Belle
Paige O'Hara feat. Richard White & The Chorus of Beauty and the Beast Lyrics


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Little town
It's a quiet village
Every day
Like the one before
Little town
Full of little people
Waking up to say
Bonjour!
Bonjour!
Bonjour!
Bonjour!
Bonjour!
There goes the baker with his tray like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town
Good Morning, Belle!
Morning, Monsieur
Where are you off to?
The bookshop
I just finished the most wonderful story
About a beanstalk and an ogre and a -
That's nice
Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up!
Look there she goes
That girl is strange, no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
Never part of any crowd
'Cause her head's up on some cloud
No denying she's a funny girl that Belle
Bonjour
Good day
How is your family?
Bonjour
Good day
How is your wife?
I need six eggs
That's too expensive
There must be more than this provincial life
Ah, Belle.
Good Morning
I've come to return the book I borrowed
Finished already?
Oh, I couldn't put it down
Have you got anything new?
Ha Ha! Not since yesterday.
That's all right
I'll borrow . . . . . this one!
That one? But you've read it twice!
Well, it's my favorite!
Far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise -
If you like it all that much, it's yours!
But sir!
I insist
Well, thank you
Thank you very much!
Look there she goes that girl is so peculiar
I wonder if she's feeling well
With a dreamy far-off look
And her nose stuck in a book
What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle
Oh, isn't this amazing?
It's my favorite part because you'll see
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three
Now it's no wonder that her name means beauty
Her looks have got no parallel
But behind that fair façade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very different from the rest of us
She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes, different from the rest of us is Belle
Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston! You're the greatest hunter in the whole world!
I know
No beast alive stands a chance against you
Ha ha ha!
And no girl, for that matter
It's true, LeFou
And I've got my sights set on that one
Hm! The inventor's daughter?
She's the one
The lucky girl I'm going to marry
But she's -
The most beautiful girl in town
I know, but -
That makes her the best
And don't I deserve the best?
Well, of course! I mean you do, but -
Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she
Who is beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle
Look there he goes
Isn't he dreamy?
Monsieur Gaston
Oh he's so cute
Be still my heart
I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute
Bonjour!
Pardon
Good day
Mais oui!
You call this bacon?
What lovely grapes!
Some cheese
Ten yards
One pound
'Scuse me!
I'll get the knife
Please let me through!
This bread -
Those fish -
It's stale!
They smell!
Madame's mistaken
There must be more than this provincial life!
Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife!
Look there she goes a girl who's strange but special
A most peculiar mademoiselle
It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in
'Cause she really is a funny girl
A beauty but a funny girl




She really is a funny girl
That Belle

Overall Meaning

In the opening song "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast, we are introduced to the small town of Belle where everyone knows each other. The song starts with Belle walking around town and greeting people she meets on the street. However, unlike other townspeople, Belle is a peculiar girl who would rather read books than socialize in a crowd. We also get to know the antagonist of the story, Gaston, who is very proud of his hunting skills and wishes to court Belle to become his wife. The song ends with Belle being seen as a funny girl by the townspeople and Gaston setting his plans to court her.




Writer(s): Alan Menken, Sergey Pasov, Howard Elliott Ashman, Elena Stavrogina

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