[Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul

From afar, wishing for happinessKuramubon

From the Distant Place That Wishes for Happiness / clammbon

Originally a character song from the anime Lucky☆Star, this is Clammbon’s cover version.

It’s a song in which a mother who passed away at a young age watches over her daughter and husband, wishing for their happiness.

The piano in the intro is beautiful and brings you to tears right away.

There’s a music video directed by Isao Yukisada, and it’s an absolute tearjerker! It’s bittersweet, but it leaves you with a very gentle feeling—highly recommended.

Wakabasupittsu

Spitz / Wakaba

The theme song for the film The Cherry Orchard (Sakura no Sono) starring Saki Fukuda.

Masamune Kusano’s gentle vocals always soothe the listener’s heart.

Until the first chorus, the song unfolds in a stripped-down guitar-and-vocal style, and from the chorus onward it grows ever kinder and more expansive toward the ending.

It’s a track whose musical progression itself moves the heart.

It carries a resolve to take a step into the future—tucking away happy memories in your heart and setting off in pursuit of your dreams.

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SAKI

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Midnight ExpresswayFurawā Kanpanīzu

Flower Companyz 'Midnight Highway [LIVE at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, Tokyo (2013.4.21)]'

This is a song by the rock band The Flower Companyz that has captivated many fans, with comments like “It makes my soul tremble” and “An essential track when talking about rock.” It was initially sold only at live venues, but after people involved said, “It’s a waste to sell it this way,” it went on to be released nationwide—an episode that shows just how deeply the song touched people’s hearts.

It’s a track that gives you the courage to live, declaring: “Even if you’re not young, no matter what circumstances you live in, there’s nothing you have to give up!”

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day by dayYoshida Yamada

Hibi / Yoshida Yamada [MUSIC VIDEO]

This song portrays the long years the grandfather and grandmother have spent together and the love they share.

It was aired on NHK’s “Minna no Uta,” where its moving lyrics became a hot topic.

From the day they met, there were many joys and hardships, and then the time of parting gradually approaches… No matter what happens, within the time we’re given, it’s a song that will make you want to convey those precious feelings to someone important—before the very last day arrives.

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SAKI

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Beyond the GoodbyeYamaguchi Momoe

The Other Side of Goodbye – Momoe Yamaguchi

Released in 1980, this was Momoe Yamaguchi’s final single.

After releasing this song, she retired from the entertainment industry, with the Horipro 20th anniversary ceremony being her last public event.

The piece was created by the husband-and-wife duo: lyrics by Yoko Aki and music by Ryudo Uzaki.

It’s a dramatic, powerful message to her fans—a moving song that conveys the resolve to part ways and then set out on a new path.

Eine KleineYonezu Kenshi

Kenshi Yonezu – Eine Kleine

An album track from the 2014 release “YANKEE.” The title “Eine Kleine” means an ordinary girl.

This ordinary girl tends to interpret everything in life in a sad way.

But she meets a wonderful person who makes it possible to laugh through even the sad things, and her heart begins to change.

Still, the darkness of her past gets in the way, and she can’t express her true feelings.

That push and pull of inner conflict is woven through in Yonezu’s beautiful words.

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SAKI

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powder snowRemioromen

Remioromen – Konayuki (Translation/English Subtitled)

This song became widely known in households as the theme song for the drama One Litre of Tears.

Combined with the drama’s poignancy, it’s an incredibly moving track.

Vocalist Fujimaki’s overwhelming singing is striking and leaves a deep emotional impact on listeners.