Belle
Burke Moses Lyrics

Little town
The town is small and quiet

It's a quiet village
The village is peaceful and calm

Every day
Every day is the same

Like the one before
Each day is no different from the previous

Full of little people
The town is full of ordinary people

Waking up to say
Everyone is waking up and saying

Bonjour bonjour
Hello, hello

Bonjour bonjour bonjour
Hello, hello, hello

There goes the baker with his tray, like always
The baker is walking with his bread tray as per his daily routine

The same old bread and rolls to sell
The baker sells the same stale bread and rolls as he always does

Every morning just the same
Every morning is the same, with nothing new or exciting

Since the morning that we came
Since we arrived here, nothing has changed

To this poor provincial town
The town is unsophisticated and unrefined

Good morning, Belle
Belle is greeted in the morning

Good morning, monsieur Jean
Monsieur Jean is greeted in the morning

Have you lost something again?
Monsieur Jean is forgetful and always losing things

Well, I believe I have
Monsieur Jean admits that he has lost something

Problem is, I've, I can't remember what
Monsieur Jean can't remember what he has lost

Oh well, I'm sure it'll come to me
Monsieur Jean is sure that he will remember eventually

Where you off to?
Monsieur Jean is asking Belle where she is going

To return this book to Pere Robert, it's about to lovers in fair Verona
Belle is returning a book about lovers in Verona to Pere Robert

Sound boring
Monsieur Jean finds the book boring

Look there she goes, that girl is strange, no question
People think Belle is strange and unusual

Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
Belle appears distracted and not fully aware of her surroundings

Never part of any crowd
Belle is never part of a group or crowd of people

'Cause her head's up on some cloud
She appears to be lost in thought or daydreaming

No denying she's a funny girl that Belle
Belle is an unusual and funny girl, without a doubt

Bonjour, good day
People greet each other in the morning

How is your family?
They ask about each other's families

How is your wife?
Someone asks about someone's wife

I need six eggs
Someone needs to buy six eggs

That's too expensive!
Someone complains about the cost of something

There must be more than this provincial life!
Someone desires more from life than what their small town offers

Ah, if it isn't the only bookworm in town!
Someone is calling Belle a bookworm

So, where did you run off to this week?
Someone is asking Belle where she went this week

Two cities in Northern Italy
Belle went to two cities in Northern Italy

I didn't want to come back
Belle didn't want to return to her small town

Have you got any new places to go?
Someone is asking Belle if she has any upcoming travel plans

I'm afraid not
Belle has no new travel plans

But you may re-read any of the old ones that you'd like
Belle can reread any of the books she has already read

Your library makes our small corner of the world feel big
Belle's love of books makes the small town feel bigger and more interesting

Bon voyage
Someone is wishing Belle a good trip

Look there she goes, that girl is so peculiar
People think Belle is strange and unusual

I wonder if she's feeling well
Someone wonders if Belle is feeling okay

With a dreamy, far-off look
Belle has a dreamy expression on her face

And her nose stuck in a book
Belle is reading a book and not paying attention to her surroundings

What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle
People find Belle to be a mystery

Oh, isn't this amazing?
Belle is excited about something

It's my favorite part because you'll see
Belle is explaining why she loves a certain part of a book

Here's where she meets Prince Charming
Belle is describing where the book's protagonist meets their love interest

But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!
Belle is revealing a plot point in a book

Now it's no wonder that her name means Beauty
Belle's name is fitting because of her beauty

Her looks have got no parallel
No one in the town looks as beautiful as Belle

But behind that fair facade
Beneath her beauty, there is more to Belle than meets the eye

I'm afraid she's rather odd
People think Belle is unusual

Very different from the rest of us
Belle is very unlike everyone else in town

She's nothing like the rest of us
Belle stands out from everyone else in town

Yes, different from the rest of us is Belle!
Belle is very unique and different from everyone else

Look at her, LeFou
Someone is drawing LeFou's attention to Belle

My future wife
Gaston refers to Belle as his future wife

Belle is the most beautiful girl in the village
Gaston believes Belle is the most beautiful girl in town

That's makes her the best
Gaston thinks that because Belle is beautiful, she is the best choice for him

But she's so well-read
Belle's love for books is another quality that Gaston admires about her

And you're so athletically-inclined
Gaston is athletic and proud of it

Yes, ever since the war, I felt like I've been missing something
Gaston feels like something is missing in his life since returning from war

She's the only girl that ever given me that sense of
Belle is the only girl who has made Gaston feel a certain way

Mmm je ne sais quoi?
Gaston doesn't know how to describe his feelings

I don't know what that means
LeFou doesn't understand what Gaston is trying to say

Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
Gaston fell for Belle at first sight

I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Gaston was immediately smitten with Belle's beauty

Here in town there's only she
Belle is the only person in town that Gaston is interested in

Who is beautiful as me
Gaston thinks Belle is the only one in town who compares to his own beauty

So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle
Gaston is planning to win Belle's heart and marry her

Look there he goes
People are looking at Gaston

Isn't he dreamy?
Girls in the town think Gaston is very handsome

Monsieur Gaston
People are addressing Gaston formally

Oh, he's so cute!
Girls in the town think Gaston is very cute

Be still my heart
Someone is feeling overwhelmed by their emotions

I'm hardly breathing
Someone is very excited and short of breath

He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute!
Girls are admiring Gaston's height, dark looks, and strength, even if he behaves brutishly

Bonjour, pardon
People greet each other politely

Good day, mais oui!
Someone is responding politely in French

You call this bacon, what lovely flowers
Someone is criticizing the quality of the food

Some cheese, ten yards, one pound, excuse me I'll get the knife
Someone is requesting a certain amount of cheese from a vendor

Please let me through!
Someone is asking for others to move out of the way

This bread, those fish, it's stale, they smell!
Someone is critical of the quality of the food they are buying

Madame's mistaken Well, maybe so
Someone is correcting a woman's mistake, but not too assertively

Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife!
Gaston is confident that he will win over Belle and make her his wife

Look there she goes the girl is strange, but special
People think Belle is unusual and unique

A most peculiar mademoiselle!
People find Belle to be very peculiar

It's a pity and a sin
It's unfortunate and regrettable

She doesn't quite fit in
Belle doesn't blend in or conform like the other villagers

'Cause she really is a funny girl
Belle truly is an unusual and funny girl

A beauty but a funny girl
Belle is beautiful, but also funny and unusual

She really is a funny girl
No denying that Belle is a strange and funny girl

That Belle
The song concludes with Belle's name again