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
Videos
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| -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqiFMKNYcCM |
Lyrics
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
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。
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