カナリヤ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: STRAY SHEEP

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ありふれた毎日が　懐かしくなるほど

Ordinary days that I once thought were dull become nostalgic

くすぶり沈む夜に揺れる

Swaying on a night when the glow dims and fades

花を見つめていた

I was gazing at the flowers

人いきれの中を　あなたと歩いたこと

Walking through the crowded streets, just you and I

振り向きざまに笑う顔を

I remember your smiling face as you turned to look back

何故か思い出した

For some reason, I recall it

カナリヤが鳴きだす四月の末の

At the end of April, when canaries start to sing

誰もが忘れていく白いプロムナード

Everyone forgets the white promenade

あなたの指先が震えていることを

And how your fingertips trembled

覚えていたいと思う

I want to remember that

いいよ　あなたとなら　いいよ

It's okay, as long as it's with you, it's okay

二度とこの場所には帰れないとしても

Even if we can never come back to this place

あなたとなら　いいよ

As long as I'm with you, it's okay

歩いていこう　最後まで

Let's keep walking, till the very end

転げ落ちて割れた　グラスを拾うあなた

You, picking up the shattered glass that fell

その瞳には涙が浮かぶ　何も言わないまま

Tears in your eyes, silent as you say nothing

カナリヤが消えていく五月の末の

Canaries vanish at the end of May

木の葉が響き合う湖畔の隅っこ

The corner by the lake where leaves echo with each other

あなたを何より支えていたいと

I want to support you more than anything

強く　強く　思う

Strongly, strongly, I feel this way

いいよ　あなただから　いいよ

It's okay, because it's you, it's okay

誰も二人のことを見つけないとしても

Even if no one finds us, as long as it's you

あなただから　いいよ

Because it's you, it's okay

はためく風の呼ぶ方へ

Heading toward where the wind calls us to go

あなたも　わたしも　変わってしまうでしょう

Both you and I will change someday

時には諍い　傷つけ合うでしょう

Sometimes we'll argue, and hurt each other

見失うそのたびに恋をして　確かめ合いたい

Whenever we lose our way, we'll fall in love again and try to confirm

いいよ　あなたとなら　いいよ

It's okay, as long as it's with you, it's okay

もしも最後に何もなくても

Even if nothing remains in the end

いいよ

It's okay

いいよ　あなただから　いいよ

It's okay, because it's you, it's okay

誰も二人のことを見つけないとしても

Even if no one finds us, as long as it's you

あなただから　いいよ

Because it's you, it's okay

歩いていこう最後まで

Let's walk on, till the very end

はためく風の呼ぶ方へ

Toward where the wind is calling us again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
毎日 /まいにち/ A1	noun - every day
夜 /よる/ A1	noun - night
花 /はな/ A1	noun - flower
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
思い出す /おもいだす/ B1	verb - to remember
指先 /ゆびさき/ B1	noun - fingertip
震える /ふるえる/ B2	verb - to tremble
思う /おもう/ A2	verb - to think
場所 /ばしょ/ A2	noun - place
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tear
消える /きえる/ B2	verb - to disappear
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind
変わる /かわる/ B1	verb - to change
傷 /きず/ B2	noun - wound
恋 /こい/ B1	noun - love
確かめる /たしかめる/ B2	verb - to confirm

Key Grammar Structures

• が鳴きだす

  ➔ The subject particle 'が' combined with the verb '鳴きだす' (starts to sing/cry)

  ➔ 'が' marks the subject that begins to do the action described by '鳴きだす'.

• 思い出した

  ➔ Past tense of the verb '思い出す' (to remember), used here to describe recalling a memory

  ➔ '思い出した' is the past tense, indicating the speaker has recalled something.

• 振り向きざまに

  ➔ Expression meaning 'at the moment of turning around', using '振り向き' (turning around) + 'ざまに' (at the moment of)

  ➔ 'ざまに' expresses the timing of an action happening simultaneously with another, in this case at the moment of turning around.

• 最後まで

  ➔ Expression meaning 'until the end', indicating continuation of an action or state

  ➔ '最後まで' indicates doing something all the way through until completion.

• 変わってしまうでしょう

  ➔ Volitional form with しまう to express a likely change (probably will change)

  ➔ The pattern '〜てしまう' indicates completion or inevitable outcome, here suggesting a probable change in the future.

• 支えていたい

  ➔ Te-form combined with 'たい' to express the desire to support (want to support)

  ➔ Using the te-form of a verb + 'たい' expresses a desire to perform that action.