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This is a lyric from a song:

> もし、今手が届かない

The translation I found is:

> Even if I can't reach my goal now

I understand that 手 means "hand", but what is its purpose here in the
sentence? Shouldn't this also work?

> もし、今届かない

Does 手 here mean "goal" instead?
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What is the purpose of 手 here?
It more of less depends on the context, but [手が届く is a common set
phrase](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E6%89%8B%E3%81%8C%E5%B1%8A%E3%81%8F)
that means "to be able to reach", "to afford", "to become possible (to achieve
something)", etc. Since it's a set phrase, a physical hand is not very
important. I don't know where the word "goal" came from by just seeing this
line.
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