You -Sotsugyou-

You -Sotsugyou-
Japanese	you -卒業-
Translation	You -Graduation-
Artist(s)	Eiko Shimamiya
Lyrics	Ryukishi07
Composition	dai
Arranger	Xaki
Release Date	TBA
Type	TV Anime Insert / ED Song
Inserted In	Kagurashi-hen Part 4

You -Sotsugyou- (you -卒業-, lit. You -Graduation-) is an insert song and the ending theme for the final episode of the Higurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU anime.

Another edition to the "You" series, it was performed by Eiko Shimamiya, who had previously performed many big hit opening and ending themes for the Higurashi When They Cry series anime and live action movie adaptations. The song was written by the creator of the series Ryukishi07 himself, and furthermore, it was composed by dai and arranged by xaki; both of whom have a long-term involvement in the series' music production.

Lyrics

Translator's Note The lyrics have been transcribed mostly by ear and partially obtained and modified from other sources. They may be subject to further change after the official lyrics are revealed.

TV Version

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
果てしなく続く 幾千の物語 大好きな 君のためうたうよ	Hateshinaku tsudzuku Ikusen no monogatari Daisuki na Kimi no tame utau yo	So many thousands of tales Which continue incessantly; I sing of them for you, My beloved one
いつだっていつだって 一緒に過ごした やわらかな 陽だまりのような日々 零れた切なさの カケラを抱きしめ 満開の桜に 背中押され	Itsudatte itsudatte Issho ni sugoshita Yawaraka na Hidamari no you na hibi Koboreta setsunasa no Kakera wo dakishime Mankai no sakura ni Senaka osare	Without fail, without fail, We were always together Amidst those tender days Like the warmth of the sun As we embraced those sorrowful fragments Which overflowed from our hands, The mature cherry blossoms Encourage us with a push from behind
訳もなく 笑いころげ はしゃいで帰った 田んぼ道 変わらない この見晴らしも 少しだけ 見納めたね 今日は君の 卒業の日だよ 「また何かのなく頃に」	Wake mo naku Waraikoroge Hashaide kaetta Tanbo michi Kawaranai kono Miharashi mo Sukoshi dake Miosameta ne Kyou wa kimi no Sotsugyou no hi da yo Mata nanika no naku koro ni	We rolled around in laughter For no reason at all Frolicking on our way back home Along the paddy fields Even to this everlasting Scenery from above; It's time to bid farewell, Even if just for now Today is the day For your graduation, so— See you again, when something else cries
餞の言葉を 束ねて贈るよ 僕らだけの 頑張り物語 君と一緒に めくったこのカレンダー 明日からは 一人でめくるよ	Hanamuke no kotoba wo Tabanete okuru yo Bokura dake no Ganbari monogatari Kimi to issho ni Mekutta kono karendā Ashita kara wa Hitori de mekuru yo	I'll bundle all of my parting words And send them your way; As a story of how we persevered— For us and only us This calendar which I had flipped Together with you; When tomorrow comes, I'll turn it over on my own
君がこの世界に 生まれたその時 僕も同じ世界で 目覚めた 偶然が必然に かわってゆくように ふたりの心が 重なりあった	Kimi ga kono sekai ni Umareta sono toki Boku mo onaji sekai de Mezameta Guuzen ga hitsuzen ni Kawatte yuku you ni Futari no kokoro ga Kasanariatta	At that very moment in which You were born into this world, I awakened as well Within that very world It almost felt like coincidence Had melted into an inevitability, As both of our hearts overlapped Like they were one
歌いきった このなく声 ポケットに しまい込んで 明日を 限りあるまで 知らないふりして じゃれ合った 晴れの姿 焼き付けて離り 「また何かのなく頃に」	Utaikitta Kono naku koe Poketto ni Shimaikonde Ashita wo Kagiri aru made Shiranai furi shite Jareatta Hare no sugata Yakitsukete hanari Mata nani ka no naku koro ni	These crying voices Have had their fill of singing So within my pocket they go, Neatly tucked away Pretending to not know What the future held, We fooled around together As much as we could That glorious form of you at your best— Searing it into my mind, I depart, so, See you again, when something else cries
祭囃し遠く 近くに響く みんなも心を 灯していく 二度と戻れない 景色と遠ざかり 小さな胸の 痛みを宿して	Matsuribayashi tooku Chikaku ni hibiku Minna no kokoro wo Tomoshite iku Nidoto modorenai Keshiki to toozakari Chiisana mune no Itami wo yadoshite	Music from the festival echoes Both faraway and nearby, Lighting a flame in every heart As it goes by As I move on from the scenery Which I can never return to again, I can't help but nurse A small ache within my heart
ひぐらしは郷に 響きあって 空と山肌と 星月夜 果たして風花を 乗り越えて 桜は咲き誇る	Higurashi wa sato ni Hibikiatte Sora to yamahada to Hoshidzukiyo Hatashite kazahana wo Norikoete Sakura wa sakihokoru	Within our hometown, The cries of the higurashi chorus Across the sky, the bare mountains And nights of moon and stars And at long last, they overcome Even the storms blossoming with snow; As cherry trees stand proud in full bloom
餞の言葉を 束ねて贈るよ 僕らだけの 頑張り物語 君の詩幾千の 昨日と明日は 花となって僕へ 振り注ぐでしょう	Tamuke no kotoba wo Tabanete okuru yo Bokura dake no Ganbari monogatari Kimi no uta ikusen no Kinou to ashita wa Hana to natte boku e Furisosogu deshou	I'll bundle all of my parting words And send them your way; As a story of how we persevered— For us and only us Your poems which speak Of todays and tomorrows in thousands, Are sure to turn into flowers As they shower upon me

External Links

• AniOne Release of Kagurashi-hen Part 4 with Multilanguage Subtitles
• QU channel's transcription by ear

Transcription: Meera Malhotra
Translation: Meera Malhotra