Masayuki Suzuki delivers a heartfelt performance in ‘Canaria,’ featuring Ryoko Shinohara. The song, written by 水野良樹, mixes a tender melody with touching lyrics. The arrangement, co-produced by Shojiro Watanabe, brings a soft yet powerful energy to the track.
Released: January 18, 2026
Canaria (feat. Ryoko Shinohara)
Masayuki Suzuki
Canaria (feat. Ryoko Shinohara) Lyrics English Translation by Masayuki Suzuki
水野良樹 crafts a story of love and longing, using the metaphor of a canary in a cage. The lyrics poet, Ryoko Shinohara, sings, ‘Goodbye, my canary, please, just don’t fall,’ capturing the fragility of a relationship on the edge. The imagery of fluttering and swaying adds a sense of bittersweet motion.
Anata to hirahiraFluttering down with you,
Shiawase ni yureteswaying in our happiness.
Omoide ni mo naranai asa wo mitetaWe watched a morning that won’t even become a memory.
Sayonara kanariaGoodbye, my canary,
Douka ochinaideplease, just don’t fall.
Kanashii hodo yasashii hitomi deWith eyes so gentle it breaks my heart,
Ai wo naiteitecry out your love.
Torikago no sumi de furuenagaraTrembling in the corner of the birdcage,
Sabishisa wo utau dakesinging nothing but loneliness.
Watashi no iiwake moEven the excuses I make,
Nichijou ni mada shibararete iruare still tied down by this mundane life.
Anata no teYour hand…
Shinjite ii?is it okay to believe in it?
Sore ja kowashite shimaimashouThen let’s just break it all,
Ah kuruesouah, I feel like I’m going crazy.
Ai ni furete kono mama deTouching this love, let’s stay just like this.
Anata to hirahiraFluttering down with you,
Futari de abaretestruggling together in the dark.
Tokimeki ni mo naranai yume wo mitetaWe dreamed a dream that doesn’t even make my heart race.
Sayonara kanariaGoodbye, my canary,
Shiraketa yoake gathe dawn that spoils the mood,
Itai hodo mabushiku mieta nolooked painfully bright to me.
Ai wo kesanaidePlease don’t erase our love.
Hitotsubu mo namida wa iranaiI don’t need a single teardrop,
Hohoemu dake ja yurusarenai?isn’t a smile enough to be forgiven?
Jouzu ni odoretemoEven if I dance the steps so well,
Dare mo homete kureya shinaino one is going to praise me for it.
Futari wa neThe two of us, you see,
Ki ga au nowe’re perfectly in sync.
Otogibanashi ja nai kara neBut since this isn’t a fairy tale,
Ah shibireru noah, it leaves me numb.
Ai ga harete modokashiiLove clears the air, yet it’s so frustrating.
Naite yo hirahiraCry out, fluttering,
Sono te de damashitedeceive me with those hands of yours.
Kirameki made zankoku ni miseru naraIf you’re going to make even the sparkle look cruel to me,
Onegai kanariathen please, my canary,
Kotoba wo tokashitelet the words just melt away.
Amai mama nodo wo yakitsuketeBurn my throat while they’re still sweet,
Ai wo kurawaseteand let me feast on this love.
Yurayura to guragura toSwaying slowly, shaking unsteadily,
Kanjou ga hagaretekumy emotions are peeling away.
Futari wa mou ai dake woThe two of us will now
Mukidashi ni saseru noleave nothing but love exposed.
Maboroshi moEven the illusions,
Sono mama de subete miseteshow them all to me, just as they are,
Watashi no tsumi wo mou nemuraseteand let my sins finally sleep.
Sayonara kanariaGoodbye, my canary,
Dakishimete ima wahold me close right now.
Saigo naraba sono yubi de hoho ni fureteIf this really is the end, run your fingers down my cheek.
Itoshisa no hate deAt the very edge of longing,
Watashi ni mo miseteshow it to me too,
Hontou no anata wo…show me the real you…
Anata to hirahiraFluttering down with you,
Shiawase ni yureteswaying in our happiness.
Omoide ni mo naranai asa wo mitetaWe watched a morning that won’t even become a memory.
Sayonara kanariaGoodbye, my canary,
Douka ochinaideplease, just don’t fall.
Kanashii hodo yasashii hitomi deWith eyes so gentle it breaks my heart,
Ai wo naiteitecry out your love.
NaiteiteKeep on crying,
Naiteitekeep on crying.
Canaria (feat. Ryoko Shinohara) Music Video
The English lyrics of ‘Canaria’ describe the struggle of holding onto a fleeting love. Masayuki Suzuki’s collaboration with Ryoko Shinohara highlights the emotional depth of their voices.