I came across this interview, where the speaker mentioned both ご縁 and 縁 and
this is from this particular clip -> <https://clyp.it/v1uobgr2>

I managed to transcribe it (I believe?), but I'm not sure how would I go about
translating the first part, especially to distinguish between ご縁 and 縁.

What I heard was

> それから、Staffさんとの沢山の **ご縁** があって  
>  作品の中でも沢山の **縁** があって  
>  素晴らしい方々と色んな **縁** でこうして出来たのが  
>  舞台Haikyuu!!だと思ってます。

I know that 縁 has such a deep meaning in Japanese, so I was wondering if there
is any way to make it easier to understand?

PS. Yes this is an interview related to the manga called Haikyuu!!

**Edit: The audio link has been fixed.**

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Also I struggled to transcribe this particular bit from the same interview.

-> <https://clyp.it/ibxy43to>

I could only hear

> 本当にxxxx良かったです。ありがとうございます。

so I was wondering, if anyone can help me shed some light on this.

Thank you!
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Meaning of ご縁 and 縁 in this context
縁 is one of the difficult concepts to translate into English because I cannot
find a comparable concept in English. I explain 縁 to my American friends as
life circumstances which has brought people together.

In this sentence, I do not know who is talking, so I cannot specify some
parts, but I might translate:

> And, I think that we are able to produce this stage play, Haikyuu!! because
> of the wonderful connections with wonderful staff and co-workers.
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Some spiritually-inclined person might think of 「人とご縁があって」 as "the universe
brought us together", a religious person might say "God brought us together",
etc.

However, I think that ご縁 is quite similar to the sentiment in " **it was meant
to be** ".

In the context you give, this is difficult to make sound natural, so I would
tend to something like

> スタッフさんとの沢山のご縁があって、作品の中でも沢山の縁があって、素晴らしい方々と色んな縁でこうして出来たのが舞台Haikyuu!!だと思ってます。
>
> I feel very lucky to meet the staff, the production likewise went very
> smoothly / just flowed naturally, and the encounters with all these
> wonderful people is how _Haikyū!!_ came to be.

I think the difference between 縁 and ご縁 is just the usual difference between 〇
and ご〇・お〇 (the one with ご・お is more polite).
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The way 縁 is used in your clip seems to be rather vague and strikes me as
[phatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression). If I heard someone
use 縁 like this, I'd either think they are the sort of person who very
earnestly believes in 縁 or are trying hard to find a simple, agreeable word
that will please everyone.

I interpret these uses of 縁 in the following ways:

> Staffさんとの沢山のご縁があって  
>  → _had many nice-meetings with the staff_ = "was happy working with them"
>
> 作品の中でも沢山の縁があって  
>  → _had many nice-meetings in the work_ = "knew many people / learned a lot
> from such a great work"
>
> 素晴らしい方々と色んな縁で  
>  → _with all sorts of nice-meetings and wonderful people_ = "by a fortunate
> collaboration of wonderful people"

Basically 縁 is a concept widespread among East Asians, typified by [the legend
of red string](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_string_of_fate), that every
association between people is divine match-making, and you should treasure and
be grateful for having good relationship with someone. Based on this, people
often use 縁 casually when they feel "happy, lucky to be or doing something
together", to indirectly praise people around them.
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