BL – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 女王蜂
• Album: BL

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through 'BL' by QUEEN BEE offers a unique and dramatic entry into the language. The song's lyrics, filled with evocative and metaphorical expressions like 'futari marude BONII KURIDO' (we are just like Bonnie and Clyde), provide a fascinating look into storytelling through music. The rapid vocal shifts and intense emotional delivery make it a captivating and challenging piece for language learners, offering a chance to engage with a modern and artistic side of Japanese music.

[English]

Musk mint vaseline

Shh, I'll take off Calvin

Tracing fingers and lips

You're always so cool

Disrupting the sheets, a paradise

Sliding on your skin, Black & Blue

Dad's shouting, he's broken down

Come on, bite here, vampire

The two of us are like Bonnie and Clyde

Gonna turn into a beehive

Isn’t everyone having fun? Why so gloomy?

Driving nails into your heart and hanging you

Dye it black, Jack! Spade

Yeah, I’m on the blacklist now

Black love! Black life!

Black love! Black life!

...

Floating in a bathtub with you

Like a merry-go-round

Tossing me your damage jeans

Let’s head out soon

Hansel and Gretel

Going to the candy house, with our hands

Matching plastic bags and calluses

The pachislot you always melt

Even without staying silent

Hey, you’re having fun, right? What’s so hard?

You say I won’t lose if I quit

I’ll lend you as much as you want

But when you get bored, I’ll throw you away

(Cuz I love daddy!)

Black love! Black life!

Black love! Black life!

Don’t inhale from your nose

Don’t draw the line

If you want to ride a shining car, give me a call

Only our eyes shine brighter than a cracked screen

Shh, I'll take off Calvin

Hey, got an earring here?

...

Black love! Black life!

Black love! Black life!

Black love! Black life!

...

[Japanese]

ムスク ミント ヴァセリン

しーっ 脱がすカルヴェン

なぞる指とくちびる

きみはいつもイケてる

シーツ乱す楽園

滑る肌にBlack & Blue

怒鳴るパパは潰れてる

さぁ、ここを噛んでヴァンパイア

ふたりまるで ボニークライド

蜂の巣にしちゃうぞ

みんな楽しいんでしょ？なんで暗いの

ハートに杭打って吊るし

黒く染めてJack！スペード

そう、ブラックリストに名を連ねるの

Black love！ black life！

Black love！ black life！

きみと浮かぶバスタブ

まるでメリーゴーラウンド

投げてよこすダメージジーンズ

そろそろ出かけよう

ヘンゼルとグレーテル

お菓子の家へ行くよと ふたりの手には

お揃いのビニール袋と吐きダコ

きみがいつも溶かすパチスロ

黙って抜かなくても

ねぇ、楽しいんでしょ？なにがつらいの

やめなきゃ負けないって言うでしょ

いくらでも貸してあげるよ

でも、飽きたら捨てちゃうけど

(Cuz I love daddy！)

Black love！ black life！

Black love！ black life！

鼻から吸わないで

ボーダーラインを引かないで

光る車に乗りたいなら電話してあげるよ

割れた画面よりもふたりの目だけが光る

しーっ 脱がすカルヴェン

ねぇ、こんなとこにピアス

Black love！ black life！

Black love！ black life！

Black love！ black life！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ムスク /musk/ B2	noun - musk, a strong-smelling substance from glands of musk deer
ミント /minto/ A2	noun - mint, a plant with aromatic leaves used in flavoring
ヴァセリン /vaserin/ A2	noun - Vaseline, a brand of petroleum jelly used as moisturizer
脱がす /nugasu/ B1	verb - to take off clothes
カルヴェン /calven/ B2	noun - Calvin Klein, fashion brand
なぞる /nazoru/ B1	verb - to trace or follow as a pattern
指 /yubi/ A2	noun - finger
くちびる /kuchibiru/ A1	noun - lip
イケてる /iketēru/ B2	adjective - cool, trendy, stylish
楽園 /rakuen/ B1	noun - paradise
肌 /hada/ A2	noun - skin
滑る /suberu/ B1	verb - to slip or slide
怒鳴る /donaru/ B2	verb - to shout angrily
潰れてる /kutsumeteru/ B2	verb - being crushed or collapsed
噛んで /kande/ B1	verb - to bite
ヴァンパイア /vampaiya/ B2	noun - vampire, a mythical creature that drinks blood
まるで /marude/ A2	adverb - completely, just like
ハート /haato/ B1	noun - heart
杭打つ /kuito/ B2	verb - to drive a stake or nail into something
黒く染めて /kuroku somete/ B2	verb - to dye black
スペード /supēdo/ B2	noun - spade, a suit in card deck

Key Grammar Structures

• ムスク ミント ヴァセリン

  ➔ Noun listing without particles

  ➔ This line lists items (scents) without using particles or connectors, common in poetic or casual speech.

• しーっ 脱がすカルヴェン

  ➔ Imperative form + causative verb

  ➔ The line uses an imperative command ‘shh’ and the causative form ‘脱がす (to make someone take off)’ indicating a command for causing removal.

• Black love！ black life！

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repetition of phrases to create emphasis and reinforce the theme of 'Black love' and 'Black life'.

• 鼻から吸わないで

  ➔ Negative imperative with verb

  ➔ A negative command instructing not to do something (not to inhale through the nose).

• しーっ 脱がすカルヴェン

  ➔ Imperative + causative verb

  ➔ The phrase combines a command with a causative verb to indicate causing someone to do something.

• Black love！ black life！

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repeated phrases serve to emphasize the core themes and create a rhythmic effect.