カナリヤ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: STRAY SHEEP

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt message of “カナリヤ” by 米津玄師, a song born from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore themes of love, change, and hope, and learn how to express empathy and connection in times of uncertainty through the song's evocative lyrics and gentle melody .

[English]

Ordinary days that I once thought were dull become nostalgic

Swaying on a night when the glow dims and fades

I was gazing at the flowers

Walking through the crowded streets, just you and I

I remember your smiling face as you turned to look back

For some reason, I recall it

At the end of April, when canaries start to sing

Everyone forgets the white promenade

And how your fingertips trembled

I want to remember that

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

Even if we can never come back to this place

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

Let's keep walking, till the very end

You, picking up the shattered glass that fell

Tears in your eyes, silent as you say nothing

Canaries vanish at the end of May

The corner by the lake where leaves echo with each other

I want to support you more than anything

Strongly, strongly, I feel this way

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

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

Because it's you, it's okay

Heading toward where the wind calls us to go

Both you and I will change someday

Sometimes we'll argue, and hurt each other

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

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

Even if nothing remains in the end

It's okay

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

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

Because it's you, it's okay

Let's walk on, till the very end

Toward where the wind is calling us again

[Japanese]

ありふれた毎日が　懐かしくなるほど

くすぶり沈む夜に揺れる

花を見つめていた

人いきれの中を　あなたと歩いたこと

振り向きざまに笑う顔を

何故か思い出した

カナリヤが鳴きだす四月の末の

誰もが忘れていく白いプロムナード

あなたの指先が震えていることを

覚えていたいと思う

いいよ　あなたとなら　いいよ

二度とこの場所には帰れないとしても

あなたとなら　いいよ

歩いていこう　最後まで

転げ落ちて割れた　グラスを拾うあなた

その瞳には涙が浮かぶ　何も言わないまま

カナリヤが消えていく五月の末の

木の葉が響き合う湖畔の隅っこ

あなたを何より支えていたいと

強く　強く　思う

いいよ　あなただから　いいよ

誰も二人のことを見つけないとしても

あなただから　いいよ

はためく風の呼ぶ方へ

あなたも　わたしも　変わってしまうでしょう

時には諍い　傷つけ合うでしょう

見失うそのたびに恋をして　確かめ合いたい

いいよ　あなたとなら　いいよ

もしも最後に何もなくても

いいよ

いいよ　あなただから　いいよ

誰も二人のことを見つけないとしても

あなただから　いいよ

歩いていこう最後まで

はためく風の呼ぶ方へ

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.