When you feel the arrival of spring, do gentle melodies of children’s spring songs ever come to mind? Wouldn’t it be lovely to share the warmth of the season and the beauty of nature with your child through seasonal songs? Children’s songs are made with gentle words and rhythms that are easy for little ones to enjoy, and they have the power to warmly embrace parent–child communication.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of children’s songs perfect for spring.
While out for a walk or playing at home, try finding a favorite tune and singing it together!
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Children’s songs to sing in spring: a collection of classics you’ll want to sing with your kids (1–10)
Come, springSakushi: Soma Gyofu / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryutaro
Warm spring is a season many people eagerly await, isn’t it? Calling out for such a spring to come quickly is this song, “Haruyo Koi” (“Come, Spring”).
In the lyrics, those waiting with bated breath for spring are a baby who has just learned to walk and peach blossoms still in their buds, ready to bloom at any moment.
Beyond the baby and the flower buds, of course, there are many people who long for spring’s arrival for all sorts of reasons.
Why not sing this song—urging spring to hurry along—together with your children, or even as an adult returning to a childlike spirit, and wish for the joyful season to come soon?
FlowerSakushi: Takeshima Hane / Sakkyoku: Taki Rentarō
The spring classic “Hana” was composed by Rentaro Taki.
Its rhythmic melody conveys the buoyant feeling of spring! The lyrics depict the colorful, splendid scenes typical of the season.
Simply listening to the song while taking in the lyrics brings vivid springtime images to mind.
Because the Sumida River appears in the lyrics, Tokyo’s Sumida City has adopted the song as a beloved community anthem.
There is also a monument inscribed with the lyrics in Sumida Park along the Sumida River.
Take a cheerful stroll along a springtime path and sing along!
Spring somewhereSakushi: Momota Sōji / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shin
From late February into March, don’t you sometimes catch a fleeting sense of spring even while still feeling the cold? It’s not quite the full arrival of spring yet, but this song expresses the hints of the season you can sense in nature little by little: snow melting and flowing into the river, the calls of spring creatures, flowers budding, and so on.
Those gradual signs of spring can really brighten the heart, can’t they? The “east wind” that appears in the latter half of the lyrics refers to a spring wind blowing from the east, though nowadays it’s sometimes sung as “breeze” instead.
It’s a perfect song for those moments when you notice a small sound of spring somewhere.
School of MedakaSakushi: Chaki Shigeru / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao
Spring is the season when living creatures become more active.
With that in mind, how about “Medaka no Gakkō” (“The Medaka’s School”)? Many of you probably sang and enjoyed it as children.
First broadcast on an NHK radio program in 1951, it gradually came to be sung across Japan and, within a few years, became firmly established.
In 2007, it was selected as one of Japan’s 100 Best Songs.
Listening to it conjures up images of medaka fish swimming in clear water and puts you in a peaceful mood.
It’s perfect for when you want to spend a laid-back, carefree moment.
Spring has come.sakushi: takano tatsuyuki / sakkyoku: okano teiichi
When it comes to spring songs and children’s songs, many people probably think of this one first.
The song “Haru ga Kita” (Spring Has Come) has a long history; it was released in 1910, in the 45th year of the Meiji era, and is widely known and sung by both children and adults as one of the quintessential songs of spring.
It has also been selected for the ‘100 Best Japanese Songs,’ a list featuring songs meant to be enjoyed by parents and children and to be passed down for generations.
The song has three verses, a relaxed tempo, and simple lyrics, making it easy even for young children to sing.
It’s a springtime children’s song that grandparents and grandchildren can enjoy together.
