Beauty And The Beast – English Lyrics

• By: Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enchanting tale of 'Beauty and the Beast' by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson, a classic Disney song that teaches us about the power of love and acceptance. Explore the rich vocabulary and emotional depth of this beautiful ballad, perfect for English language learners.

[English]

Tale as old as time

...

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Than somebody bends

Unexpectedly

Just a little change

Small to say the least

Both a little scared

Neither one prepared

Beauty and the Beast

Ever just the same

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

And ever just as sure

As the sun will rise

Ever just the same

...

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

Ever just as sure

As the sun will rise

Tale as old as time

...

Tune as old as song

Bittersweet and strange

Finding you can change

Learning you were wrong

Certain as the sun

Rising in the east

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tale /teɪl/ B1	noun - a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues; duration
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
bends /bɛndz/ B1	verb - to curve or change direction
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different verb - to make or become different
scared /skɛrd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened
prepared /prɪˈpɛrd/ B1	adjective - ready and able to deal with something
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind
beast /biːst/ B1	noun - an animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing verb - to affect or attack with astonishment
sure /ʃʊr/ A2	adjective - confident in what one thinks or knows; having no doubt that one is right
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to go up; ascend noun - an upward movement; an ascent
tune /tjuːn/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes forming a recognizable unit
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing
bittersweet /ˌbɪtərˈswiːt/ B2	adjective - arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
rhyme /raɪm/ B1	noun - correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Key Grammar Structures

• Tale as old as time

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "as old as" is a simile comparing the age of the tale to time.

• Ever just the same

  ➔ Adverb of frequency

  ➔ The word "ever" is used as an adverb of frequency to indicate that something happens at all times.

• Learning you were wrong

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The word "learning" is a gerund, functioning as a noun in the sentence.

• Neither one prepared

  ➔ Correlative conjunction

  ➔ The phrase "neither...nor" is a correlative conjunction used to connect two negative clauses.

• As the sun will rise

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The phrase "will rise" indicates the future tense, showing an action that is expected to happen.

• Finding you can change

  ➔ Present participle

  ➔ The word "finding" is a present participle, indicating an ongoing action.

• Bittersweet and strange

  ➔ Adjective phrase

  ➔ The phrase "bittersweet and strange" is an adjective phrase describing a feeling.