[Songs to Listen to in March] Classic Spring Tracks and Moving Songs About Meetings and Partings
When it comes to songs you want to listen to in March, graduation and farewell songs—centered on parting and new beginnings—are the classics.
In this article, we’ve gathered moving tracks that are perfect for March, when we leave familiar places behind and step into the next stage.
For those starting a new life due to graduation or a job transfer, songs that celebrate bonds with longtime friends will resonate; for those seeing others off, songs that cheer on their departure may strike a chord.
We’ve also picked out tear-jerking tracks ideal for the season, including cherry blossom songs and gentle tales of young love—be sure to give them a listen!
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[Songs to Hear in March] Spring Classics & Moving Songs About Meetings and Partings (101–110)
Spring ThiefYorushika
It’s a beautiful, lyrical song that likens the fleeting fall of cherry blossoms to life itself and portrays the flow of the wind as the passage of time.
Yorushika’s crystal-clear melodies and poetic lyrics blend seamlessly to capture the bittersweetness of spring.
Released in January 2021 and included on the album “Sakuhin,” the track was also featured in a Taisei Corporation TV commercial, moving the hearts of many.
The fully CG-animated music video vividly conveys the song’s world as well.
It’s a perfect piece for those slightly melancholy moments in the spring season, when anticipation and anxiety about new beginnings intertwine.
In times of parting or meeting someone important, it’s a song that gently stays by your side—I highly recommend giving it a listen.
SAKURA DropsUtada Hikaru
A song that beautifully depicts the scenes woven by the four seasons and the transience of life.
Hikaru Utada’s delicate sensibility vividly expresses the pain of heartbreak and the hope of renewal through images of falling cherry blossoms.
Many listeners are captivated by this worldview where ephemerality and strength coexist.
Released in May 2002, it became a hot topic as the theme song for the drama “First Love.” The music video, directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, unfolds with dreamlike visual beauty.
A recommended classic for those who have experienced the joys of love and the sorrow of parting, or who are moved by the changing seasons.
Its profound poetic world and beautiful melodic lines leave a lingering resonance that sinks into the heart.
Young SongKawasaki Takaya
Singer-songwriter Takaya Kawasaki’s album Calendar was released in 2021.
The track Young Song included on the album is, as its title suggests, an encouraging anthem that gives a push to young people.
The bright tone of the acoustic guitar blends with his gentle voice, and before you know it, listening makes you feel positive and ready to move forward.
The harmonica solo in the middle also instantly kicks the energy up a notch.
cherry blossomKawamoto Makoto
A perfect classic for the spring season by Makoto Kawamoto.
With a gentle, distinctive perspective, it sings of the feelings stirred by gazing at a graduation certificate and thinking of parting with friends, and the loneliness of being left alone amid a scene of falling cherry blossoms.
The buoyant piano melody and her clear, expansive vocals vividly color the faint memories of youth.
Released in April 1998, the song reached No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, ranked 73rd on the year-end chart, and sold over 200,000 copies.
It’s a track we especially recommend to those facing the hopes and anxieties of a new chapter in life, or trying to overcome a farewell with someone dear.
The emotions of youth and the imagery of drifting cherry blossoms are rendered in a way that gently soaks into the heart.
Tomorrow, when spring comesMatsu Takako
A debut work by Takako Matsu that portrays a boy who stakes his youth on baseball and the pure feelings of the girl who watches over him.
Set to a bittersweet yet refreshing melody, it captures cherished memories and the hope of new encounters.
Flowing from past to future, the song gently embraces precious memories that linger in the heart.
Released in March 1997, it was used in an NTT commercial and was performed at the 48th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen that same year.
Takako Matsu’s clear, translucent voice and the warmth of the music will quietly encourage you to take a new step as spring arrives.
In this season when anxiety and anticipation mingle with new beginnings, why not listen to this song and find a little courage?
[Songs to Listen to in March] Classic Spring Tracks & Moving Songs About Meetings and Farewells (111–120)
Sakura MelodyMakihara Noriyuki
Sakura Melody, included on Noriyuki Makihara’s 2020 self-cover album Bespoke.
This song was originally written by Makihara for a collaboration between Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu.
When we think of partings in the cherry blossom season, is it graduation? Or leaving one’s hometown for a job? The lyrics portray the resolve of two people who will each walk their separate paths from now on.
Once again, Makihara’s characteristic gentle, airy warmth in the lyrics tightens the chest.
Azusa No. 2karyūdō
This is a classic song from 1977 that portrays love and parting in the city, heralding the arrival of spring.
It vividly conveys the protagonist’s state of mind as they, exhausted by urban life, decide to set off on a journey.
The Hunters’ striking harmonies blend beautifully with the powerful yet wistful melody composed by Shunichi Tokura and the delicate lyrics by Machiko Ryu.
After its release in March 1977, it reached No.
4 on the Oricon weekly chart and No.
15 on the year-end chart.
It also won the New Artist Award at the Japan Record Awards that same year, and has continued to be cherished as one of The Hunters’ signature songs.
It resonates deeply with those taking a new step forward or parting from someone dear.
Why not listen to it on a morning train, accompanied by the gentle scenery of spring?