Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
In life, we encounter many farewells at various milestones—graduation, transfers, retirement, pursuing our dreams, and even heartbreak.
Even when we know that parting is a step toward a new path, leaving our current environment can still bring feelings of loneliness and pain.
Conversely, sending someone off on their new journey can be just as difficult.
In this article, we introduce songs that center on different farewell scenarios in life—friendships, romance, graduation, and more.
We’ve carefully selected masterpieces that give you the courage to overcome the anxiety of a new path and the pain of parting, transforming them into new strength.
We’ll present wonderful tracks that will make you feel that farewells, too, have meaning.
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Farewell Song: Songs of Goodbye. Tearful Farewell Songs (71–80)
Before morning comesHata Motohiro
Mr.
Motohiro Hata soothes our hearts as listeners with his delicate lyrics and vocals.
“Before the Morning Comes” is packed with the charm of Hata, whose true forte lies in medium-tempo numbers like “Ai” and “Himawari no Yakusoku.” The gentle, water-like wavering of the heart, the pain of parting, and the bittersweet feelings well up little by little, bringing you to tears you can’t hold back.
The arrangement by Masanori Shimada—renowned for his work with aiko and Ikimono-gakari—is also beautiful, leaving a striking impression with a resonance that somehow overlaps with the stillness of late night into early morning.
While the song’s atmosphere is a guaranteed tearjerker, its lyrics portray a powerful resolve that lifts your spirits—truly a wonderful track.
Goodbye to youKuwata Keisuke
This is Keisuke Kuwata’s 12th solo single from Southern All Stars.
It has the feel of a mature breakup song, poignantly singing about parting from someone special and the memories you shared.
Beyond the theme of separation, the lyrics also carry a worldview that contemplates life and observes others’ lives with a kind of detachment, which really hits home.
It’s the kind of song you wouldn’t find in Southern All Stars’ usual repertoire.
Mr./Ms. HeavenHanaregumi
A song of parting with family.
Facing a grandfather’s death, the moment when father and mother turn back into son and daughter is expressed in unadorned words.
With Hanaregumi’s murmuring vocals and the simple sound of an acoustic guitar, the lyrics come through as they are.
It feels like you can sense that grandfather and grandchild, grandfather and parents, and parents and child are all, each of them, the same single human being.
Farewell Song: Goodbye songs. Tearful parting songs (81–90)
Goodbye HappinessUtada Hikaru
This is a song that Hikaru Utada released before pausing her singing career with her “Declaration of Human Activities.” Unlike her previous works, I feel the lyrics are filled with her true feelings.
Each time I listen, I catch different shades—farewell to fans due to the hiatus, reflections on her younger self—making it a somewhat bittersweet song.
Farewell Songnever young beach
Titled “Farewell Song,” this track by the city-pop band never young beach captures their signature laid-back vibe.
The music video features actress Nana Komatsu, and its unadorned, candid footage—shot as if the two were real lovers—became a hot topic.
In contrast to the heartwarming visuals, the lyrics depict the male protagonist making up his mind to break up with his girlfriend and bringing it up.
It’s precisely this mellow sound that makes the bittersweet lyrics sink in even deeper—a classic you’ll want to play after a heartbreak.
Goodbye, Billy the KidMajima Masatoshi
A track from “Natsu no Nukegara,” the first solo album by Masatoshi “Masashi” Mashima—guitarist of The Blue Hearts and The Cro-Magnons.
In this song, it’s not a lover but a friend with whom he once shared adventures that he parts from, and the farewell is sung with poignant emotion.
Masashi’s raspy voice and the gentle tone of the harmonica paint a vivid scene of youth, making it a classic.
Your SkyOku Hanako
It’s a lovely song that makes you feel there’s no such thing as a final farewell.
It wraps up all the partings that come with setting off on a new journey, and seems like a piece that any generation could embrace.
If it played as background music at a farewell gathering, you might find yourself captivated.
If there’s someone you absolutely want to see again and want to express that feeling to, try sending them this song!