Usage of 僕 in song lyrics


I’ve noticed that some song lyrics use 僕 although the singer is female. After
reading [this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/36844/) and
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/60636/is-%E5%83%95-boku-
only-appropriate-for-cisgendered-men) post, I’m still unsure if the answers
apply to the songs that I’ve heard. It seems that 僕 is meant to convey a
tomboyish, naïve, or slightly assertive feeling, but this doesn’t seem to be
the case for these songs and musicians (in my opinion, which may be
incorrect).

A few examples: 「[ケセラセラ](https://www.uta-net.com/song/151334/)」 by fhána and
「[スタンドバイミー](https://www.uta-net.com/song/266554/)」 by the peggies.

Does 僕 generate some other desirable feeling for these contexts? For native
Japanese speakers, how might using 僕 instead of 私 change a song’s impression?




In lyrics and poetry, 君 ("you") and 僕 ("I") are widely used as handy gender-
neutral and/or "juvenile" personal pronouns. Sometimes 私 may sound too
feminine, mature or formal when they want to sing about gender-neutral things
such as your affection for cats, innocent friendship and the beauty of nature.
This type of 僕 is not tomboyish at all, but it feels young and innocent. It's
common also in children's songs.

Although uncommon, a female singer may sing purely from the male's perspective
(男歌), and vise versa. For example
[舟歌](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGI0QZ4Gk34) is an 男歌 sung by a female
singer. [心凍らせて](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My3z2NFSKKQ) and
[女のみち](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zKcksI14X8) are 女歌 sung by male
singers.




In lyrics and poetry, 君 ("you") and 僕 ("I") are widely used as handy gender-
neutral and/or "juvenile" personal pronouns. Sometimes 私 may sound too
feminine, mature or formal when they want to sing about gender-neutral things
such as your affection for cats, innocent friendship and the beauty of nature.
This type of 僕 is not tomboyish at all, but it feels young and innocent. It's
common also in children's songs.

Although uncommon, a female singer may sing purely from the male's perspective
(男歌), and vise versa. For example
[舟歌](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGI0QZ4Gk34) is an 男歌 sung by a female
singer. [心凍らせて](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My3z2NFSKKQ) and
[女のみち](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zKcksI14X8) are 女歌 sung by male
singers.

