《Prologue》歌词

[00:00:01] prologue - various artists

[00:00:33] once upon a time, in a faraway land

[00:00:36] a young prince lived in a shining castle

[00:00:39] although he had everything his heart desired

[00:00:42] the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind

[00:00:47] but then, one winter's night

[00:00:49] an old beggar woman came to the castle

[00:00:52] and offered him a single rose

[00:00:54] in return for shelter from the bitter cold.

[00:00:58] repulsed by her haggard appearance,

[00:01:00] the prince sneered at the gift

[00:01:02] and turned the old woman away

[00:01:05] but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances

[00:01:08] for beauty is found within

[00:01:12] and when he dismissed her again

[00:01:14] the old woman's ugliness melted away

[00:01:17] to reveal a beautiful enchantress

[00:01:20] the prince tried to apologize, but it was too late

[00:01:24] for she had seen that there was no love in his heart.

[00:01:27] and as punishment,

[00:01:29] she transformed him into a hideous beast

[00:01:32] and placed a powerful spell on the castle

[00:01:35] and all who lived there.

[00:01:38] ashamed of his monstrous form,

[00:01:41] the beast concealed himself inside his castle,

[00:01:44] with a magic mirror as his

[00:01:45] only window to the outside world.

[00:01:49] the rose she had offered,

[00:01:51] was truly an enchanted rose,

[00:01:54] which would bloom for many years.

[00:01:58] if he could learn to love another,

[00:02:00] and earn her love in return

[00:02:02] by the time the last petal fell,

[00:02:05] then the spell would be broken.

[00:02:07] if not, he would be doomed to remain a beast

[00:02:11] for all time.

[00:02:15] as the years passed,

[00:02:17] he fell into despair, and lost all hope,

[00:02:21] for who could ever learn to love...a beast