We Don't Talk About Bruno

• By: Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto - Cast
• Album: Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words; to communicate verbally
wedding /ˈwedɪŋ/ A2	noun - a marriage ceremony and celebration
cloud /klaʊd/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere verb - to fall as rain
hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkeɪn/ B1	noun - a severe tropical cyclone with heavy rains and winds exceeding 74 miles per hour
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat verb - be afraid of (someone or something)
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks
gift /ɡɪft/ A1	noun - something given voluntarily without payment in return
prophecies /ˈprɒfəsiz/ C1	noun - a prediction
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way
vine /vaɪn/ B1	noun - any plant with a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.

Grammar:

• WHAT IF YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE SAW?

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical Situations)

  ➔ Uses "what if" to introduce a hypothetical situation. The structure is "if + past simple, would/could/might + infinitive". Here, it is "if you didn't understand, (what) would happen?".

• THEN YOU BETTER FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS COMING FOR YOU.

  ➔ "Had better" (advice/warning), Past Continuous (action in progress)

  ➔ "You better figure it out" is a shortened form of "you had better figure it out", expressing strong advice or a warning. "It was coming for you" uses the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress in the past.

• NO CLOUDS ALLOWED IN THE SKY

  ➔ Passive Voice (permission/prohibition)

  ➔ "No clouds allowed" is a shortened passive construction meaning "Clouds are not allowed". It implies a rule or a prohibition.

• HE TOLD ME MY FISH WOULD DIE

  ➔ Reported Speech (Future in the Past)

  ➔ This is reported speech, where someone is recounting what Bruno said. The future tense "will die" is backshifted to "would die" because the reporting verb "told" is in the past.

• HE TOLD ME I'D GROW A GUT

  ➔ Contraction (I'd = I would), Reported Speech (Future in the Past)

  ➔ "I'd" is a contraction of "I would". This line also utilizes reported speech: Bruno said "I will grow a gut" becomes "He told me I would grow a gut".

• YOUR FATE IS SEALED WHEN YOUR PROPHECY IS READ

  ➔ Passive Voice (is sealed, is read), Time Clause (when + present simple)

  ➔ "Your fate is sealed" and "your prophecy is read" are both in the passive voice, indicating that the subject is acted upon. "When your prophecy is read" is a time clause; it uses the present simple to describe the action that determines when the main clause's action happens.

• HE TOLD ME THAT THE LIFE OF MY DREAMS WOULD BE PROMISED

  ➔ Reported Speech (Future in the Past in Passive)

  ➔ This is another example of reported speech. The original statement was likely something like "The life of your dreams will be promised." In reported speech, this becomes "He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised."