Classic Western songs with tear-jerking lyrics. Heartfelt message songs from around the world.
With Western music, it’s easy to imagine the lyrics’ content based solely on the mood of the song, but once you look up the meaning, you’ll often find a world far deeper than you expected.
This time, I’ve gathered songs with lyrics that are especially moving.
Looking for translated versions is fine, but I also recommend decoding them yourself with a dictionary in hand—it deepens your understanding.
- [Masterpiece] Tear-jerking Western songs. The tears won’t stop… truly sad songs [2026]
- Western songs used in commercials — tear-jerking classics and popular tracks
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- Tear-jerking, moving songs in Western music
- Tear-jerking Western songs: recommended classics and popular tracks
- [A moving friendship song] For dear friends and best friends. Songs of friendship that make you feel the bond.
- The lyrics are profoundly good. The more you listen, the more it sinks in. Masterpieces of Japanese music, recommended popular songs.
- [A Cheer for Myself] A pep song dedicated to you who are doing your very best
- [2026] Moving, Heartfelt Western Music: Timeless Classics and Popular Hits
- [Just the Lyrics Make Me Cry] Tear-Jerking Songs That Touch the Heart
- [Classic and Contemporary Hits] Emotionally Stirring, Heart-Touching Songs
- A Collection of Heart-Touching Western Ballads — From Classics to the Newest Hits
- [Western Films] Moving Movie Theme Songs: A Compilation of Tear-Jerking Theme Tracks
Western masterpieces with tear-jerking lyrics: moving message songs from around the world (51–60)
While my guitar gently weepsThe Beatles
A song by George Harrison, the youngest member of the Beatles.
When you think of George, you might think “the one who writes the Beatles’ Indian-style songs”…
But listening to this track will completely change that impression.
The lyrics seem to be about a friend or lover who has changed and drifted away, but perhaps George was actually singing about the Beatles themselves gradually falling apart.
There’s a stunning guitar solo in the middle—and it’s played by none other than Eric Clapton.
SmileCharles Chaplin
This song is the instrumental theme used in Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 film Modern Times, composed by Chaplin himself.
Conveying the message of keeping a smile even in sad times, it was first covered by Nat King Cole and has since been covered by many artists, including Michael Jackson.
Make You Feel My LoveAdele
Even while lost and troubled, singing that they have trusted their intuition from the very moment they met, the straightforward lyrics that evoke a sense of destiny are genuinely moving.
Adele’s beautiful female vocals send shivers through the heart.
Her powerful voice has surely encouraged many people.
Open ArmsMariah Carey
This song, which can be translated as “Open Arms,” is a love song, yet it conveys a sense of great warmth and support.
It was sung by the rock band Journey in 1982, but became famous through Mariah Carey’s cover.
In Japan, it was used as the theme song for the film Umizaru, which focuses on lifesaving, and I feel it perfectly serves as a message song that conveys the importance of life.
White horseTaylor Swift
The queen of love songs, Taylor Swift, delivers a tear-jerking classic with “White Horse.” It’s a song about longing for a movie-like romance, only to find that real life doesn’t unfold like a dream—and even the prince you believed in ends up breaking your heart.
It’s a message that any woman who’s ever yearned for love can relate to at least once.