[Bereavement Song] To you whom I can no longer meet... Tear-jerking songs about death
I thought it was only natural for you to be by my side, but one day you suddenly disappeared…
If you’ve experienced the death of someone dear, you probably can’t help but feel, “No matter how much time passes, I can’t forget,” and “I wish I could see them once more.”
At the same time, you might be trying to move forward by putting a lid on your grief and forcing yourself to face ahead.
In this article, we introduce songs themed around “death,” told from a variety of perspectives.
Surely there will be a song that stays close to your sorrow.
When times are hard, please give them a listen.
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- [Memorial Song] A moving classic and love song dedicated to a beloved person embarking on a journey to heaven
- A song I want people who have lost a beloved partner to listen to
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
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- A song about losing a friend: bereavement, betrayal, and separation.
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- [So touching it makes you cry] A heartbreakingly wistful and sad song that tightens your chest
- [Dark Songs] A carefully curated selection of deeply dark tracks and heartbreaking songs that accompany you in tough times
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- Love, bonds, parting, cheers… songs so moving they pierce the heart and make you cry uncontrollably
- [Thank You] A classic song expressing gratitude to one’s parents. A number loved across generations.
- Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
[Bereavement Songs] To You I Can No Longer Meet… Tear-Jerking Songs About Death (61–70)
sunflowerFukuhara Miho
Miho Fukuhara is a singer whose main genres are soul and R&B.
Her warm, profound voice captivates listeners.
“Himawari” is a moving ballad filled with the longing to meet a childhood friend who has already passed away, just one more time.
Tracing memories of playing together as children, the lyrics tighten your chest as each passing season brings those moments back.
And as time moves on and you grow through various experiences into adulthood, there’s a bittersweet ache in wondering how that childhood friend would see the person you’ve become.
FlowerORANGE RANGE
If you could meet someone who has passed away, how would you feel? Joy, tears—so many emotions would well up, I’m sure.
ORANGE RANGE’s “Hana” movingly sings about just such a dreamlike situation.
The song was also used as the theme for the film Be with You, starring Yuko Takeuchi and Shido Nakamura.
In the story, a wife who was supposed to have died appears before her husband and son a year later, having lost all her memories, and they begin living together again.
The lyrics—expressing gratitude for being reunited while also conveying the complex feelings of joy mixed with bewilderment—beautifully mirror the film.
I miss you. I want to see you.Tezuka Shota
It was used as the theme song for the drama “Your Turn to Kill: Counterattack,” after the protagonist’s wife passes away, so the lyrics are directed straight at his late wife.
Those straightforward lyrics really hit you in the heart.
As someone who has been through this, I understand the feeling all too well.
Who should I live for? That question truly tormented me.
But this song can also be heard as a love song for someone you can no longer meet, not only for someone who has passed away.
For those who have someone important in their lives, please listen to this song so you don’t lose them, and cherish their presence once again.
The more you listen, the more the tears flow.
Memories from todayAimer
A song packed tightly with the sorrow of losing a beloved family member, “Memories From Today.” I want to be held, I want to hear you say you love me, I want to see you just one more time… such aching feelings.
Knowing those wishes can no longer come true, I can’t listen to this song without tears.
Once you can no longer meet, it’s already too late… This track makes you deeply realize how blessed our seemingly ordinary days really are.
Please share the feelings you don’t usually put into words with the precious family you’re still spending time with now.
Hide-and-seekBIGMAMA
A sense of loss over a loved one, conveyed through childhood games.
It’s a gentle, consoling song that softly asks “Ready or not?” to someone precious who has vanished from before your eyes.
Set to a beautiful violin melody, it portrays—with a clear, pure vocal—the relationship with someone who has closed their heart, and the lonely feeling of having lost sight of their emotions.
This piece is included on the album “and yet, it moves: The Proper Way to Turn the Earth,” released in November 2009.
It will deeply resonate with those who have experienced sudden farewells or loss, or who feel a distance growing in their hearts.
youKozaka Akiko
When you’ve lost someone dear and are trying to find a way to carry on, I hope you’ll listen to the song Anata (“You”).
Akiko Kosaka, who performs it, wrote both the lyrics and music herself, won the Grand Prix at the World Popular Song Festival, and made a dazzling debut.
Her gentle voice stays close to your sorrow and accepts the grief you’ve kept sealed away.
Feeling sadness is a necessary emotion for overcoming the pain of losing someone important.
It’s truly hard when someone who should be there is no longer with us, but as you listen, scenes from that time come to mind, and after the tears, this is a song that helps you face forward again.
Love fallsKato Miria
Even if you wish to see someone precious one more time, that wish won’t come true… When you think about someone who has passed away, all kinds of feelings well up, don’t they? Miliyah Kato’s “Ai ga Furu” is a song that will surely convey your feelings to the person who’s no longer here.
The lyrics are filled with the helpless emotions you couldn’t fully express to the deceased.
It’s a song where a beautiful singing voice shines alongside an emotional accompaniment.
