Songs for birthdays you’ll want to listen to and give—birthday songs with lyrics that touch the heart
We’re introducing Japanese birthday songs with wonderful lyrics.
Birthdays come to everyone—family, friends, lovers… and of course, you.
When it’s time to celebrate, a birthday song is essential!
In this article, we’ve carefully selected songs from among many birthday tracks that have especially great lyrics.
From moving message songs dedicated to someone special, to birthday songs you can sing to yourself on your own special day—birthday songs are sung from a variety of perspectives.
Take your time listening, or play them while you spend time with someone important to you!
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Birthday songs with lyrics that touch the heart (21–30)
BirthdayFujiki Naohito
Let me introduce a moving birthday song by Naohito Fujiki.
It’s a track included on his mini-album “L -fifty-,” released on July 13, 2022, created to commemorate Fujiki’s 50th birthday.
The lyrics are striking in how they celebrate the value of each individual’s existence and the beauty of life’s moments through the special occasion of a birthday.
Its warm melody resonates with themes of the meaning of being born, the strength to live, and personal growth.
It’s a song that can express gratitude to someone important or serve as a cheer for yourself.
Highly recommended as a gift for someone special celebrating their birthday.
Happy Birthday to you youYUI
This is a classic song by singer-songwriter YUI for celebrating birthdays.
The melody is incredibly catchy, and before you know it, you’ll find yourself humming along.
The lyrics paint a joyful scene of blowing out candles and making a toast, while also holding a warm promise for the future: to stay together even through tough days.
The track is included on the acclaimed 2007 album CAN’T BUY MY LOVE.
YUI’s cute vocals and the bright, buoyant sound will lift the mood of any celebration.
It’s perfect not only for surprising a special friend or partner, but also as party BGM or a song for everyone to sing together at karaoke.
BirthdayAmuro Namie
Namie Amuro, the songstress who retired to much regret in 2019.
This track is sung entirely in English, and it’s a happy, wonderful birthday song that stands shoulder to shoulder with those of overseas pop stars.
Your birthday only comes once a year, so you want to enjoy it in your own way, right? The song also conveys a message about becoming a cool, strong-willed woman—moving forward the way you want, not copying someone else.
It’s both a celebration and a cheer of encouragement, a birthday song that leaves you feeling refreshed when you listen to it!
Birthdayretororiron
Retro Riron’s major 3rd single “Birthday” is a song that overlays the resolve to step out of a stagnant daily life with the milestone of a birthday.
It sings of a protagonist who has been drifting through aimless days yet chooses to renew themselves.
The mid-tempo pop-rock sound—woven from soulful vocals and a genre-defying ensemble—builds toward a chorus that opens up with a sense of release.
It’s a number that gently nudges forward those who want to change but can’t quite take the first step.
PRESENTMrs. GREEN APPLE
It’s a warm song that gently wraps feelings of love and gratitude.
Included on the 2020 album “5,” Mrs.
GREEN APPLE created both English and Japanese versions of this track.
Its refreshing, pop-rock foundation and lyrics that celebrate the small joys of everyday life leave a lasting impression.
The melody carries the desire to carefully wrap your feelings like a gift and send them to someone special, resonating deeply in the heart.
It’s a recommended choice for background music in a video accompanying a birthday surprise or a present for a dear friend.
Using it in your video editing will help your gratitude come across even more strongly.
Thank youikimonogakari
A moving song filled with a heartwarming message.
Released on May 5, 2010, it was written as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series “Gegege no Nyobo.” Packed with Ikimono-gakari’s charm, the piece is characterized by lyrics and a melody that express gratitude.
Boosted by its synergy with the drama, it reached No.
2 on the Oricon weekly chart.
The lyrics, imbued with thankfulness, also resonate as a message you might want to send to someone special on their birthday.
It could be nice to gift this song for a birthday or anniversary and use it to convey feelings that are hard to say out loud.
Happy birthdayKetsumeishi
It’s a lively, feel-good birthday song that’s so characteristic of Ketsumeishi, a popular Japanese hip-hop group.
Listening to the lyrics of this “Happy Birthday” makes it easy to get everyone excited to celebrate a birthday in a cheerful, fun, and heartwarming way.
It’s sure to help create a wonderful, memorable birthday scene.
This track is included on Ketsunopolis 5, released in August 2007.