[Parenting Song] A song dedicated to moms and dads working hard at childcare
Parenting doesn’t always go the way we hope, does it?
“How come I’m scolding them every day?” “I thought I’d be a more relaxed parent…” Many moms and dads probably find themselves regretting things as they watch their child sleep.
In this article, we’re introducing songs about parenting that we want moms and dads in the thick of child-rearing to hear.
We’ve gathered everything from moving tearjerkers to relatable, laugh-out-loud “parenting life” tunes.
If you’re feeling worn out, give them a listen.
May they bring even a little comfort to moms and dads’ hearts!
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[Childcare Song] A Song Dedicated to Moms & Dads Working Hard at Parenting (41–50)
Your cheekYuReeNa
Kimi no Hoppe (Your Cheeks) is a song by singer-songwriter YuReeNa that aired on NHK’s Minna no Uta in 2014.
The lyrics convey not only a mother’s feelings for her child, but also the child’s point of view, expressing how parent and child cherish one another.
Listening to this song—born from thinking of a friend who became a mother—together with her gentle voice, fills you with a warm, tender feeling.
The most beautiful words in the worldAdachi Mitsuru
When you found out you were going to have a child, wasn’t the first thing you did to think of a name? In singer-songwriter Mitsuru Adachi’s song, the title “The Most Beautiful Word in the World” refers to the name given to a child.
It carries a warm message: by learning to love their own name, we hope they will gain confidence in themselves.
What you gave meRiumi
The song “What You Gave Me” by Rimi, a singer-songwriter from Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands, portrays the feelings of a mother who has seen her beloved child off to the sky.
The lyrics, which express the emotions of losing a child, strike the heart with piercing intensity.
It’s impossible to truly imagine the sorrow of being predeceased by one’s child, but even if such a tragedy were to occur, we would want to shower our children with so much love that we have no regrets.
Do Re Mi Fa So in a pink hatMINMI
When you’re raising children, you can feel their growth every day, can’t you? They learn to eat nicely, pick up new words, and tell you about their friends.
The song that celebrates the joy of such growth is MINMI’s “Pink-Hatted Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So.” This song conveys gratitude not only to moms and children, but also to nursery school teachers, and it’s often performed at preschool graduation ceremonies with the teacher’s name in the lyrics changed as a parody version.
To the children’s futureKetsumeishi
“To the Children’s Future” is a song that makes you feel that a bright future awaits children beyond the challenges of raising them.
Created by the music group Ketsumeishi, it delivers a gentle message over an R&B-style track.
With resonant strings, the sound is warm and heartening.
The lyrics are filled with heartfelt gratitude for the chance to meet and raise one’s children.
Their refreshing choral work will blow away your fatigue.
How about listening to this warm song that will be by your side when you’re feeling irritated?
To Protect You: A Mother’s Songhaji→
This is a child-rearing song from a mother’s perspective, created by male singer-songwriter Hazi→ as the third installment of his “I’ll turn your true story into a song” project.
There aren’t many songs in which a man sings about a mother’s feelings for her child, and that’s precisely why this one is likely to resonate with fathers as well.
The music video, made from fan-submitted photos of mothers and children, is also a must-see.
Letterback number
The love our parents gave us continues to support us at the very center of our hearts, even after we leave the nest and live apart.
In back number’s “Tegami” (“Letter”), you can feel the importance placed on cherishing the everyday expressions of a parent’s love.
As a parent, it would make me happy to know my child felt this way.
