[Great Lyrics!!] Recommended Tear-Jerking Graduation Songs with Heartfelt, Moving Words [2026]
A collection of songs that color graduation ceremonies.
Among them, there’s something special about tracks whose every word of the lyrics resonates deeply in your heart.
Graduation songs that put into words the days spent with friends and the feelings toward the path ahead can bring you to tears every time you listen.
In this article, we’ve carefully selected graduation songs filled with phrases that strike a chord.
From timeless classics sung for generations to newer tracks that are quickly becoming beloved, we’ve picked a wide range.
The lyrics brimming with gratitude for loved ones and hope for the future are sure to move you.
Find the one song that will brighten your new beginning.
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[Great Lyrics!!] Recommended Tear-Jerking Graduation Songs with Heartfelt Words [2026] (111–120)
ONEB’z
A B’z number filled with words that really hit home in parting scenes—especially at graduations—promising we’ll meet again even if we drift apart.
It was used as the theme song for the film Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century.
The track is included as the B-side to the single “Giri Giri Chop,” which was also used as a TV opening theme for Detective Conan.
The friends we meet during our school days are truly one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable people.
This song makes you feel that even as we say goodbye and head toward our respective futures, those bonds will never be broken.
[Great Lyrics!!] Recommended Tear-Jerking Graduation Songs with Words That Resonate in Your Heart [2026] (121–130)
SAKURAikimonogakari
Ikimono-gakari’s song “SAKURA” is known as a cherry-blossom anthem that lingers in many people’s hearts.
Amid its light, breezy melody and warm vocals, the lyrics—symbolizing the beauty and transience of cherry blossoms—stay with you.
In particular, the scenes of parting that come to mind each spring are deeply moving.
Every line conveys delicately drawn emotions, giving courage and hope to those embarking on a new beginning.
It’s a touching track that perfectly matches graduation moments and the season that celebrates them.
C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.ONE OK ROCK
It’s a song brimming with the feeling of spring.
Included on the album “Zankyō Reference,” it features ONE OK ROCK’s powerful sound and lyrics that resonate deeply.
The title is made from the initials of vocalist Taka’s friends, and the song sings of friendship, youth, and hope for the future.
It’s loved not only as a graduation song, but also as an encouraging anthem that gently pushes those taking a leap into a new environment.
It’s a track we especially recommend to anyone starting a new chapter in the spring season.
Sayonara ColorSUPER BUTTER DOG
Graduation season is a time of parting, but SUPER BUTTER DOG’s “Sayonara COLOR” reminds us that some things begin from goodbyes.
SUPER BUTTER DOG was a funk band that featured Takashi Nagazumi, also known as Hanaregumi, and Takafumi Ikeda, also known as Rekishi.
It’s an anthem cheering on those who struggle to stay true to themselves, making it a perfect song for students graduating and setting out into the rough seas of the world.
Nagazumi’s sultry vocals and the lyrics’ strong sense of resolve make it a masterpiece that resonates deeply when you listen.
Petals, heralding the beginningsakura shimeji
The folk duo Sakura Shimeji’s “Hanabira, Hajimari o Tsugete” is a graduation song that uses cherry blossoms—also featured in their group name—as its motif.
It’s filled with the mixed feelings of “I don’t want the petals to fall yet, I don’t want to say goodbye,” and a gentle message that softly encourages, “Even so, we have to look forward and move on.” Each beautiful word resonates in the heart, staying close to the loneliness that wells up, and in the end, it just might give you a push to take that first step toward a new journey.
Farewell, YouthChatto Monchī
This is a deeply moving graduation song by Chatmonchy, a girl band emblematic of the 2000s.
The lyrics are filled with imagery that brings back memories of student life, and the further you listen, the more it wells up inside you.
There are two versions of the track—a simple rock ballad and an acoustic rendition with piano and melodica—but in both, vocalist Eriko Hashimoto’s voice resonates with poignant emotion.
It doesn’t just capture the loneliness of graduation; it also rekindles a tender affection for your school days and your cherished friends.
March 9Fujimaki Ryota
Music that gently wraps the days we spent together and our cherished memories is perfect for the start of graduation, isn’t it? This is the solo version by Ryota Fujimaki of the song Remioromen released in March 2004.
Set to a calm tempo, it portrays the radiance of a new beginning.
Through images of cherry blossoms that come to mind when you close your eyes and metaphors of light illuminating the future, it conveys not only the sorrow of parting but also the feelings of setting off on a journey filled with hope.
Originally written to celebrate a friend’s wedding, it became widely known as an insert song in the 2005 Fuji TV drama “1 Litre of Tears.” This version was released in 2017 as part of Ryota Fujimaki’s solo work.
If you pair it with a message of gratitude or a memory video with friends, it may make those irreplaceable moments even more moving.