[Choral Songs] Recommended for High School Students! A Comprehensive Showcase from Classics to the Newest J‑Pop

ShichirigahamaDan Ikuma

Shichirigahama (Shichirihama) (Lyrics by Kitaro Nishida, Music by Ikuma Dan) – Conductor: Chen Yun-Hong, Performance: Taipei Chamber Choir

Ikuma Dan’s “Shichirigahama” is a moving choral work in which poetry and music are exquisitely fused.

Based on a poem by Kitaro Nishida, the lyrics symbolically express the relationship between nature and humanity and a sense of impermanence, alongside evocative depictions of the beautiful scenery of Shichirigahama.

The SATB choral harmonies are quiet yet powerful, and the piece fully showcases Dan’s style, which elevates the beauty of the words through musical refinement.

It has also been selected as a set piece for the 2024 All-Japan Choral Competition.

Words of FarewellKaientai

[Chorus Version] Words of Farewell

A song by Kaientai that is often sung at graduation ceremonies.

It was used as the theme song for “Mr.

Kinpachi in Class 3B,” starring Kaientai’s Tetsuya Takeda, and it continues to be covered and loved by many artists today.

The lyrics carry a final message from teachers to the graduates who are about to spread their wings.

Although Mr.

Kinpachi is set in a junior high school, the meaning of the lyrics becomes easier to understand in high school, allowing students to sing it with even more feeling.

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Hymn to the EarthSakushi: Oki Atsuo / Sakkyoku: Sato Makoto

[Choral Piece] Hymn to the Earth / With Lyrics [2/200]

It’s a classic choral piece that’s often sung not only as a graduation song but also at choral competitions.

The lyricist, Atsuo Ōki, was a poet active from the Taishō through the Shōwa era, and the composer, Makoto Satō, completed the cantata “Song of the Earth” for mixed chorus and orchestra in 1962.

This work is positioned as its final movement.

With its grand theme praising and expressing gratitude to the earth that has nurtured life, its appeal lies in the moment when many voices merge into one.

It was included on the February 1987 album “Makoto Satō Works II (Song of the Earth / Young Chorus),” which helped it become widely known.

Its powerful resonance perfectly suits the solemn atmosphere of graduation ceremonies! How about singing it with gratitude to your parents who raised you, the teachers who taught you so much, and the friends with whom you spent your time?

Someday, these tearsLittle Glee Monster

EMF3-0048 Someday These Tears [Women's 3-Part Chorus]

It’s a Little Glee Monster song that resonates as an anthem cheering on those striving toward their dreams.

The members’ powerful yet delicate vocals blend beautifully, gently embracing the strength to never give up in the face of setbacks and hardships, as well as the profound meaning that tears can hold.

Released in January 2018, the song was chosen as the support song for the 96th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.

It’s a heartwarming encouragement song that stands beside those who, through daily practice and challenges, shed tears yet keep moving forward, and those advancing toward their precious goals.

Tears Flowing EndlesslyNatsukawa Rimi

Tears Flow Freely [Three-Part Mixed Chorus]

A song with lyrics by Ryoko Moriyama and music by BEGIN.

Because Moriyama wrote the lyrics while thinking of her brother who passed away at a young age, it came to be sung often as a farewell song at events like graduation ceremonies.

The title “Nada Soso” is Okinawan dialect meaning “tears falling in streams.” It’s a song that expresses the complex feeling of thinking of someone dear while shedding tears—I’d love to see high school students take on this challenge!

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