[Emotional Song] A classic wishing for a child’s growth — a love song dedicated to my child
A birthday celebrating their arrival into this world, a wedding marking a new chapter… On your beloved child’s special day, you want to express the feelings that are usually too embarrassing to put into words!
In this article, we introduce timeless songs that are perfect for those moving moments when you feel the bond between parent and child.
“Thank you for being born.” “I’ll always be on your side.” “I will love you forever.” These songs are filled with kindness and warmth, so please listen while savoring the meaning of the lyrics.
You’re sure to find one song that resonates perfectly with your feelings.
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single motherSA.RI.NA
Even without your dad, I want to love you and protect you with an even greater love.
It’s a gentle, love-filled song of a mother who, after a divorce, became a single mom and speaks to her little daughter.
It’s a song that gives strength and courage to women who keep going on their own.
For those raised in a single-mother household, listening to this track might help them realize anew the love they’ve received from their mothers.
MomHONEY WORKS
It depicts a mother watching over a girl as she gradually grows up.
The song, by HoneyWorks—a creator unit representing the VOCALOID scene—was originally included on the 2014 compilation album “Shape Of Love.” It was later released as a video in 2015 and also featured on the album “Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo.” Just reading the lyrics is enough to bring tears to your eyes.
Motherkariyushi 58
A heartwarming song whose title means “mother” in the Okinawan dialect.
Released in July 2006 as Kariyushi 58’s debut single, it was initially available only in Okinawa and later issued nationwide.
At the time of their debut, the band was facing the possibility of being dropped by their label after not achieving the results they’d hoped for, but this work straightforwardly sings of gratitude and regret toward one’s mother.
In December 2006, it won the Newcomer Award at the 39th Japan Cable Music Awards—an exceptional feat for an indie artist.
Set to a comfortable melody that blends warm Okinawan music with reggae and rock, it poignantly portrays the parent–child relationship from childhood to adulthood.
It may well make you think of your mother back home and fill you with nostalgia.
Welcome back.Takahashi Yuu
Even a simple “welcome home,” which we hear so often it can fade into the background, may still serve as a quiet source of comfort.
I’m sure children, too, even if they don’t usually say it out loud, feel grateful.
This song by Yu Takahashi, which was used as the theme for the drama “Ashita mo Kitto, Oishii Gohan ~Gin no Spoon~,” is filled with the feelings of a parent who cooks and waits for their child to come home and who wants them to stay just as they are.
Having a place to return to is such a happiness, and perhaps that single word, “welcome home,” carries countless feelings within it.
It’s a lovely song that makes you want to say “thank you” in response to “welcome home.” I’m sure it will deepen the love between parent and child.
It’ll all work out.Imai Eriko
Eriko Imai, who was active as the lead vocalist of SPEED, a dance and vocal group emblematic of the ’90s.
“Nankurunaisa” is a ballad in which she expresses her feelings for her eldest son, who has a hearing disability.
Nankurunaisa is an Okinawan word meaning “It’s going to be okay.” It carries a powerful message that no matter what disabilities lie ahead, there is nothing a parent and child cannot overcome if they join hands and face them together.
ANAK (son)Sugita Jirō
ANAK, released in 1977 by Filipino singer Freddie Aguilar, became a hit in the Philippines.
Anak is a Tagalog word meaning “my child,” and the lyrics, lamenting a son who has gone down the wrong path, were reportedly written by Aguilar with a feeling of apologizing to his own parents.
It was translated not only in Japan but into more than 20 countries and became a worldwide hit.
A parent’s concern for their child is universal, isn’t it?
Haruka ~Haruka~Melody.
The theme song for the drama Daisuki!!, which portrays a mother with a mild intellectual disability raising her child.
It sings of a parent’s unconditional love for their child.
After releasing this song, melody.
retired due to marriage to Miyavi and pregnancy, and she has since become a mother of two.