Masterpieces that sing of beauty. Recommended popular songs.
This is a song list that gathers tracks themed around beauty and being beautiful.
Most of the songs praise a lover’s beauty, but they also celebrate many other beautiful things—names, birds, stars in the night sky, sunsets, and more.
Please enjoy comparing them as you listen.
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Timeless songs that celebrate beauty. Recommended popular tracks (31–40)
Hymn No. 320: “Nearer, My God, to Thee”Eliza Flower)
The hymn based on Jacob’s dream is a work themed around the desire to draw closer to God.
Set to a beautiful melody by Eliza Flower, it has continued to move listeners deeply.
Its lyrics convey the meaning of approaching God even through hardship, and it is also known from the Titanic episode.
In Japan, it has been used in the final episode of A Dog of Flanders and at funerals, and is cherished as a song of parting tinged with poignancy.
This piece is recommended for those facing life’s trials and for anyone seeking a hymn that resonates with the heart.
Since its publication in 1841, it has become a classic sung around the world.
SparkleMika Arisaka
A mid-tempo classic from Mika Arisaka—also known for her collaborations with A Hundred Birds—brimming with a beautiful, distinctive worldview.
The gentle vocals, perfectly aligned with the rhythmic track, evoke a floating sensation and an almost celestial ascent, ultimately distilling those feelings into a romantic song you can fully take in.
Empty Eyesbird
A classic by bird where a lively band sound and beautiful melodies come alive.
With the polish that makes you feel as if you’re soaring through the sky, its breakbeat textures and the soaring chorus create a romantic, timeless sense of travel—an enduring masterpiece.
The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?miwa
Singer-songwriter miwa, who grew up surrounded by music thanks to her family’s influence and made her major debut while still in high school.
The track “Tsuki ga Kirei desu ne” from her EP “Tsuki ni Negai wo,” released on November 15, 2023, lingers in the ear with its piano-and-strings-focused ensemble and melodies that evoke a sense of Japanese tradition.
The title and lyrics, inspired by an anecdote about the famed novelist Soseki Natsume, seem to convey a refined beauty.
It’s a lyrical ballad whose delicate arrangement resonates deeply with the heart.
The day I surpass youFuse Akira
A song written by Toshiki Kadomatsu for Akira Fuse, released in 1996.
It’s a beautiful ballad with an AOR-style melody.
You can fully enjoy Fuse’s resonant, slightly canzone-like high notes.
For singers with naturally thick voices, it’s also one of the best pieces to practice high tones.
When singing the high notes, keep your throat open without tightening it, and practice so it doesn’t turn into a so-called “throat voice.” It might also be interesting to compare it with the version sung by Kadomatsu himself.
A masterpiece singing of beauty. Recommended popular songs (41–50)
EARTHMuramatsu Takatsugu
This piece, performed as a flute and piano duo, is a grand work themed around the Earth’s environment and the beauty of nature.
The flute’s gentle melodies and the piano’s rich resonance intertwine exquisitely, evoking the sensation of traveling through the great outdoors.
The structure begins with a quiet introduction, gradually unfolds into a dramatic development, and finally moves toward a tranquil close.
This dynamic contour brings deep emotional expression to the music and captivates listeners.
It’s a recommended piece for those who want to feel their love for nature and the Earth through music, and for anyone who wishes to fully savor the charm of the flute.
“Ombra mai fu” from the opera “Xerxes”Georg Friedrich Händel
An aria from Act I of Handel’s opera Xerxes.
King Xerxes I of Persia, resting comfortably in the shade of a tree, sings of his love for the plane tree’s shade, declaring that never before has there been such dear, gentle, and pleasant shade.
It’s a piece that evokes dappled sunlight, a gentle breeze, and the enveloping comfort of a soothing canopy of leaves.
