[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 Words That Resonate in Your Heart [2026] (121–130)
Sakura: To You Who Couldn’t GraduateHanzaki Yoshiko
A song by Hokkaido-born singer-songwriter Yoshiko Hanzaki.
It’s a number sung in her poignant high-tone voice, expressing feelings for a late friend who should have graduated together.
It’s a different kind of graduation song—one that brings tears as it evokes the presence of someone who slipped out of reach before the words you wanted to say could be spoken.
Words of FarewellKaientai
Kaientai is a folk group centered around Tetsuya Takeda, who has a distinctive presence as an actor and in recent years has also been active on variety shows.
Their 16th single, “Okuru Kotoba,” which was used as the theme song for the TV drama “Mr.
Kinpachi in Class 3B” and has become a standard graduation song, was actually written based on Takeda’s own heartbreak—did you know that? At graduation ceremonies, where teachers and students alike are overflowing with things they want to say to each other, there’s hardly a message more fitting than this.
It’s a song with beautiful, lyrical lyrics that resonate deeply, linking to many different scenes of parting.
GraduationKobukuro
Kobukuro has many moving, heartfelt songs.
They have fans across generations—many even parent-and-child duos—and you can understand that broad appeal as soon as you listen.
From the title alone, this track is a straightforward graduation song.
The lyrics are firmly centered on graduation, and it’s a piece that will surely bring tears as you look back on three years of student life.
What once felt ordinary reveals itself, in hindsight, to be irreplaceable—something you realize when you graduate and even more so as you become an adult.
It’s a deeply moving song that I hope adults will listen to as well, one that brings back those feelings.
When it shinesHitsuji Bungaku
Hitsujibungaku is a rock band that captures listeners’ hearts with story-driven songs.
Their 2022 release “Hikaru Toki” is a track that sings about relationships with loved ones in the face of graduation and parting.
The expansive, dreamlike guitar tones pair perfectly with Moeka Shiozuka’s vocals.
While it has a soft, airy atmosphere, it still delivers a rich, weighty band sound.
No matter what happens, the act of continuing to call a loved one’s name conveys kindness and compassion.
Be sure to pay attention to the lyrics as well—they’re filled with poetic charm, themed around nature.
[Great Lyrics!!] Recommended Tear-Jerking Graduation Songs with Words that Resonate in Your Heart [2026] (131–140)
Only the graduation photo knowsHinatazaka46
A song by Hinatazaka46 themed around graduation.
It gently sings of the bittersweet feelings of the cherry blossom season and the love that went unspoken.
Memories and regrets sealed in graduation photos resonate deeply, intertwined with clear, transparent vocals.
Set for release on January 29, 2025, the track features Nao Kosaka as center and will be available in five editions: limited first-press versions and a regular edition.
It was premiered at their Tokyo Dome concert on December 26, 2024.
It’s a recommended listen not only for students entering graduation season, but also for anyone who wants to reflect on past loves.
Kadode no Ippo (feat. CHICO CARLITO)ASOBOiSM
This is a graduation song born from a collaboration between ASOBOiSM and CHICO CARLITO.
It’s an encouraging anthem infused with the courage to take flight from a familiar place, giving a push to anyone chasing their dreams.
The down-to-earth lyrics characteristic of ASOBOiSM and CHICO CARLITO’s distinctive rap are especially appealing.
Released in March 2024, the track is a self-produced work by ASOBOiSM.
It carries a message to everyone standing at a turning point in life.
Because it gently resonates with the mix of hope and anxiety about the future, it’s perfect for taking that first new step.
Cherry Blossom Rainabsorb
Originally composed in 2008 by halyosy as a song for Hatsune Miku to sing, it was later released as the debut single of the band absorb, with halyosy on vocals.
The lyrics are filled with lines that deeply resonate with graduates—everlasting friendship, memories of school life, and promises to pursue our own dreams and meet again even if we go our separate ways.
Although it’s a Vocaloid track from 2008, it remains a classic graduation song that is still performed in choir at schools across Japan today.
