ROSE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HANA

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rose /roʊz/ A1	noun - a flower with thorny stems, typically fragrant and of various colors
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B1	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	verb - feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do) noun - a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done
choice /tʃɔɪs/ B1	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
thorns /θɔːrnz/ B1	noun - a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on a plant stem.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - put or keep out of sight
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - (of a bird, bat, insect, or aircraft) move through the air using wings
bloom /bluːm/ B2	verb - produce flowers noun - a flower
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye as a result of strong emotion, pain, or irritation.
mud /mʌd/ A2	noun - soft, wet earth
step /step/ A1	verb - move somewhere by putting your foot down noun - an act or movement of putting one leg forward in walking or running

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Nonstandard English: Double Negative/Incorrect Verb Conjugation

  ➔ The grammatically correct form would be "It doesn't phase me..." or "It does not phase me...". "Don't phase" is an example of relaxed, informal speech. The 's' is missing from 'doesn't'

• 知られてる通り I’m dangerous

  ➔ Japanese: Passive Voice + Adverbial Form

  ➔ "知られてる" (shirareteru) is the passive form of the verb "知る" (shiru - to know). It literally means "is known". "通り" (toori) is used here as "as is known", or "as you know". So the entire phrase translates to "As is known, I'm dangerous."

• 危ないの私は

  ➔ Japanese: Subject-Object-Verb Word Order + Topic Marker

  ➔ The standard Japanese word order is Subject-Object-Verb. "私は" (watashi wa) means "I (topic)", and "危ない" (abunai) means "dangerous". The sentence literally translates to "Dangerous I". The particle "の" (no) is used here for emphasis and a softer tone, making it sound like a question/confirmation.

• かれこれ時はだいぶ経った

  ➔ Japanese: Idiomatic Expression + Time Expression

  ➔ "かれこれ" (karekore) is an idiomatic expression that means "one way or another", "more or less", or "for some time now". "時は経った" (toki wa tatta) means "time has passed". "だいぶ" (daibu) means "considerably" or "a lot". So the phrase roughly translates to "Some time has passed considerably."

• え、あいつ咲いた？ いや多分死んだ

  ➔ Japanese: Question particle 'か' omitted, implied meaning, sentence fragments.

  ➔ The first sentence would be "あいつ咲いたか？" if grammatically complete. Here, the "か" is omitted. This is common in casual speech. It still functions as a question: "Did that person bloom?". "いや多分死んだ" is a direct, contrasting statement, "No, probably died.". It's a sentence fragment.

• 人らはしるよしもない

  ➔ Japanese: Potential Form + Negative Adjective

  ➔ "走る" (hashiru) means "to run". "走れる" (hashireru) is the potential form, meaning "can run". Adding "よしも" (yoshimo) makes it more emphatic. Then "ない" (nai) makes the whole phrase negative, meaning "cannot even run" or "there's no way to run".

• 私のトゲを飲んで

  ➔ Japanese: Direct Object + Particle を + Imperative Form

  ➔ "私のトゲ" (watashi no toge) means "my thorns" (direct object). "を" (o) is the particle that marks the direct object. "飲む" (nomu) means "to drink", and "飲んで" (nonde) is the imperative form, meaning "drink!". Therefore, the phrase means "Drink my thorns!".