Tiger – English Lyrics

• By: HANA
• Album: ROSE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the fierce energy of J-Pop with HANA's "Tiger"! This song offers a great opportunity to learn commanding and confident Japanese phrases through its powerful and repetitive lyrics. The track is special as it was the first song the members performed together during their trainee days, making it a symbol of their journey to debut.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to chase and kill wild animals for food or sport
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at something for a period of time
bite /baɪt/ B1	verb - to use your teeth to cut into something
tiger /ˈtaɪɡər/ A1	noun - a large wild cat with a yellow-orange coat and black stripes
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all the people, places, and things on it
step /stɛp/ A2	noun - one of the movements you make when you walk
attack /əˈtæk/ B2	verb - to act violently against someone or something
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound that you make when you speak or sing
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause to die
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move towards or arrive at a place
around /əˈraʊnd/ A2	adverb - in a circular direction or position
best /bɛst/ A2	adjective - of the highest quality or standard
mean /miːn/ B1	verb - to signify or represent
type /taɪp/ B1	noun - a category of people or things having common characteristics

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll find you if you come around

  ➔ First conditional with 'if' clause to express a possible future event.

  ➔ 'I'll find you' indicates a promise or intention to locate someone in the future.

• I'll be hunt you now

  ➔ Incorrect verb form; should be 'I'll hunt you now' for future intention with 'will'.

  ➔ This phrase indicates a future action or decision to hunt someone.

• I'm gonna bite you baby

  ➔ Using 'gonna' as a contraction for 'going to' to express future intention or plan.

  ➔ 'I'm gonna' expresses a future intention or decision to perform an action.

• I'll be hunt you now

  ➔ Incorrect; should be 'I'll hunt you now' for proper future tense.

  ➔ This intends to declare a future action of hunting someone, but the correct form is 'I'll hunt you now'.

• 吠えろ Tiger baby I

  ➔ Imperative form used as an encouragement or command to 'bark' or 'shout'.

  ➔ Imperative command meaning 'bark' or 'roar', used here as an energetic encouragement.

• 辛い事全部乗り越えて like step by step

  ➔ Using 'like' as a colloquial way to mean 'gradually' or 'step by step'.

  ➔ 'like step by step' means gradually overcoming difficulties, emphasizing persistence.

• 辛い事全部乗り越えて

  ➔ Verb phrase '乗り越えて' (nori-koete) in te-form meaning 'to overcome'.

  ➔ This phrase means 'overcoming all painful things,' emphasizing resilience.