Blue Rose – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the evocative lyrics of AKB48's 'Blue Rose,' a song that uses the metaphor of a rare blue rose to explore themes of longing and past encounters. Learning the Japanese lyrics can offer deeper insight into the nuanced emotions and cultural expressions within J-pop.

[English]

I felt like I held you somewhere

I know the shape of your collarbone

Like a boy on white sheets

Frightened by something, I prayed

I sought love

It's impossible

Like a blue rose

On a night long ago

If it's a miracle

Just once

Blue rose

It's impossible

By the work of God

The mistakes of love

Oblivion is the exit of affection

Blue rose is love

Blue rose is love

...

The sin of not even remembering your name

Indeed, I loved

I saw it through the gap in the window shade

Neon, the moon, and decadence

I closed my heart

Forget it

A blue rose

Is it a dream or an illusion?

Miracles

Haven't happened

Blue rose

Forget it

About me

What I loved

Was a momentary instinctual confusion

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

...

It's impossible

Like a blue rose

On a night long ago

If it's a miracle

Just once

Blue rose

It's impossible

By the work of God

The mistakes of love

Oblivion is the exit of affection

Blue rose is love

Forget it

A blue rose

Is it a dream or an illusion?

Miracles

Haven't happened

Blue rose

Forget it

About me

What I loved

Was a momentary instinctual confusion

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

...

[Chinese]

どこかで 貴方を抱いた気がしてた

鎖骨のかたちを知ってる

白いシーツで少年のように

何かに怯え 祈って

愛を求めた

ありえない

青いバラみたいな

いつかの夜

奇跡なら

一度だけよ

Blue rose

ありえない

神の仕業に

恋の過ち

忘却は 愛しさの出口

Blue rose is love

Blue rose is love

名前も覚えていない罪深さ

確かに 私は愛したわ

窓のシェイドの隙間から見えた

ネオンと月と堕落に

心を閉じた

忘れてよ

青いバラなんて

夢か幻

奇跡なんて

起きてないわ

Blue rose

忘れてよ

私のことを

愛したのは

一瞬の本能の迷い

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

ありえない

青いバラみたいな

いつかの夜

奇跡なら

一度だけよ

Blue rose

ありえない

神の仕業に

恋の過ち

忘却は 愛しさの出口

Blue rose is love

忘れてよ

青いバラなんて

夢か幻

奇跡なんて

起きてないわ

Blue rose

忘れてよ

私のことを

愛したのは

一瞬の本能の迷い

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

Blue rose is cool

Key Grammar Structures

• どこかで 貴方を抱いた気がしてた

  ➔ Past tense with a feeling of uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "抱いた気がしてた" indicates a past feeling of having embraced someone, but with uncertainty.

• 愛を求めた

  ➔ Past tense indicating a desire.

  ➔ The phrase "求めた" shows a past action of seeking love.

• ありえない 青いバラみたいな

  ➔ Simile using 'like'.

  ➔ The phrase "青いバラみたいな" uses a simile to compare something to a blue rose.

• 奇跡なら 一度だけよ

  ➔ Conditional form.

  ➔ The phrase "奇跡なら" sets a condition for the following statement.

• 忘却は 愛しさの出口

  ➔ Noun phrase indicating a subject.

  ➔ The phrase "愛しさの出口" indicates the exit or way out of affection.

• 私のことを 愛したのは 一瞬の本能の迷い

  ➔ Complex sentence structure with a relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "愛したのは" introduces a relative clause that describes the subject.

• 神の仕業に 恋の過ち

  ➔ Noun phrase indicating a cause.

  ➔ The phrase "恋の過ち" indicates the mistakes of love as a cause.