List of seasonal songs: a classic guide to finding tracks that fit the current season
Don’t you ever find yourself wanting to hum a certain song whenever the seasons change?Music that perfectly matches each season—spring’s gentle breeze, summer’s dazzling sunshine, autumn’s bittersweet twilight, and winter’s crisp air.It turns everyday life into something just a little more special.In this article, we’ll be introducing a wide-ranging list of songs related to spring, summer, autumn, and winter.Perfect for housework BGM or moments when you want to refresh your mood!Be sure to read through to the end!
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Seasonal Song List: A Classic Guide to Finding the Perfect Tunes for the Current Season (61–70)
The Promised MoonIshikawa Sayuri
This piece is marked by a lyrical melody that seems to reflect the changing seasons.
It could be called Sayuri Ishikawa’s new signature song, released in April 2023.
Its lyrics, themed around an eternal promise with someone far away, resonate deeply with listeners.
The work also drew attention as the final composition by composer Takashi Miki.
Sayuri Ishikawa’s rich, lustrous voice vividly paints seasonal landscapes bathed in moonlight.
It’s a song you’ll want to hear on a quiet night while holding thoughts of someone dear.
Please savor this gem of a masterpiece—truly a culmination of Sayuri Ishikawa’s 51-year career as a singer.
Spring Night
This piece splendidly portrays a scene where the pure tones of the koto resound through a spring evening wrapped in silence.
Released in 1914 (Taisho 3), it is known as a masterpiece of traditional Japanese music composed by Michio Miyagi at the young age of twenty.
It delicately depicts a night suffused with the fragrance of white plum blossoms, where a man, guided by the koto’s sound, experiences a fleeting encounter with a beautiful woman.
The melodies Miyagi wove after overcoming blindness gracefully express the quiet of a spring night and the subtleties of human emotion, opening a new frontier in Japanese music.
This work is recommended for those who wish to feel the changing seasons of Japan and the delicate nuances of the heart.
On a calm spring night, why not surrender yourself to the strains of koto and shakuhachi?
seasonikimonogakari
A song by the three-member music group Ikimono-gakari.
It’s a moving number whose lyrics link the spring of nature with the spring of life, conveying that after repeatedly experiencing and overcoming joys and sorrows, the season when flowers bloom will come again.
With a bittersweet yet powerful melody and the pleasant sound of acoustic guitar, it’s a track that evokes the feeling of spring.
cherry blossom night breezeSukima Suichi
This is a song with an incredibly beautiful melody composed by Sukima Switch.
Spring is the season when the cold winter shifts into something new and warm, and this song beautifully sings of the loneliness and wistfulness along the way.
Takuya Ohashi’s voice is poignantly expressive and wonderful—highly recommended.
Spring ThiefYorushika
It’s a beautiful piece that conjures up images of cherry blossoms in full bloom and petals swirling in the wind.
The message attached to the music video—“We liken life to cherry blossoms”—suggests that it’s not merely depicting spring scenery, but expressing the transience of life.
Our lives, while feeling the cycle of the seasons on our skin, will one day scatter like cherry blossom petals.
Just as people say, “This year’s cherry blossoms were beautiful,” it would be wonderful if we, like the blossoms, could remain beautiful to the very end and fulfill our lives.
When cherry-blossom hues danceNakajima Mika
Mika Nakashima’s 14th single, “Sakurairo Mau Koro,” released in 2005.
Its gentle melody, paired with Nakashima’s vocals, heightens the poignancy and mood, making it a mature spring song.
Not only about spring, the song beautifully expresses shifting emotions through spring, summer, autumn, and winter as the seasons change.
It’s also a piece packed with scenes that let you truly feel the beauty of the Japanese language and the four seasons, reminding you how beautiful a country Japan is.
Song of the Four SeasonsSakushi sakkyoku: Araki Toyohisa
Under the gentle sunshine of spring, a timeless Showa-era classic resonates deep in the heart.
In Toyohisa Araki’s work, the beauty of Japan’s four seasons and his feelings toward people are exquisitely captured within a warm melody.
Born from gratitude toward nurses during a hospital stay, this piece was introduced on Nippon Broadcasting’s “Aozora Wide,” where it received an overwhelming response, and Yoko Seri’s performance went on to become a million seller.
The tenderly drawn seasonal scenes and the deep affection for friends and family evoke a tranquil passage of time.
It’s a wonderful song that invites you to reminisce and reflect on bonds with loved ones.
Perfect for a relaxing music recreation session for seniors.