Tamashii no Refrain ("Soul's Refrain") by Takahashi Yoko "Evangelion: Death and Evangelion: Rebirth" King Records KIDA 146 translation: Mark Neidengard Watashi ni kaerinasai Kioku wo tadori Yasashisa to yume no minamoto e Mou ichido hoshi ni hikare Umareru tame ni Tamashii no RUFURAN Come back to me, follow the memory To the origin of gentleness and dreams Drawn by the stars once more, in order to be born Soul's Refrain Aoi kage ni tsutsumareta suhada ga Toki no naka de shizuka ni furueteru Inochi no yukue wo toikakeru you ni Yubisaki wa watashi wo motomeru Your naked body, enfolded by blue shadows Is quietly trembling in time As though seeking the wherabouts of life Your fingertips search for me Dakishimeteta unmei no anata wa Kisetsu ni saku Maru de hakanai hana Kibou no nioi wo mune ni nokoshite Chiriisogu Azayaka na sugata de You, who I was fated to embrace, Bloom in season like a fleeting flower You keep the scent of hope in your breast and quickly become blurred With a clear form - Watashi ni kaerinasai Umareru mae ni Anata ga sugoshita daichi e to Kono te ni kaerinasai Meguriau tame Kiseki wa okoru yo Nandodemo Tamashii no RUFURAN Come back to me, to the land you dwelt in before you were born Come back to these hands In order for us to meet Any number of miracles will happen Soul's Refrain Inoru you ni Mabuta tojita toki ni Sekai wa tada yami no soko ni kieru Soredemo kodou wa mata ugokidasu Kagiri aru eien wo sagashite When your eyelids are closed, as though praying The world simply vanishes into the heart of the darkness But even so, the rhythm begins again Seeking bounded eternity Watashi ni kaerinasai Kioku wo tadori Yasashisa to yume no minamoto e Anata mo kaerinasai Aishiau tame Kokoro mo karada mo kurikaesu Tamashii no RUFURAN Come back to me, follow the memory To the origin of gentleness and dreams Come back, so we can love together Repeat with body and heart Soul's Refrain Watashi ni kaerinasai Umareru mae ni Anata ga sugoshita daichi e to Kono te ni kaerinasai Meguriau tame Kiseki wa okoru yo Nandodemo Tamashii no RUFURAN Come back to me, to the land you dwelt in before you were born Come back to these hands In order for us to meet Any number of miracles will happen Soul's Refrain