ROSE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HANA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'ROSE' by HANA, a compelling track that beautifully intertwines themes of strength and vulnerability. This song, with its rich lyrical depth and emotive pop sound, offers a fantastic opportunity to explore Japanese expressions of resilience and self-acceptance. Discover how HANA's powerful narrative encourages embracing one's true self, thorns and all.

[English]

I'm playing all my cards, I keep them close to my chest

It doesn’t bother me when they all think I’m so innocent, yeah

I look sweet, but I’m all dynamite (but I’m all dynamite)

Don’t believe me when I say that I bite

Go ahead and try, boy, try your best

As everyone knows, I’m dangerous

Ah, I’m dangerous (uhm)

But you know that the choice is yours

Oh, you might regret it if you take that step

Just like a rose, full of thorns

My heart isn’t yours, even in this ugly world

A flower that bloomed, even in the mud

I can’t hide anymore

With my beautiful thorns

Yeah, people always pass by

Time has passed, quite a while now

Hey, did that person bloom? Nah, they probably died

These baddest thorns were stabbing me

If you wanna get closer, you can’t resist

Then baby, move in, get closer, can you handle it?

Go ahead and try, boy, try your best

As everyone knows, I’m dangerous

Ah, and now that you’ve been warned

You know that the choice is yours

Oh, you might regret it if you take that step

Just like a rose, full of thorns

My heart isn’t yours, even in this ugly world

A flower that bloomed, even in the mud

I can’t hide anymore

With my beautiful thorns

The sunrise is up, but I can’t see it (no one knows)

I fall asleep again in this reality

My sweat and tears have dried up (swallow my thorns)

Yet I still doubt myself, standing tall

Even with trembling legs (even on days I can’t get up)

I guess I’m still alive

I can’t give up, not in this world yet (hating being alive)

I want to be grateful, I guess

Just like a rose, full of thorns

My heart isn’t yours, even in this ugly world (if no one’s here, I’ll fly high)

A flower that bloomed, even in the mud (a few scars? I’m alright now)

I can’t hide anymore (I’m coming now, no need to worry)

I’m alive now, like bloom, bloom, bloom, bloom

Just like a rose, full of thorns

My heart isn’t yours, even in this ugly world (yeah)

A flower that bloomed, even in the mud

I can’t hide anymore

With my beautiful thorns

With my beautiful

A flower that bloomed, even in the mud

I can’t hide anymore

With my beautiful thorns

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[Japanese]

I'm playing all my cards, I keep them close to my chest

It don't phase me when they all think I'm so innocent, yeah

I'm looking sweet, but I'm all dynamite (but I'm all dynamite)

Don't believe me when I say that I bite

Go ahead and try, boy, try your best

知られてる通り I'm dangerous

Ah 危ないの私は (uhm)

But you know that the choice is yours

Oh, you might regret if you take that step

Just like a rose トゲだらけの

My heart ain't yours 醜い世界でも

咲いた花 泥だらけでも

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

Yeah いつでも人は過ぎ去った

かれこれ時はだいぶ経った

え あいつ咲いた？いや多分死んだ

この baddest トゲは自分に刺してた

If you wanna get closer, you can't resist

Then baby, move in, get closer, can you handle it?

Go ahead and try, boy, try your best

知られてる通り I'm dangerous

Ah, and so now that you been warned

You know that the choice is yours

Oh, you might regret if you take that step

Just like a rose トゲだらけの

My heart ain't yours 醜い世界でも

咲いた花 泥だらけでも

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

朝日は昇って but I can't see it（人らはしるよしもない）

また眠りにつくこの現実に

汗や涙も枯れてきた頃に（私のトゲを飲んで）

まだ立ち上がる私を疑い

まだまだでもすくんだ足に（起き上がれない今日も）

命がまだあるらしい

I can't give up まだこの世界に（生きてる事を憎んで）

ありがたいと思いたいらしい

Just like a rose トゲだらけの

My heart ain't yours 醜い世界でも（誰もいないなら私が fly high）

咲いた花 泥だらけでも（多少の傷ならもう I'm alright）

I can't hide no more（今から行くから心配いらない）

I'm alive now like bloom, bloom, bloom, bloom

Just like a rose トゲだらけの

My heart ain't yours 醜い世界でも (yeah)

咲いた花 泥だらけでも

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

With my beautiful

咲いた花 泥だらけでも

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rose /roʊz/ A1	noun - a type of flower
dangerous /ˈdændʒərəs/ A2	adjective - able to cause harm
bloom /bluːm/ A2	verb - to produce flowers noun - a flower
thorn /θɔːrn/ A2	noun - a sharp point on a plant
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
ugly /ˈʌɡli/ A2	adjective - unpleasant to look at
mud /mʌd/ A1	noun - soft, wet earth
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something out of sight
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - very attractive
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B1	verb - to feel sad about something noun - a feeling of sadness about something
step /step/ A1	noun - an action or movement verb - to move by lifting the foot
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - not dead
doubt /daʊt/ B1	verb - to think that something may not be true noun - a feeling of uncertainty
handle /ˈhændl/ B1	verb - to deal with a situation
sweat /swet/ A2	noun - moisture excreted through the skin
tear /tɪr/ A2	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm playing all my cards, I keep them close to my chest

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

• It don't phase me when they all think I'm so innocent

  ➔ Contradiction between subject and verb ('do' with 'don’t') – colloquial use

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• My heart ain't yours 醜い世界でも

  ➔ Apostrophe + 's (contraction of 'is') and 'ain't' as colloquial for 'is not'

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• 咲いた花 泥だらけでも

  ➔ Past tense '咲いた' (saita) meaning 'bloomed'

  ➔ '咲いた' shows the action of blooming completed in the past.

• You know that the choice is yours

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' for defining clauses

  ➔ Provides specific information about 'the choice', emphasizing that it is individual’s decision.

• With my beautiful thorns

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating manner or accompaniment

  ➔ Describes the singer's possession of 'beautiful thorns', symbolizing resilience and beauty.