Farewell Song: A Song About Changing Schools, A Song to Give to Friends
Transferring schools is a big event, isn’t it?
If you’re the one transferring, it means leaving the place you’ve spent so much time in.
And if it’s a friend who’s leaving, it can feel like a hole opens up in your heart… Just imagining it is bittersweet.
In this article, I’ve put together songs on the theme of “transferring schools.”
Most of them are farewell songs, but some pieces feel like they can save you from sadness.
It may be a tearful goodbye now, but someday you’ll feel through music that the experience was something good for your life… That’s the kind of playlist this is.
- A farewell song for a dear friend—an uplifting graduation song that conveys heartfelt gratitude.
- Recommended friendship songs for children. Songs about friends you’ll want to listen to with your pals.
- Friendship songs recommended for elementary school students. Bonding songs you’ll want to listen to with your friends.
- Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
- [A moving friendship song] For dear friends and best friends. Songs of friendship that make you feel the bond.
- A gratitude song for friends. A thank-you song dedicated to someone special.
- Farewell Songs: Karaoke tunes to sing at a farewell party. Goodbye songs.
- Six types of farewell songs: goodbye songs for each scene
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- [For High School Students] A Collection of Touching Friendship Songs
- Friendship Songs: Rediscover Your Bonds! A Carefully Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears
- A funny song that livens up a farewell party
- Songs to use in the memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation!
[Farewell Songs] Songs about Thinking of Transferring Schools, Songs to Give to Friends (21–30)
See you againSEAMO
SEAMO, who is active as a rapper and singer-songwriter, has a hit song called “Mata Aimashou,” a heartrending breakup song.
When we’re students, some romances end because of a class reshuffle or a small misunderstanding.
Transferring schools is surely one of the major reasons too, isn’t it? The lyrics depict someone facing a painful parting head-on, and in the end, expressing that even if the relationship ends, they won’t regret having met you.
When facing a goodbye, we often want to run away.
But at times like that, I believe this song will support you.
GoodbyeSakanakushon
For anyone feeling lost about how to move forward after a dear friend has transferred schools, I recommend Sakanaction’s “Good-Bye.” Released as a double A-side single alongside “Eureka,” this track also had a remixed version featured as the theme song for NHK’s “NEXT WORLD: Our Future.” When a friend transfers and leaves a hole in your heart, the future can suddenly feel pitch-dark.
This song stays by your side and helps you search for the future ahead together.
[Farewell Songs] Songs about Transfer Schools and Songs to Send to Friends (31–40)
Lingering Snowiruka
“Nagori Yuki” is a song by Kaguyahime.
It became a huge hit thanks to a cover by Iruka.
Covered in 1975, it’s a track that evokes Showa-era nostalgia while remaining a timeless classic.
It’s a song that tenderly conveys the feeling of parting, leaving a lonely afterglow once it’s over.
When you’re sad, it’s important to let yourself fully feel that sadness.
By letting your feelings out all at once, you can take the next step forward.
It’s nice to receive that kind of encouragement from music.
March 9Remioromen
Remioromen is a three-member rock band that, sadly, went on hiatus in 2012.
“March 9” was released in 2004 and is a classic that continues to be sung at graduation ceremonies and choral festivals.
The song was also used as an insert track for the drama “1 Litre of Tears.” The aching sound of the chorus somehow brings tears to your eyes.
But when you unpack the lyrics, it’s a song that makes you feel like you can live strongly.
Let Ryota Fujimaki’s piercing vocals, as the band’s singer, give you a push forward.
spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE
A popular song that poignantly portrays graduation and new encounters has been delivered by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
Set at a medium tempo, it candidly sings about precious memories and farewells with friends.
The song carries the straightforward feelings of vocalist Motoki Omori, who wrote it the day after graduating high school, and it was also chosen as the theme for Suntory’s “Craft Boss” commercial.
While sensing how quickly student life passes, it depicts the realization that everyday repetition was actually a treasure, weaving in awkwardness when facing friends and the inner conflict of yearning and aspiration.
As spring arrives and the seasons change, the protagonist’s emotions—anxious about the future yet striving to look ahead—are carefully rendered alongside delicate melodies.
It’s a track we especially hope elementary school students working hard at their studies and club activities will listen to.
SAKURAikimonogakari
A heartwarming song that gently portrays the season when cherry blossoms dance in the air.
Its refreshing, springlike melody is beautifully layered with Kiyoe Yoshioka’s clear, transparent vocals from Ikimonogakari, resonating deeply with the listener.
While carefully depicting the scenes of a season filled with meetings and farewells, it serves as an encouraging anthem that gives you the courage to take the next step.
Released in March 2006 as their major-label debut, it was also used in an NTT East Japan commercial.
It has often been broadcast to coincide with the school graduation season and continues to be cherished as a song of memories.
It’s recommended for those who, in the spring season of partings, want to face forward and start walking, or are about to take a new step.
fireworksSandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
Hanabi (Fireworks) is a love ballad sung by Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE.
From their vocals to their presence, it’s filled with the members’ alluring charm.
Like fireworks that soar beautifully into the night sky yet vanish in an instant, the song sings of love based on that bittersweet, fleeting beauty.
The way it portrays thinking wholeheartedly about someone will surely resonate with the feelings you have for a friend or someone you like.
Even if you transfer schools, please keep those feelings carefully tucked away in your heart.