Beautiful World

Beautiful World is the song which plays at the ending credits of Rebuild of Evangelion, Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone and is sung by Hikaru Utada. It also appears in many of the trailers and teasers for the first of the Rebuild movies. The song debuted on the radio and as a ringtone in July 23, 2007 and has been released in the single Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry on August 29, 2007.

Lyrics

Original Japanese Lyrics: Hikaru Utada

English Translation

Beautiful World

Official English Translation1

Alternate English Translation2

It's only love... It's only love... If I could have just one wish come true Let me sleep near you; I don't care where it is Beautiful world My gaze will always be on you, unwavering Beautiful boy You don't know how beautiful you are yet It's only love Asleep or awake, boy's manga, doin' nothin' but dreamin' You don't like yourself Not knowing what you want, you just want Lukewarm tears trail down your cheeks There's nothing I wanna say I just want to see you again I can't say what I wanna say Maybe I'm a gutless coward I'm fine with that, though If I could have just one wish come true Let me sleep near you; I don't care where it is Beautiful world My gaze will always be on you, unwavering Beautiful boy You don't know how beautiful you are yet It's only love No matter what it is, even if you give it a try and lose out You'll gain some experience points I don't need the paper Nothing important's printed there How've you been lately? If you've been doing good That's fine, never mind If I can't see you until my world's disappeared Let me sleep near you; I'm fine with wherever that is Beautiful world In the days that pass by so fleetingly Beautiful boy Mood fluctuations can't be helped If I could have just one wish come true Let me sleep near you Beautiful world Beautiful boy Beautiful world Beautiful boy Beautiful world Beautiful boy

It's only love If I can be granted just one wish, Please let me sleep next to you. Any place is fine. Beautiful world Without regrets, my eyes are only on you. Beautiful boy You don't know yet, just how beautiful you are. It's only love Whether you're sleeping or awake, You just dream of shounen manga. Don't you like yours? You don't know what you want, but you can't stop wanting. Lukewarm tears roll down your cheeks. I have nothing I want to tell you, I just want to meet you again. I can't say what I want to tell you, Maybe I'm just a coward. But that's alright too. If I can be granted just one wish, Please let me sleep next to you. Any place is fine. Beautiful world Without regrets, my eyes are only on you. Beautiful boy You don't know yet, just how beautiful you are. It's only love No matter what it is, give everything a try. Even if you get hurt, it's a valuable experience. I don't need newpapers. The important things are not printed there. How are you doing recently? If you are fine, Then that's good I guess. If I can't meet you before my world ends, Please let me sleep next to you. Any place will do. Beautiful world As these fleeting days pass by, Beautiful boy It's natural to feel whimsical. If I can be granted just one wish, Please let me sleep next to you.

Translation Notes

¹This is the translation found on the U.S. release of Evangelion 1.11 and 2.22 by Funimation.

²This was translated by DarkMirage.

Romaji

Beatiful World

It's only love

moshimo negai hitotsu dake kanau nara
kimi no soba de nemurasete donna basho demo ii yo
Beautiful world
mayowazu kimi dake wo mitsumeteiru
Beautiful boy
jibun no utsukushisa mada shiranai no

It's only love

netemo sametemo shounen manga
yume mite bakka jibun ga suki jyanai no

nani ga hoshii ka wakaranakute
tada hoshigatte nurui namida ga hoo wo tsutau

iitai koto nanka nai
tada mouichido aitai
iitai koto ienai
konjou nashi kamoshirenai
sorede ii kedo

moshimo negai hitotsu dake kanau nara
kimi no soba de nemurasete donna basho demo ii yo
Beautiful world
mayowazu kimi dake wo mitsumeteiru
Beautiful boy
jibun no utsukushisa mada shiranai no

It's only love

donna koto demo yatte mite
son wo shitatte sukoshi keikenchi agaru

shinbun nanka iranai
kanjin na koto ga nottenai
saikin choushi doudai?
genki ni shiteru nara
betsu ni ii kedo

boku no sekai kieru made aenu nara
kimi no soba de nemurasete donna basho demo kekkou
Beautiful world
hakanaku sugiteyuku hibi no naka de
Beautiful boy
kibun no mura wa shikatanai ne

moshimo negai hitotsu dake kanau nara
kimi no soba de nemurasete

Original Japanese Lyrics

Beatiful World

It's only love

もしも願い一つだけ叶うなら
君の側で眠らせて　どんな場所でもいいよ
Beautiful world
迷わず君だけを見つめている
Beautiful boy
自分の美しさ　まだ知らないの

It's only love

寝ても覚めても少年マンガ
夢見てばっか　自分が好きじゃないの

何が欲しいか分からなくて
ただ欲しがって　ぬるい涙が頬を伝う

言いたいことなんか無い
ただもう一度会いたい
言いたいこと言えない
根性無しかもしれない
それでいいけど

もしも願い一つだけ叶うなら
君の側で眠らせて　どんな場所でもいいよ
Beautiful world
迷わず君だけを見つめている
Beautiful boy
自分の美しさ　まだ知らないの

It's only love

どんなことでもやってみて
損をしたって　少し経験値上がる

新聞なんかいらない
肝心なことが載ってない
最近調子どうだい？
元気にしてるなら
別にいいけど

僕の世界消えるまで会えぬなら
君の側で眠らせて　どんな場所でも結構
Beautiful world
儚く過ぎて行く日々の中で
Beautiful boy
気分のムラは仕方ないね

もしも願い一つだけ叶うなら
君の側で眠らせて

Audio Releases

Arranged Albums: Evangelion Symphony | Evangelion Vox | Evangelion Wind Symphony No.1 | Evangelion Wind Symphony No.2 | Evangelion PianoForte #1 | The world! Evangelion Jazz night =The Tokyo III Jazz club= | ShiroSAGISU OUTTAKES FROM EVANGELION (VOl.1) | Shin Godzilla vs Evangelion Symphony

Compilation Albums: The Day of Second Impact | Evangelion: The Birthday of Rei Ayanami | Refrain of Evangelion | Evangelion: Decade | Neon Genesis Evangelion Soundtrack 25th Anniversary Box | Evangelion Finally

Soundtrack Albums: Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I | Neon Genesis Evangelion OST II | Neon Genesis Evangelion OST III | Evangelion Death | End of Evangelion (Soundtrack) | S² Works | Music from Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Original Soundtrack | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Original Soundtrack | Music from Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Original Soundtrack | Music from "Shin Evangelion" Evangelion: 3.0+1.0

Studio Albums: Neon Genesis Evangelion Addition | Neon Genesis Evangelion Classical Volume | Refrain, The Songs Were Inspired by Evangelion | Evangelion Extreme

Theme Songs: A Cruel Angel's Thesis | Fly Me to the Moon | Soul's Refrain | Thanatos -If I can't be yours- | Komm, süsser Tod | Beautiful World | Sakura Nagashi | One Last Kiss

Other: After the End | Animate Voice Cassette