Kyou no Hi wa Sayounara

Kyou no Hi wa Sayounara  (Farewell for Today)  is the song played at the end of episode 23 and episode 24. This song is used usually for graduation from primary school. The Sakurasou animé version was sung by all members of Sakurasou and Rita.

The song is in the Bonus CD 7 - Soundtrack #2. A version of this song was on the soundtrack of Evangelion 2.0.

The original song is from 1966 by Ryoko Moriyama. It was later used by NHK in their “Minna no Uta” (NHK is using Fuurusato right now) in 1974. In 2007, this song was chosen to become a nursery rhyme. In 2011, Hideaki Anno and Shiro SAGISU used it in Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance

Lyrics
Romaji= Itsumademo taeru koto naku Tomodachi de iyou Asu no hi wa yume mite Kibou no michi wo

Sora wo tobu tori no you ni Jiyuu ni ikiru Kyou no hi wa sayounara Mata au hi made

Shinjiau yorokobi wo Taisetsu ni shiyou Kyou no hi wa sayounara Mata au hi made

Mata au hi made Kanji= いつまでも絶えることなく 友達でいよう 明日のひを夢見て 希望の道を 空を飛ぶ鳥のように 自由に生きる 今日の日はさようなら また会う日まで 信じあう喜びを 大切にしよう 今日の日はさようなら また会う日まで また会う日まで. English= Let's be friends Forever, without end Tomorrow, we'll dream About the path of hope

Like the birds winging through the sky We will live freely So long, farewell for today Until the day we meet again

Let's treasure The joy of trusting each other So long, farewell for today Until the day we meet again

Until the day we meet again