Pretty Like a Rose – English Lyrics

• By: Jah Vinci
• Album: Passion

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the passion of Jamaican patois with Jah Vinci's "Pretty Like a Rose." This slow Dancehall jam is a perfect introduction to the more romantic and intimate side of the language. Through its lyrics, you can learn affectionate slang and expressions of admiration. The song is special for its smooth, melodic delivery, making it both a beautiful piece of music and a great way to start your journey into the lyrical world of Dancehall.

[English]

("Pretty Like a Rose")

♪ Pretty like a rose, yeah ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Pretty like a rose, yeah ♪

♪ Mhmm ♪

♪ Pretty like a rose ♪

♪ Baby girl, come closer ♪

♪ Grab you rough and shift your draws ♪

♪ Me nah take off your clothes ♪

♪ When you whine up slow, girl, you make me cocky grow ♪

♪ Just tell me weh you want, baby, whisper, make me know ♪

♪ Give you backaz ♪

♪ Make you cry out, baby ♪

♪ Love fi hear you moan ♪

♪ And me no care if the neighbors a hear yuh, ooo ye-eah ♪

♪ Fuck you make them know, girl ♪

♪ Whine up your waist for me ♪

♪ Stay, me love it when you brace 'pon it, yeah ♪

♪ Spend your little time 'pon it ♪

♪ 'Cause me love it when you whine 'pon it, yeah ♪

♪ Me love your pussy like me love me gun ♪

♪ 'Cause you know a no no wasteman this ♪

♪ Girl just back it up, brace 'pon me ♪

♪ Baby, me love it when you brace 'pon it ♪

♪ Yeah, me push it in a your belly girl ♪

♪ To how your pussy wet, me know you cum already girl ♪

♪ Way you a whine 'pon me john ♪

♪ The sweat a run and drip a drip ♪

♪ Take it out and beat 'pon your clit ♪

♪ See how your eyes them a roll back when me push in the tip ♪

♪ She grip me in a me back when it slip in ♪

♪ Me make she scream ♪

♪ Love fi hear you moan ♪

♪ Her lips there 'pon me ears can't even speak ♪

♪ But me hear she breathing ♪

♪ Love fi hear yuh moan ♪

♪ Whine up your waist for me ♪

♪ Stay, me love it when you brace 'pon it, yeah ♪

♪ Spend your little time 'pon it ♪

♪ 'Cause me love it when you whine 'pon it, yeah ♪

♪ Me love your pussy like me love me gun ♪

♪ 'Cause you know a no no wasteman this ♪

♪ Girl just back it up, brace 'pon me ♪

♪ Baby, me love it when you brace 'pon it ♪

♪ Pretty like a rose ♪

♪ Baby girl, come closer ♪

♪ Grab you rough and shift me draws ♪

♪ Me nah take off your clothes ♪

♪ When you whine up slow, girl, you make me cocky grow ♪

♪ Just tell me weh you want, baby, whisper, make me know ♪

♪ Give you backaz ♪

♪ Make you cry out, baby ♪

♪ Love fi hear you moan ♪

♪ And me no care if the neighbors a hear yuh, ooo ye-eah ♪

♪ Hear yuh, no me nuh give a fuck no ♪

♪ Fuck you make them know, girl ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
rose /roʊz/ A2	noun - a flowering shrub with fragrant blossoms
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - an infant; a term of endearment for a lover
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
whine /waɪn/ B2	verb - to complain or express discontent in a high‑pitched voice noun - a high‑pitched, complaining sound
brace /breɪs/ B2	verb - to press or hold tightly; to prepare oneself for something noun - a support or reinforcement; a pair of objects used together
pussy /ˈpʊsi/ C1	noun - vulgar slang for a woman's genitalia; also a derogatory term for a coward
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon that shoots bullets
wasteman /ˈweɪst.mæn/ C2	noun - Jamaican slang for a useless or irresponsible person
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B2	verb - to speak very softly so that only a few can hear noun - a soft, low sound made by speaking quietly
sweat /swɛt/ A2	noun - moisture excreted through the skin verb - to produce sweat
drip /drɪp/ B2	verb - to fall in drops; to let liquid fall slowly noun - a small amount of liquid that falls in drops
clit /klɪt/ B2	noun - short for clitoris; female sexual organ
cum /kʌm/ C1	verb - to ejaculate; slang for reaching orgasm
fuck /fʌk/ C1	verb - vulgar term for sexual intercourse; also used as an intensifier
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive sound
moan /moʊn/ B1	verb - to make a low, mournful sound, often expressing pain or pleasure noun - a low sound expressing pain, grief, or sexual pleasure

Key Grammar Structures

• Girl just back it up, brace 'pon me

  ➔ Imperative sentences and phrasal verbs

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative form "back it up" and the phrasal verb "brace 'pon" which means to support or press onto something.

• Whine up your waist for me

  ➔ Phrasal verb "whine up" meaning to move or sway rhythmically

  ➔ This is a phrasal verb that means to gyrate or move rhythmically, often used in dance or flirtation.

• Love fi hear you moan

  ➔ Use of "fi" as a dialectal or informal equivalent of "for"

  ➔ "Fi" is a colloquial or dialectal form meaning "for", common in Jamaican Patois, indicating purpose or intention.

• And me no care if the neighbors a hear yuh

  ➔ Use of "no care" as a colloquial way to say "do not care"

  ➔ "No care" is an informal expression meaning "do not mind" or "not concerned," often used in Caribbean English or dialects.