ROSE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HANA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through "ROSE" by HANA offers a unique opportunity to engage with modern, powerful language. The song's mix of Japanese and English lyrics provides a great entry point for learners, allowing them to decipher phrases about inner strength and resilience. What makes "ROSE" special is its strong message of self-empowerment, conveyed through the metaphor of a rose with thorns, making it not just a song, but an anthem of confident self-expression.

[English]

Hello everyone, I'm Hana.

Alright, the song I'll be performing this time is...

...a song filled with strong feelings about blooming powerfully and beautifully, no matter the appearance or circumstances.

May it become even stronger, reaching all of you, reflecting how much we've lived and felt.

Alright. So please listen.

「ROSE」

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

As you know, I’m dangerous

Ahh

I am dangerous

But you know that the choice is yours

Oh you might regret if you take that step

Just like a rose

Full of thorns

My heart ain’t yours

Even in this ugly world,

A flower bloomed, even if covered in mud.

I can’t hide no more

with my beautiful thorns

Yeah, people always came and went

Quite some time has passed

Huh, did that one bloom? No, probably died.

These baddest thorns were piercing myself

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 you know, I’m dangerous

Ahh

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

Full of thorns

My heart ain’t yours

Even in this ugly world,

A flower bloomed, even if covered in mud.

I can’t hide no more

with my beautiful thorns

The morning sun rises, but I can’t see it

Falling asleep again to this reality.

Around the time my sweat and tears dried up,

Doubting me, who's still standing up.

Even though I'm still not there, on my trembling feet,

It seems there's still life.

I can’t give up, still in this world.

I guess I want to feel grateful.

Just like a rose

Full of thorns

My heart ain’t yours

Even in this ugly world,

A flower bloomed, even if covered in mud.

I can’t hide no more

I’m alive now like bloom bloom bloom bloom

Just like a rose

Full of thorns

My heart ain’t yours

Even in this ugly world,

A flower bloomed, even if covered in mud.

I can’t hide no more

with my beautiful thorns

with my beautiful…

A flower bloomed, even if covered in mud.

I can’t hide no more

with my beautiful thorns

Yeah!

Thank you very much.

[Japanese]

皆さん　こんにちは、ハナです

はい　今回披露する曲は

どんな姿でも　どんな環境でも　強く美しく咲き誇って見せるという 強い思いがこもった楽曲になっております

私たちが生きてきた分　思ってきた分　もっともっと強いものになって 皆さんに届きますように

はい。それでは聞いてください

「ROSE」

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

知られてる通り I’m dangerous

Ahh

危ないの私は

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

Ahh

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

また眠りにつくこの現実に

汗や涙も枯れてきた頃に

まだ立ち上がる私を疑い

まだまだでもすくんだ足に

命がまだあるらしい

I can’t give up まだこの世界に

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

咲いた 花 泥だらけでも

I can’t hide no more

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

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

イエイ

ありがとうございます

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rose /roʊz/ A1	noun - A prickly bush or shrub that typically bears fragrant red, pink, yellow, or white flowers.
トゲ /toɡe̞/ B1	noun - Thorn; prickle; spine (of a plant or animal).
美しい /ɯtsu͍kɯɕiː/ A2	adjective - Beautiful; lovely; pretty.
強い /tsɯjo̞i/ A2	adjective - Strong; powerful; robust; mighty.
咲く /sa̠kɯ/ B1	verb - To bloom; to flower; to blossom.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - To put or keep out of sight; to conceal.
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ A2	adjective - Involving or causing danger; likely to cause harm.
危ない /a̠bɯna̠i/ A2	adjective - Dangerous; hazardous; precarious.
醜い /minikɯi/ B2	adjective - Ugly; unattractive; disgraceful; morally ugly.
世界 /se̞ka̠i/ A1	noun - The earth, the globe; the universe; a particular part of the earth or group of people.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system; the emotional or spiritual center of a person.
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B1	verb - To feel sorrow or penitence for (something done or said, or for a lost opportunity); to lament. noun - A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
命 /ino̞tɕi/ B1	noun - Life; vitality; fate; destiny.
疑う /ɯta̠ɡa̠ɯ/ B2	verb - To doubt; to suspect; to distrust.
立ち上がる /tatɕia̠ɡa̠rɯ/ B1	verb - To stand up; to rise; to get on one's feet (after defeat or difficulty).
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; pleasant and charming in general.
innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ B1	adjective - Not guilty of a crime or offense; harmless; naive or unsuspecting.
bite /baɪt/ A2	verb - To cut or grip with the teeth.

Key Grammar Structures

• どんな姿でも　どんな環境でも

  ➔ N + でも (Even if/in)

  ➔ Used with "どんな" (any kind of/what kind of) or nouns, "でも" expresses "even if/even in/no matter what X". Here, "どんな姿でも" means "even in any form/appearance", and "どんな環境でも" means "even in any environment". It emphasizes that something will happen regardless of the condition.

• 咲き誇って見せる

  ➔ V-て見せる (To show by doing)

  ➔ "V-て見せる" expresses a strong will or determination to perform an action to demonstrate one's ability, prove a point, or achieve a goal, often for someone else to see. Here, "咲き誇って見せる" means "I will show (them) by blooming magnificently," implying a strong resolve to succeed.

• 強い思いがこもった楽曲になっております

  ➔ N + がこもった (Filled with)

  ➔ "Nがこもった" means "N is filled with" or "N is imbued with". It describes something that contains strong feelings, thoughts, or energy. In this line, "強い思いがこもった" describes the song as "a song filled with strong feelings/emotions."

• 私たちが生きてきた分　思ってきた分

  ➔ V-てきた分 (As much as we have accumulated)

  ➔ This combines "V-てくる" (indicating an action or state continuing from the past up to the present) with "～分" (meaning "as much as," "to the extent that"). So, "生きてきた分" means "as much as we have lived," and "思ってきた分" means "as much as we have thought/felt." It implies a cumulative effect.

• 皆さんに届きますように

  ➔ V-ます + ように (So that / I hope that)

  ➔ "V-ます + ように" expresses a wish, hope, or prayer for something to happen. It can also indicate a purpose ("so that"). In this context, "届きますように" means "I hope it reaches you all" or "May it reach you all."

• 知られてる通り I’m dangerous

  ➔ V/N + 通り (As / Just as)

  ➔ "～通り" means "as," "just as," or "following." It indicates that something is done or is the case according to a certain way, instruction, or knowledge. "知られてる通り" is a casual form of "知られている通り," meaning "as it is known" or "as everyone knows."

• トゲだらけの

  ➔ N + だらけ (Full of / Covered in)

  ➔ "Nだらけ" is used to describe a place or object that is "full of" or "covered in" a particular thing, often something undesirable or negative (e.g., dirt, mistakes, debts). Here, "トゲだらけの" means "full of thorns" or "covered in thorns."

• 命がまだあるらしい

  ➔ ～らしい (It seems that / Apparently)

  ➔ "～らしい" is used to convey that something appears to be true based on external evidence or hearsay, but without absolute certainty. It suggests a strong likelihood or what is commonly believed. Here, "命がまだあるらしい" means "it seems that there is still life" or "apparently there is still life."

• ありがたいと思いたいらしい

  ➔ V-たい + らしい (Want to X, it seems)

  ➔ "V-たい" expresses the speaker's desire to do something. When combined with "～らしい," it means "it seems someone wants to do something" or "apparently someone wants to do something." In this case, "ありがたいと思いたいらしい" means "apparently, (I/they) want to think that it is something to be grateful for." It indicates a desire to feel gratitude, even if it's difficult.

• このbaddestトゲは自分に刺してた

  ➔ V-ていた / V-てた (Past continuous / state)

  ➔ "V-ていた" (often contracted to "V-てた" in casual speech) indicates an action that was ongoing in the past (past continuous) or a state that existed in the past. Here, "刺してた" means "was sticking into" or "had been sticking into," describing the state of the thorn. It implies that the action/state was continuous or happened repeatedly in the past.