆく。

  People change as the years go by.