Soul's Refrain

"Soul's Refrain" (魂のルフラン) was the theme song used for the first film in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. Released on February 21, 1997, Yoko Takahashi performed the song and it was from her album Li-La which was also released on November 6, 1997.

English
Please come back to me,

Following memories

To the source of gentleness and dreams,

In order to be born, and shine to the stars

Once again...

Soul's refrain

Your naked skin wrapped in blue shadows

Trembles quietly in this moment

Your fingertip searches for me,

As if asking for the whereabouts of life

The you that was embraced by fate

Blooms in season like an ephemeral flower

Leaving behind the scent of hope on your chest

Scattering hurriedly in splendid form

Please come back to me,

Before you are born

To the earth you spent your days on

Please come back into my arms,

To meet again

Miracles do happen, however many times

Soul's refrain

When eyes are closed as if in prayer

The world simply disappears there into the darkness

Even so, my heartbeat starts again

Looking for a bounded eternity

Please come back to me,

Following memories

To the source of gentleness and dreams.

You, too, please come back,

So we can love each other.

Heart and body repeat

Soul's refrain

Please come back to me,

Before you are born

To the earth you spent your days on

Please come back into my arms

To meet again

Miracles do happen, however many times

Soul's refrain

Japanese Romanji
watashi ni kaeri nasai

kioku wo tadori

yasashisa to yume no minamoto e

mo ichido hoshi ni hikare

umareru tame ni

tamashii no RUFURAN

aoi kage ni tsutsumareta suhada ga

toki no naka de shizuka ni furuete'ru

inochi no yukue wo toikakeru you ni

yubisaki wa watashi wo motomeru

dakishimeteta unmei no anata wa

kisetsu ni saku maru de hakanai hana

kibou no nioi wo mune ni nokoshite

chiri isogu azayaka-na sugata de

watashi ni kaeri nasai

umareru mae ni

anata ga sugoshita daichi e to

kono te ni kaeri nasai

meguriau tame

kiseki wa okoru yo nando demo

tamashii no RUFURAN

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

watashi ni kaeri nasai

kioku wo tadori

yasashisa to yume no minamoto e

anata mo kaeri nasai

aishiau tame

kokoro mo karada mo kurikaesu

tamashii no RUFURAN

watashi ni kaeri nasai

umareru mae ni

anata ga sugoshita daichi e to

kono te ni kaeri nasai

meguriau tame

kiseki wa okoru yo nandodemo

tamashii no RUFURAN

Original Japanese
歌　：高橋洋子

作詞：及川眠子

作曲／編曲：大森俊之

私に還りなさい　記憶をたどり

優しさと夢の水源へ

もういちど星にひかれ　生まれるために

魂のルフラン

蒼い影につつまれた素肌が

時のなかで　静かにふるえてる

命の行方を問いかけるように

指先は私をもとめる

抱きしめてた運命のあなたは

季節に咲く　まるではかない花

希望のにおいを胸に残して

散り急ぐ　あざやかな姿で

私に還りなさい　生まれる前に

あなたが過ごした大地へと

この腕(て)に還りなさい　めぐり逢うため

奇跡は起こるよ　何度でも

魂のルフラン

祈るように　まぶた閉じたときに

世界はただ闇の底に消える

それでも鼓動はまた動きだす

限りある永遠を捜して

私に還りなさい　記憶をたどり

優しさと夢の水源へ

あなたも還りなさい　愛しあうため

心も体もくりかえす

魂のルフラン

私に還りなさい　生まれる前に

あなたが過ごした大地へと

この腕(て)に還りなさい　めぐり逢うため

奇跡は起こるよ　何度でも

魂のルフラン