Beauty And The Beast – English Lyrics

• By: Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson

Lyrics & Translation

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.