Dahlia

• By: X Japan

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of darkness between sunset and sunrise
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
stars /stɑːrz/ A2	noun - bright points of light in the night sky
night sky /naɪt skaɪ/ A2	noun - the dark sky overhead during night
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - the course of events considered as beyond human control
infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ C1	adjective - limitless or endless in space, extent, or size
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - measure of duration
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the bloom of a plant

Grammar:

• 過去と未来の狭間**で**

  ➔ Particle で (de) indicating location/situation where an action occurs.

  ➔ The particle "で" marks the location where the speaker is situated, which is in the "狭間 (hazama)", the interval between past and future.

• 変わらない想い 奇麗な嘘**に**変えて**も**...

  ➔ Particle に (ni) indicating transformation/change; Conjunction も (mo) meaning 'even if/though'.

  ➔ "に" indicates that unchanging feelings are being transformed "into" a beautiful lie. "も" creates a conditional, meaning 'even if/though' unchanging feelings are transformed into a beautiful lie.

• もう一度 Oh my dahlia 心を濡らす 悲しみ**は** 数えきれない星座**になるけど**

  ➔ Topic marker は (wa); Verb + けど (kedo) indicating contrast or concession.

  ➔ "は" marks the sadness that wets the heart as the topic of the sentence. "になるけど" expresses that even though sadness becomes countless constellations, the speaker still feels it.

• Time after time **you try to find yourself**

  ➔ Use of the infinitive 'to find' after the verb 'try', indicating an attempt or effort.

  ➔ The phrase "try to find" illustrates the attempt or effort being made to locate oneself, or one's true identity. This is a common English grammar construction after the verb 'try'.

• 流れる時代の中**で** 絶えない傷抱きしめ 切なさの風**に**舞う

  ➔ Particles で (de) and に (ni) indicating location and direction/target respectively.

  ➔ "で" indicates the location or situation within which something occurs (in this case, "流れる時代の中 - nagareru jidai no naka" - 'within the flowing era'). "に" indicates direction or the target of an action (in this case, being blown "by" the wind of sadness).

• 明日**を**問い掛ける矛盾だらけの心**に**...

  ➔ Particles を (o) indicating the direct object and に (ni) indicating target/direction.

  ➔ "を" marks "明日 (ashita) - tomorrow" as the direct object of the verb "問い掛ける (toikakeru) - to question/ask". "に" indicates the target towards which the questioning is directed, the heart filled with contradictions.

• もう二度**と** Oh my dahlia 誰もが持つ心の傷跡**に** 流れる雨**は**...

  ➔ Adverb と (to) combined with 二度 (nido), meaning 'never again'; Topic marker は (wa) and particle に (ni) indicating location/target

  ➔ "もう二度と" means 'never again'. "に" indicates the location where the rain falls: on the scars in everyone's heart. "は" indicates the rain that flows onto everyone's scars is the topic of the sentence.