[Tears of Joy] Beautiful Friendship Songs with Lyrics You’ll Want to Gift to a Dear Friend
For occasions like celebrating a friend’s wedding, farewell parties for a job transfer or move, or graduation…
Many people may be looking for songs to give in place of parting words, or background music for a message video.
But even when it comes to friendship songs, it can be hard to come up with ideas.
So in this article, we’ll introduce plenty of recommended friendship songs with especially moving lyrics!
There are many songs whose lyrics let you look back on the bonds and memories you’ve built and reaffirm your friendship, so please use this as a reference!
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[Moved to tears] Beautiful friendship songs with lyrics you’ll want to give to a dear friend (61–70)
SignalWANIMA
It’s an encouraging song that gives you the courage to move forward together with your friends.
The powerful sound and warm lyrics—so characteristic of WANIMA—are truly appealing.
Created for 18-year-olds, this track is included on the album “Everybody!!” released in January 2018.
The message “It’s okay to be unfinished” reflects the belief that mistakes and doubts are necessary for growth in life.
It’s a song that gently supports students facing milestones like entrance exams, graduation, or starting school, guiding them with the message: “A bright future surely awaits, so let’s do our best together with our friends.”
braveNaoto Intiraymi
It’s a song that sends cheers to a friend.
The earnest way it offers encouragement conveys love and kindness for that friend.
It’s a song you’ll want to sing for someone when they set out on a new path.
It’s uplifting.
Also recommended for karaoke or a drive.
Someone more important than a friendGoriki Ayame
It was released in 2013 as Ayame Gouriki’s first single.
The song was used in the Yamazaki Bread “Lunch Pack” commercial.
Set to a catchy pop melody, it sings and dances about a passionate friendship for someone more important than the word “friend” can express.
As the ultimate friendship anthem, it’s a song that lifts the listener’s spirits.
You are my friend.Hirai Ken
Here is a 2004 work that was released right after the hit “Hitomi wo Tojite,” as the theme song for the drama Wonderful Life.
To express human warmth, this song was created using only sounds made by Ken Hirai’s own voice and body.
It’s said the audio uses the equivalent of 100 layers of Hirai himself, and while the recording was quite challenging, the result is wonderfully soothing.
The clay-animated music video by Yuichi Ito is also lovely and memorable.
To my friendShunsuke Kiyokiba
A moving friendship song that sings, “I’ll walk toward the future, carrying the memories I made with you in my heart.” It’s a track by Shunsuke Kiyokiba, a singer from Yamaguchi Prefecture, released in 2017 as his 21st single.
Kiyokiba originally performed as a vocalist for EXILE, and the lyrics reflect his feelings toward ATSUSHI, who shared vocal duties with him.
Even if they walk separate paths, the bond of friendship lasts a lifetime.
It’s a touching ballad that’s sure to linger in everyone’s heart.
Under the same skyayaka
Ayaka’s 10th single, “Minna Sora no Shita,” released on July 8, 2009, centers on the theme of friendship.
Since she wrote the song for her friends, there’s a story that when she listened to it again around the time of its release, she got goosebumps herself.
This song, which she has performed on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, is truly one of the great masterpieces themed around friendship.
Best FriendNishino Kana
This song is a classic choice for a message to friends who are getting married! It’s by Kana Nishino, a singer beloved by women for her highly relatable work, and it was released in 2010 as her ninth single.
Nishino’s true-to-life vocals, along with the clear, shimmering tones of piano and strings, really touch the heart.
The lyrics express gratitude—“No matter what happened, I was okay because you were there for me”—and I bet that resonates with your own experiences, too.