お姫様の作り方 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ＝LOVE
• Album: 劇薬中毒

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartwarming world of =LOVE's "お姫様の作り方"! This charming J-Pop song offers a wonderful opportunity to learn Japanese through its uplifting lyrics about self-love and perseverance. Discover how everyday effort and emotional resilience are the true ingredients to becoming a 'princess', making it a special and relatable anthem for anyone pursuing their dreams.

[English]

It's not just sweet.

A princess who also sheds tears.

That's how a princess is made.

With the puffy wrinkles of just getting up.

When morning comes again.

A rushed 15‑minute makeup.

Mystery is the charm.

I want to be like that, though.

Being overly considerate, I end up talking too much.

In this town, you can't even see the stars.

And no wizard comes to help.

It's not just sweet.

A princess who also sheds tears.

The prince is probably lost and absent.

A spoonful of sweet jam.

Mix it into tea, and it swirls.

That's how a princess is made.

Jot down the recipe.

Look, the bath is ready ♡

I was hoping to wear it today.

The dress is all wrinkled.

A cloudy heart, the sunlight is too harsh.

I'm not sure if I should wear it.

Clothes I bought online.

Staring intently at the cardboard box.

Because I don't even have time to talk about love.

Please don't come yet.

Prince.

Like talking to myself.

A princess encouraging herself.

Not anyone else—I'll protect.

The mistake I made today is…

…a spice for tomorrow.

Having nothing is, hey, just boring.

It's okay to cry sometimes.

See, the princess is about to sleep.

You're cute again today.

The tears that flowed…

Turn into sugar candy.

If you put it in your mouth

It's not just sweet.

That's how we live, Princess.

I just need a dress in my closet.

A spoonful of sweet jam.

Mix it into tea, and it swirls.

That's how a princess is made.

Jot down the recipe.

Look, you're a princess too.

[Japanese]

甘いだけじゃないのよ

涙も流すプリンセス

お姫様はこうやって作られるの

寝起き むくんだ顔で

また朝を迎えたら

メイクをする 駆け足15分

ミステリアスが魅力

そうなりたいけれど

気遣い屋さん 喋りすぎる

この街では 星も見えないし

魔法使いも来てくれない

甘いだけじゃないのよ

涙も流すプリンセス

王子様はきっと迷子 不在ちゅう

甘いジャム ひと匙

紅茶に混ぜて きゅるりら

お姫様はこうやって作られるの

レシピをメモして

ほら お風呂が沸きました♡

今日 着たいと思ってた

ワンピースはしわしわ

曇り心 日差しが強すぎる

着るかどうかわかんない

通販 買った服

段ボールをじっと見てる

愛を語る時間もないから

まだ来ないでね

王子様

独り言のように

自分励ます プリンセス

誰かじゃないよ 私が守るの

今日やっちゃったミスは

明日のためのスパイス

何もないのは ねえ つまんないんだから

たまに泣いちゃっていい

ほら お姫様は眠ろう

今日も可愛いよ

流した涙は

シュガーキャンディ変わっていく

口に含めば

甘いだけじゃない

生きていくのよ プリンセス

クローゼットにドレスあればいい

甘いジャム ひと匙

紅茶に混ぜて きゅるりら

お姫様はこうやって作られるの

レシピをメモして

ほら 君もお姫様よ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 rui N3	noun - tears
プリンセス purinsesu N3	noun - princess
作る tsukuru N3	verb - to make, to create
メイク meiku N3	noun/verb - makeup
魅力 miryoku N2	noun - charm, appeal
レシピ reshipi N3	noun - recipe
魔法 mahou N3	noun - magic
迷子 maigo N3	noun - lost child
紅茶 koucha N3	noun - black tea
ワンピース wanpiisu N3	noun - one-piece dress
曇り心 kumorigokoro N2	noun - clouded heart, gloomy mood
励ます hagemasu N3	verb - to encourage
スパイス supaisu N3	noun - spice
可愛い kawaii N3	adjective - cute, pretty
甘い amai N4	adjective - sweet
流す nagarasu N3	verb - to shed, to let flow

Key Grammar Structures

• 甘いだけじゃないのよ

  ➔ Adverbial particle 'yo' for emphasis and softening tone.

  ➔ The sentence 'It's not just sweet' uses '甘いだけじゃないのよ' where 'よ' adds a nuance of assertion and a friendly tone. It's a common way to express a statement with a bit of personal feeling.

• お姫様はこうやって作られるの

  ➔ Passive voice with explanatory 'の'.

  ➔ The sentence 'Princesses are made like this' uses the passive form '作られる' and the explanatory 'の' to indicate that this is how it's generally understood or explained.

• 誰かじゃないよ 私が守るの

  ➔ Contrastive 'じゃない' and explanatory 'の'.

  ➔ The sentence 'It's not someone else, I'll protect' uses 'じゃない' to strongly contrast with the idea of someone else protecting, and 'の' to emphasize the speaker's determination.

• 今日やっちゃったミスは 明日のためのスパイス

  ➔ Nominalization of verb ('やっちゃったミス') and metaphorical expression.

  ➔ The sentence 'The mistake I made today is spice for tomorrow' uses 'やっちゃったミス' (a colloquial form of 'してしまったミス' - the mistake I did) as a nominalization, and then uses a metaphor to suggest that mistakes are valuable learning experiences.