[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] (131–140)
Sakura Clear SkiesYuuri
This is a beautiful graduation song by singer-songwriter Yuuri, highlighted by its piano accompaniment.
The lyrics convey feelings toward one’s parents at the time of graduation, and listening to this song will surely make your gratitude toward them well up.
At the same time, if you’re about to move away from your family home, you may feel the loneliness of leaving your parents.
In the latter half, the lyrics also express thoughts for friends who will be separated, singing of a bond that will never break even as each person goes their own way.
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.
Cherry Blossom BookmarkAKB48
It’s one of AKB48’s key songs themed around cherry blossoms.
With the feel of a choral piece, it sings of farewells in the cherry blossom season, making it a perfect fit for graduation ceremonies.
Spring, when the cherry blossoms bloom, marks a new beginning; while looking back on past memories, the song also conveys hope for the future.
Even as it portrays the loneliness of parting, it expresses a positive sentiment that these memories are essential for moving forward.
It’s a bright, uplifting song that conveys cherished memories with friends and the strength of those bonds.
Sakura, You, and Ituki.
A heartwarming youth song that condenses graduation, partings, and the transience of love into a single track.
Featured as an insert song in ABEMA’s dating reality show “Kyou, Suki ni Narimashita.
Graduation Edition 2024,” it was crafted by tuki.
with delicate sensitivity.
A gentle melody led by acoustic guitar intertwines with clear vocals to carefully portray the feeling of basking in memories.
Released in January 2024, the track also drew attention for its animated music video by Posuka Demizu, the illustrator of the manga The Promised Neverland.
It’s a youth anthem that will resonate not only with students facing the end of their school days but also with anyone who has experienced a farewell with someone dear.