Komm, süsser Tod

Komm, süsser Tod (German: Come, Sweet Death) is the English-language song which plays during Third Impact when Instrumentality is initiated in The End of Evangelion. The song is performed by Arianne, backed by piano, pipe-organ and various string arrangements by Shiro Sagisu. The original lyrics were by Hideaki Anno which was later adapted into English by Mike Wyzgowski.

Anno's Original Verse
Original Japanese Lyrics: Hideaki ANNO Transliteration & Translation: Rachel CLARK

English Translation
Komm, süsser Tod

I know, I know I've let you down

I've been a fool to myself

I thought that I could

live for no one else

But now through all the hurt & pain

It's time for me to respect

the ones you love

mean more than anything

So with sadness in my heart

(I) feel the best thing I could do

is end it all

and leave forever

what's done is done it feels so bad

what once was happy now is sad

I'll never love again

my world is ending

I wish that I could turn back time

cause' now the guilt is all mine

can't live without

the trust from those you love

I know we can't forget the past

you can't forget love & pride

because of that, it's killing me inside

It all returns to nothing, it all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down

It all returns to nothing, I just keep letting me down, letting me down, letting me down

In my heart of hearts

I know that I could never love again

I've lost everything

everything

everything that matters to me, matters in this world

I wish that I could turn back time

cuz now the guilt is all mine

can't live without

the trust from those you love

I know we can't forget the past

you can't forget love & pride

because of that, it's killing me inside

It all returns to nothing, it just keeps tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down

It all returns to nothing, I just keep letting me down, letting me down, letting me down

It all returns to nothing, it just keeps tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down

It all returns to nothing, I just keep letting me down, letting me down, letting me down

Romaji
Amaki shi yo, kitare

Fuan na no.

Fuan na no.

Minna ni kirawareru no ga, kowai.

Jibun ga kizutsuku no ga, kowai.

Demo, HITO o kizutsukeru no ga, motto kowai.

Demo, kizutsukete shimau.

Suki na HITO o kizutsukete shimau.

Dakara, HITO o suki ni naranai.

Dakara, jibun o kizutsukeru no.

Kirai dakara.

DaikKIRAI dakara.

Suki ni natte wa, ikenai no.

Dakara, jibun o kizutsukeru.

Yasashisa wa totemo zankoku

Kokoro o yudanetara, watashi wa kowarete shimau

Kokoro ga fure-aeba, ano hito wa kizutsuku

Dakara, watashi wa kowareru shika nai

Mu e to kaeru shika nai

Mu e to kaerou

Mu e to kaerou

Sore wa, yasashisa ni michi-michita tokoro

Soko wa, shinjitsu no itami no nai tokoro

Kokoro no yuragi no nai tokoro

Mu e to kaerou

Mu e to kaerou

Tanin no inai mu e to kaerou

Mu e to kaerou

Mu e to kaerou

Kizutsuku koto no nai mu e to kaerou...(RIPÎTO)

Original Japanese Lyrics
甘き死よ、来たれ

不安なの.

不安なの.

みんなに嫌われるのが、怖い.

自分が傷つくのが、怖い.

でも、ヒトを傷つけるのが、もっと怖い.

でも、傷つけてしまう.

好きなヒトを傷つけてしまう.

だから、ヒトを好きにならない.

だから、自分を傷つけるの.

嫌いだから.

だいっキライだから.

好きになっては、いけないの.

だから、自分を傷つける.

優しさはとても残酷

心を委ねたら、私は壊れてしまう

心が触れ合えば、あの人は傷つく

だから、私は壊れるしかない

無へと還るしかない

無へと還ろう

無へと還ろう

それは、優しさに満ち満ちたところ

そこは、真実の痛みのないところ

心の揺らぎのないところ

無へと還ろう

無へと還ろう

他人のいない無へと還ろう

無へと還ろう

無へと還ろう

傷つく事のない無へと還ろう…(リピート)

(日本語原詞:庵野秀明)