[Memorial Song] A moving classic and love song dedicated to a beloved person embarking on a journey to heaven
Farewells to loved ones, to those who are precious to us, are something that will inevitably come as long as we are alive.
Even if we think we’re prepared in our hearts, when the moment actually arrives, it’s never easy to accept.
We can feel overwhelmed by loneliness and sorrow.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs of remembrance for those dear to us who have departed.
What we, the ones left behind, can do is simply send them off to heaven with heartfelt words: “Thank you for everything” and “I’ll never forget you.”
Here are timeless songs to gently embrace the moment of parting between you and someone you hold dear.
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[Memorial Songs] Moving Masterpieces and Love Songs Dedicated to Beloved Ones Departing for Heaven (81–90)
The Day of DepartureJULEPS
With its calming piano melodies that resonate in the heart, JULEPS’ song offers solace to those struggling to accept the death of a loved one.
Released as their debut single in 2007, it has continued to linger in many listeners’ hearts.
Distinguished by beautiful choral work, its deeply moving lyrics gently embrace the pain of loss.
Also serving as the theme song for the anime “The Elephant’s Back: The Day of Departure,” this piece has the power to quietly fill the gaps in one’s heart and is a recommended memorial song for remembering the departed.
When you wish to ease the sorrow of losing someone precious, JULEPS’ music will stand by your emotions and provide healing.
I miss you. I want to see you.Tanaka Kei
The phrase “I miss you” is often used in song lyrics, but this one makes you wonder if there’s ever been an “I miss you” this overwhelming.
The person you can never meet again—does that mean someone who has passed away? It’s a sorrowful, heartrending song even apart from themes of love or romance.
It was also the theme song for the smash-hit drama Your Turn to Kill: Counterattack.
LostPorunogurafiti
“Lost” depicts the act of facing the departure of a loved one from this world.
Created by Akihito Okano, the vocalist of Porno Graffitti, it was made as a tribute to his late mother.
It portrays how even the most beautiful aspects of nature eventually fade away, singing of the sorrow of a reality too heavy to accept.
Even as memories of time spent with someone precious grow distant, this is a requiem that turns those feelings into song so they will never disappear.
Please listen to his voice—at times passionate, at times as if speaking gently to you.
Like a swallowMatsutōya Yumi
People often say that the deceased become stars, but Yumi Matsutoya wrote that they become swallows.
The words that could be taken as ironic—“Those who have passed don’t grow older, while I keep aging…”—don’t sound that way because there is love there.
A song that sounds dry and cool even though someone has died, holding grief tightly in check.
Say it.Yorushika
A song that delicately portrays the feelings of parting with someone dear.
Woven into its bright melody line are deep sorrow and a sense of loss.
The protagonist’s inability to accept reality is depicted alongside a tender, compassionate longing for the other person, interlacing natural imagery to create a world that evokes empathy.
Included on the album “Natsukusa ga Jama o Suru,” released in June 2017, this piece resonated with many for its piercing expressiveness and beautiful melody, and its music video surpassed 100 million views in July 2021.
It will surely offer gentle comfort to those who have lost someone precious or carry feelings too deep for words.