[Moon Songs Special] Famous songs about the moon. Songs you’ll want to listen to under a full moon or in the moonlight.

Full Moon NightNaoto Inti Raymi

Naoto Inti Raymi “Full Moon Night” Music Video

Naoto Inti Raymi’s 22nd single, “Mangetsu no Yoru,” released in 2019.

Songs about the moon are often gentle, mellow ballads, and at first you might think this one is a tender love song too—but it turns out to be a heartrending, sorrowful track.

It sings of a heart overflowing with love—how, thanks to a precious person, the singer came to know so many things—but that person is no longer here.

Their absence brings a flood of these feelings, making it a song that conveys a poignant, frustrating sense of longing.

Hold the moonFTISLAND

FTISLAND – Hold the moon【OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO -Full ver.-】

“Hold the moon,” included on FTISLAND’s album PLANET BONDS, features a sparkling, gentle melody that feels like watching a planetarium and lets you sense the warm light of the moon.

The lyrics, which convey the desire to embrace you and protect you with a vast, all-encompassing love—as if cradling the moon—are wonderfully romantic! If someone whispered such beautiful words of love on a lovely night with the moon shining, you’d definitely get serious butterflies.

Highly recommended for those who want to feel their heart flutter while gazing at the moon.

Desert of the MoonHako Yamasaki

Desert of the Moon

This is a children’s song with lyrics by Masao Kato, who was both a painter and a lyricist, and a melody composed by Suguru Sasaki.

Many artists have covered it, and I think it’s a song that every Japanese person has heard at least once.

It’s curious that a Japanese children’s song features camels in the desert, isn’t it? The tune is full of melancholy, and listening to it makes you feel a little lonely.

moonlightmoumoon

moumoon「moonlight」(Official Music Video)

Moumoon’s “moonlight” was written as the commercial song for Aeon’s wine “Full Moon Rosé.” Moumoon is an artist with a connection to the moon—the unit name combines a French word meaning “soft” with the English word “moon.” “moonlight” is a single released in 2010, and it’s a memorable track featuring a cute sound and the gentle voice of vocalist YUKA.

A Hazy Moonlit Nightsong

[BS Nippon • Songs of the Heart] Oborozukiyo — FORESTA

A song that beautifully portrays a spring evening depicts, with delicate nuance, a scene where the setting sun and haze spread over a field of rapeseed blossoms, and a pale moonlight floats in the sky.

Alongside the tranquil countryside, it gently embraces quintessential images of spring in Japan—the hues of the forest, people walking along rice-field paths, the croaking of frogs, and the tolling of bells.

Released in 1914 as a Ministry of Education school song, the work seamlessly marries lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano with music by Teiichi Okano, and it has long been cherished in educational settings.

It has continued to be loved across generations, with Aiko Moriyama covering it in 2009 and Ai Nishida performing it on a program in June 2023.

As a song to hear on a calm spring evening, it offers a warmth that deeply touches the heart.

Let’s dance in the moonlightmoumoon

moumoon / Let’s dance in the moonlight(Short Ver.)

“Let’s dance in the moonlight” is a track included on moumoon’s 2010 mini-album SPARK.

It was created as part of a collaboration project with a certain apparel brand, and it’s like an introduction to the rabbit character ichigo.

It’s an adorable song—be sure to give it a listen!

Go beyond the moonTamio Okuda

Tamio Okuda - Cross the Moon - Live TOMATO 2004

It’s a 1970s-style rock track with a heavy, bottom-end sound characteristic of Tamio Okuda.

While it may seem understated, it has a melody line that evokes a sense of melancholy, and the more you listen, the more its appeal comes through.

The “moon” is sung as a distant ideal to strive toward.