A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love

Where are you?Ishizaki Hyuui

Huwie Ishizaki – Where Are You

Huwie Ishizaki is a singer-songwriter known for writing hit songs such as “Sayonara Elegy” and “Niji,” which he provided for Masaki Suda.

“Where Are You,” the opening track on his third mini-album Golden Age, was selected as the ending theme for the TV drama Sasurai Onsen ♨ Endo Kenichi.

Its lyrics, which sing of someone unforgettable even after parting, are likely to resonate with anyone struggling to get over a heartbreak.

With a striking introductory guitar riff and an offbeat rhythm that lingers in the ear, it’s a rock tune that blends a sense of speed with a touch of melancholy.

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Good-bye SeasonH₂O

Tried singing: Good-bye Season (H2O) — Miyuki ending

It’s a song by H2O, famous for their track “Omoide ga Ippai.” The emotions of a man who decides to say goodbye as the girl he once loved graduates from her girlhood and gradually becomes someone out of reach are heartbreaking.

It’s a song that conveys not only a farewell to a lover but also a farewell to youth.

People of the pastHY

[A Tearjerker] A Song That Makes Everyone Remember the Past: “To People of the Past” by HY

A song marked by a tender, comforting vocal that soothes the pain of heartbreak and lyrics that resonate deeply.

Looking back on a love that has passed, it candidly conveys feelings toward “someone I used to love so much.” While wishing happiness for the person they parted from, the lingering attachment that remains deep in the heart is portrayed with aching sensitivity.

Included on the album “GLOCAL,” released in May 2014, this track has become emblematic of HY’s ballad style.

It is also a work brimming with hometown pride, infused with love for the landscapes and people of Okinawa.

For those who have experienced parting from someone dear, or who find themselves reminiscing about a past romance, this is a song that will gently stay by your side.

Lying around in my room like this, it feels like I’m just waiting to die.Elefanto Kashimashi

Elephant Kashimashi — lying around in the room like this...

It’s a hidden gem by The Elephant Kashimashi included on the album “Starting Over.” Though they have a rough-and-tumble image, they also sing about a pitiful, vulnerable man like this.

Drowning in emptiness and sorrow, at a complete loss—their breathtaking vocal delivery powerfully conveys emotions that everyone has felt at least once.

dizzinessogura kei

Kei Ogura - Dizziness

This is a song with lyrics written by the lyricist and singer Kei Ogura.

It isn’t very well known, but it seems it was used as an insert song in the sequel to the nostalgic drama Oretachi no Tabi, which people in their fifties and older may remember, such as The Fate of the Thirtieth Year.

Many of Kei Ogura’s songs are notable for their excellent poetry, and in Memai, the parting of a man and a woman is depicted with words that evoke vivid colors, like the sea and lipstick.

Liaratarayo

Atarayo – Liar (Music Video)

A song that tightens your chest with its heartrending vocals.

The complex emotions of a man who’s been told it’s over are woven in delicate words.

It was the other person who confessed their love, yet it’s also the other person who ends it—such a contradiction.

They should have truly loved each other, but before they knew it, that love turned into hatred.

The song captures the fragility of such a romance.

Also talked about as an answer song to Atarayo’s signature track “I’ll Forget Your Quietness in October,” it was included on the October 2021 EP “Before Dawn.” It’s a bittersweet yet warm piece that gently accompanies those bearing the pain of heartbreak.

Farewell SongNakajima Miyuki

Wakare Uta / Miyuki Nakajima

Miyuki Nakajima’s seventh single, released in 1977.

It became a huge hit and marked her first No.

1 on the Oricon charts.

The entwined intensity of feminine emotion, along with the characteristically Japanese, moist lyricism and melody, resonated with many people.