ROSE – English Lyrics

• By: HANA

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of Japanese pop with HANA's 'ROSE,' a song that uses the iconic rose as a symbol of strength and resilience. Learn about Japanese culture and explore themes of self-empowerment and overcoming adversity, all while enjoying a catchy and beautifully crafted musical experience.

[English]

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

Don't believe me, when I say that I bite

Go ahead and try, boy, try your best

Shirareteru toori I'm dangerous

Ahh, abunai no watashi wa

But you know that the choice is yours

Oh, you might regret if you take that step

Just like a rose

Togedarake no

My heart ain't yours

Minikui sekai demo

Saita hana

Dorodarake demo

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

Yeah, itsu demo hito wa sugisatta

Karekore toki wa daibu tatta

E, aitsu saita? Iya tabun shinda

Kono baddest toge wa jibun ni sashiteta

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

Shirareteru toori, I'm dangerous

Nah, and, so, now that you've been warned

You know that the choice is yours

Oh, you might regret if you take that step

Just like a rose

Togedarake no

My heart ain't yours

Minikui sekai demo

Saita hana

Dorodarake demo

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

Asahi wa nobotte, but I can't see it

Mata nemuri ni tsuku kono genjitsu ni

Ase ya namida mo karete kita koro ni

Mada tachiagaru watashi wo utagai

Madamada demo sukunda ashi ni

Inochi ga mada arurashii

I can't give up mada kono sekai ni

Arigatai to omoitairashii

Just like a rose

Togedarake no

My heart ain't yours

Minikui sekai demo

Saita hana

Dorodarake demo

I can't hide no more

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

Just like a rose

Togedarake no

My heart ain't yours

Minikui sekai demo

Saita hana

Dorodarake demo

I can't hide no more

With my beautiful thorns

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rose /roʊz/ A2	noun - a flower, often red, with a sweet smell and thorns
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B2	adjective - able to cause harm or injury
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood noun - the center of emotion
thorns /θɔːrz/ B1	noun - sharp points on a stem or branch of a plant
bite /baɪt/ A2	verb - to use your teeth to cut or wound something
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to fight against something
bloom /bluːm/ B1	verb - to produce flowers
handle /ˈhændl/ B1	verb - to be able to deal with a situation
step /step/ A1	noun - one of the movements made when walking
warned /wɔːrnd/ B1	verb - to tell someone about a possible danger
world /wɜːld/ A2	noun - the earth and all life on it
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ B1	adjective - pleasing to the senses
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something in a place where it cannot be found

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ present continuous (progressive) & idiomatic expression

  ➔ The verb "keep" followed by the idiom "close to my chest" shows a metaphorical way of hiding something.

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

  ➔ colloquial subject‑verb agreement (non‑standard negative)

  ➔ The contraction "don't" is used with the singular subject "It", which is non‑standard in formal English.

• I'm looking sweet, but I'm all dynamite

  ➔ present progressive for state & coordinating conjunction "but"

  ➔ The verb "looking" in "I'm looking sweet" describes a temporary appearance, and "but" links two contrasting ideas.

• Shirareteru toori I'm dangerous

  ➔ Japanese pattern ～とおり (as …)

  ➔ The phrase "Shirareteru toori" uses the pattern "～とおり" meaning "as (you) know".

• Ahh, abunai no watashi wa

  ➔ Japanese の nominalizer + topic marker "wa"

  ➔ The phrase "abunai no watashi wa" uses "no" to nominalize "abunai" (dangerous) and "wa" to mark the speaker as the topic.

• Just like a rose

  ➔ simile using "just like"

  ➔ The structure "just like" introduces a comparison: "Just like a rose".

• My heart ain't yours

  ➔ informal negative contraction "ain't" (is not)

  ➔ The word "ain't" replaces "is not" in informal speech, giving a colloquial tone.

• If you wanna get closer, You can't resist

  ➔ first conditional + informal "wanna"

  ➔ The clause "If you wanna get closer" is a real conditional ("if" + present), and "wanna" is the colloquial contraction of "want to".

• I can't hide no more

  ➔ negative polarity with "no more" (double negative avoidance)

  ➔ The phrase "can't hide no more" combines "can't" with "no more" to express a single negative meaning without a true double negative.