[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.
- [Songs of Bereavement] Songs about losing someone dear. Tracks to listen to while thinking of a loved one.
- [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
- Songs to Play at My Own Funeral: Timeless Gems to Make Farewells Uniquely My Own
- 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
- A classic song that sings of gratitude to one’s parents. Thank you, Dad and Mom!
- Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
[Bereavement Songs] To you whom I can no longer see... Tear-jerking songs about death (51–60)
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.
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.
aspiration; longing; ardent desireFukuyama Masaharu
A gently enveloping singing voice of Masaharu Fukuyama seeps into the heart in this heartrendingly beautiful ballad.
It was written as the theme song for the film “If Only I Could Meet You Again at the Hill Where That Flower Blooms,” set in Japan during wartime.
The lyrics, which question the meaning of life and depict farewells with loved ones, resonate deeply with listeners.
Transcending time with pure love and imparting the courage to live, this work is a song that will stand by those grieving the loss of someone dear or standing at a crossroads in life.
Becoming a Thousand WindsAkiyama Masashi
The song “A Thousand Winds” (Sen no Kaze ni Natte) was released in 2006 by tenor singer Masafumi Akikawa.
It carries a message to someone crying before the grave of a loved one who has passed away: I’m always by your side, always watching over you from the sky.
With this song, he appeared on the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen three times, and it also became a renowned hit as the first by a tenor singer to rank in the top five of the Japanese music charts.
For those left behind after losing someone precious, the sorrow can be overwhelming, but thinking that they are always beside you, watching over you—that they live on in your heart—may offer a little strength.
[Bereavement Songs] To You I Can No Longer Meet… Tear-Jerking Songs About Death (61–70)
signpostFukuyama Masaharu
At the request of the news program NEWS ZERO, with which he collaborated, Masaharu Fukuyama wrote this song, Michishirube, on the theme of life.
The lyrics depict the presence and memories of someone dear, and it’s said that Fukuyama wrote them with his own grandmother in mind.
For those who have lost a beloved grandmother or mother, the words of the lyrics may resonate with your own feelings.
Even after someone has passed away, the words of the deceased and the memories we share with them often continue to support us.
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.
15 Years of a Clingy Guy’s PettinessIe no ura de manbō ga shinderu P
Anyway, rather than reading reviews, I want you to listen to this one track.
It’s a light, poppy, programmed sound with a melody full of repetition that gives it a fun vibe.
Looking at the lyrics, it’s about a protagonist who keeps sending love letters, so I thought, is this a stalker song!? …But the ending was shocking.
By the time you finish listening, you’ll definitely be moved.
A must-listen that’ll make you laugh and cry!