to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
戦争の記憶を語り継いだ。
The memory of the war was passed down.
地域の伝説を語り継いでいる人がいる。
There are people keeping local legends alive.
この物語を次の世代に語り継ぐ使命がある。
We have a duty to hand this story down to the next generation.