Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
In life, farewells come at many turning points—graduation, starting a job, moving to Tokyo to pursue a dream, or even heartbreak.
Even when it’s necessary to move forward on a new path, leaving your current environment can bring feelings of loneliness and pain.
Conversely, seeing someone off on their new journey can be just as hard.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs themed around various farewell situations in life.
We’ve carefully selected masterpieces that help you overcome the pain of parting and give you the courage to take a step forward.
Please read on to the end!
- [Songs of Bereavement] Songs about losing a loved one. Tracks to listen to while thinking of someone dear
- [Song for a Departure] A send-off song for you. A classic masterpiece among departure songs.
- Farewell Songs: Tracks that sing various kinds of “goodbyes”
- Farewell Songs: Karaoke tunes to sing at a farewell party. Goodbye songs.
- [Gratitude, Encouragement, Memories] Tear-Jerking Graduation Songs You Can’t Listen to Without Crying [2026]
- [Songs About Loving Yet Parting] Love songs for those who want to overcome heartbreak
- A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love
- Songs to Play at My Own Funeral: Timeless Gems to Make Farewells Uniquely My Own
- [A moving friendship song] For dear friends and best friends. Songs of friendship that make you feel the bond.
- A song about losing a friend: bereavement, betrayal, and separation.
- [Moving] Tear-jerking cheer song. A roundup of popular motivational anthems that resonate with the heart!
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- Only masterpieces that color the season of meetings and farewells! Spring songs recommended for Gen Z.
Farewell Song: Goodbye songs. Tearful parting songs (81–90)
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.
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.
Thank you for liking me.DISH//
A heartwarming ballad by DISH// that gently sings of the bittersweet ache of heartbreak.
It weaves the complex emotions felt at the moment of parting into careful, tender words.
With lyrics that straightforwardly convey gratitude—“Thank you for falling in love with me”—it’s sure to tug at listeners’ hearts.
Re-released in June 2022, the song was reborn as part of the band’s 10th-anniversary ‘Saisei’ (Re-Blue) project.
It’s a recommended track not only for those who have experienced heartbreak, but also for anyone facing a farewell with someone important.
Wrapped in DISH//’s warm vocals, you’ll find the courage to take a new step forward while holding gratitude in your heart.
Until we meet againHirai Dai
This is a moving ballad about parting, sung by Dai Hirai, a singer-songwriter who enjoys immense popularity among younger generations.
His lustrous vocals shine against the slow-tempo accompaniment, creating an emotional atmosphere.
The lyrics repeatedly express gratitude for meeting and a firm resolve: “We’ll go our separate ways from here, but we’ll definitely meet again somewhere.” I think it’s a perfect fit for scenes like graduation ceremonies, transferring schools, or even weddings.
Let It Go ~Ari no mama de~Matsu Takako
It’s a song that gives you a push to stay just the way you are.
Of course, everyone knows it, right? Listening to this song makes it feel like you can overcome small hardships.
In that sense, it’s a song about setting out on something new.
If you’re feeling anxious, it might help to sing it out loud.
Bye, my friendbokula.
A moving song by bokula.
that portrays various farewell scenes, from parting with friends to heartbreak.
This track is included on their second mini-album, “Seikatsu ni, Yorisoi.” released in May 2022.
The recurring expression of “I don’t want to forget” conveys a strong attachment to past memories.
Through the farewell greeting “goodbye,” you can feel the resolve to face forward despite the loneliness.
bokula.
is a four-piece band formed in Hiroshima in 2019, known for their down-to-earth lyrics.
This song will resonate with those who have experienced parting from someone important or who feel anxious about a new environment.
Farewell Etude: Songs of Goodbye. Tearful Farewell Songs (91–100)
Be happy, okay?matsumura kanau
Singersongwriter Kanau Matsumura, whose empathetic lyrics and sound have won popularity especially among young people, sings a bittersweet yet forwardlooking breakup song.
It tells the story of a man who decides to part ways because he believes his partner will surely be happier without him.
Listening to this track may have led some to reflect on past memories, wondering, “Did that breakup back then make us both happier?” or “I wonder if my exgirlfriend or exboyfriend is happy now.” For those who have experienced a painful separation like the one in this song, it may feel like a piece that validates the decision they made at the time.
