Roseanne Park is a Korean-New Zealand singer and dancer based in South Kore… Read Full Bio ↴Roseanne Park is a Korean-New Zealand singer and dancer based in South Korea. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Rosé signed with South Korean label YG Entertainment following a successful audition in 2012 and trained for four years before debuting as a member of the girl group Blackpink in August 2016.

In March 2021, Rosé made her solo debut with her single album R. The album sold 448,089 copies in its first week, the highest figure by a Korean female soloist. Its lead single "On the Ground" was a commercial success, peaking in the top five of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and becoming the highest-charting song by a Korean female soloist on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Canadian Hot 100, the ARIA Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart. It was the first song by a Korean soloist to top the Billboard Global 200 and the most-viewed music video in 24 hours on YouTube by a Korean soloist, which earned Rosé two Guinness World Records. The album's second single "Gone" peaked in the top ten in South Korea as well. As a solo artist, she has featured in labelmate G-Dragon's 2012 track "Without You".

Ma Corde Au Clou
Rosé Lyrics

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Garde donc tes vœux
Je me farde les yeux
Ça suffit aisément
A te garder amant

Au diable les fiançailles
Odieux ces funérailles
De notre amour en prose

Sur le papier il s'ankylose

Et j'mettrai ma corde au clou
Et tu mettras ta bague au trou
Et l'on vivra de bohème
Et tu m'écriras des poèmes...

Oublions les promesses
Evitons les prouesses
Je ferai de mon mieux
Pour te garder amoureux

Epargne moi les mensonges
Les questions qui te rongent
Si nos amours s'en vont
Ils n'emporteront pas mon nom

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Rose's song Ma Corde Au Clou are about two lovers who have decided to reject societal expectations of engagement and marriage, and instead live a bohemian life. The first verse describes how the singer will use makeup to maintain her lover's interest, and how this is enough to keep him as her lover without the need for formal commitment. The second verse continues with the rejection of societal norms, declaring that promises and feats are to be forgotten, and the singer will do her best to keep her lover in love with her. The chorus then seals the rejection of formal societal norms and the embracing of a bohemian life, where the singer and the lover will keep living a poetic life without the need for formal commitment or engagement.

The song speaks to the romantic ideal of living a life of creativity, passion and love without being tied down to societal norms and expectation. It is a nod towards the bohemian lifestyle that was prevalent in Paris in the 19th century, where artists, poets and musicians would gather and celebrate their creative freedom. The song itself is a combination of a waltz and a tango, and the tempo suits the romantic, dreamy and bohemian feel of the lyrics. The song is a tribute to those who pursue their passions and ideals with abandon, without being tied down by societal expectations.

Line by Line Meaning

Garde donc tes vœux
Keep your wishes to yourself

Je me farde les yeux
I will put on makeup to impress you

Ça suffit aisément
It's enough to keep you as a lover

A te garder amant
To keep you as a lover

Au diable les fiançailles
To hell with the engagement

Odieux ces funérailles
These funeral-like things are disgusting

De notre amour en prose
Our love story on paper

Sur le papier il s'ankylose
It stiffens on the paper

Et j'mettrai ma corde au clou
And I will put my rope away

Et tu mettras ta bague au trou
And you will put your ring away

Et l'on vivra de bohème
And we will live bohemian lifestyle