#ive been thinking about the differences in russian dub and how it affects the perception of movie

[blednokrov]

Random things I find hilarious/just like about Russian lyrics of We Don't Talk About Bruno (and other Encanto songs)

WDTAB

So, the main lyrics in Russian go like "Don't mention Bruno", however "no" in Russian means "but/yet" => accidentally (?) it became "Don't mention Bruno... and yet-", not just in Pepa's part but everywhere: so everything that goes after the chorus can technically be interpreted as "don't mention Bruno, BUT! here's something (I can tell you) about him"

In Russian Felix calls Pepa "my love", in Ukrainian he calls her "my joy/happiness"

apparently Pepa is pissed not because Bruno made her feel nervous and worried about the bad weather but because that bad weather ruined her look

also Pepa and Felix literally swore to never ever mention Bruno right after the wedding accident????? they ghosted him for what, 15+ years before he even left?

Dolores in her part isn't even trying to be subtle:

"Since the childhood they scare us:

Bruno is wandering somewhere in this house;

I can hear him whispering,

And it frightens me"

dear, WHO is scaring you by telling you about Bruno walking around?? your parents? "Dolores eat your dinner or Bruno will come and eat your soul" is that? are you scaring your own kids with their uncle as a boogeyman? when I was watching the movie with my young siblings, it is because of these lyrics they were quite sure mirabel is going to find Bruno(s corpse) somewhere in casita ("maybe he didn't left but just died in his room or somewhere in the house and no one noticed" damn kids whats wrong with you)

also I like the line about sand

"It's like sand is falling with every step he takes"

a nice metaphor about his light feet and sneaking around

"His burden is heavy, this gift is tormenting him"

:'^(

her "do you understand" is the same yet the wording feels kinda more harsh, more like "don't you get it???/can you get it already???"

"a seven foot" (4 syllables) becoming "dwa" (1) => Camilo starts with his DwaAAaAah which I really like... idk why it just sounds so sassy

"He will call you,

And then disappear in the dark"

yep. confirmed cryptid. used as a boogeyman for kids for sure

"He's a midnight howl, he's your nightmare"

Bruno are you screeching at nights?

Spotify lyrics for this song have some mistakes but the funniest is that Mariano turned into Marianna so...yay gay rights?

"He told me to forget about the one I love

He is promised to another"

kinda sad but imagine Bruno saying it to the, idk, 10 yo Dolores' "yeah kid, you can forget about the one you love! he is promised to another" "who" "who what" "who I love? I don't even like anyone yet. who am I supposed to forget about"

why everyone are kinda more toxic in Russian dub? not only Dolores but Isabella is also somewhat more rude, like she's more directly telling Mirabel to shut up:

"Silence, sister!

You must know, I'm not kidding"

are you threatening her?

I think it just me but I'm losing it on "Isabela, your boyfriend's here - Time to eat!" cause for some reason it makes me think they're gonna eat Mariano

Waiting On A Miracle

this is the only song that hits me harder in Russian than in the original - I think it's both because of minor nuances in lyrics and the great performance of Regina Todorenko, it's just so strong and emotional! if you haven't heard it, please listen

the key difference is that "a miracle" in both the name and lyrics became "the magic" - it's more like she's not waiting for something to miraculously happen and give her a gift, but directly talking to the magic itself - hey, magical powers, I'm here, how much more I have to wait for you to notice and bless me with a gift as well? and you start asking yourself is she talking to the magic and the providence asking for a chance or just her grandmother who represents the magic? who is she really begging to notice and bless her?

"Do not regret, chase away this sorrow.

Shed no tears, you are not to bewail it"

damn girl I feel you

"I still belong to the family Madrigal,

So... what else could I possibly wish for?"

I don't know... love and acceptance maybe?

"Every night I see the same dream -

A dream where there's the magic inside me";

"I spend my nights restless

Always praying to heaven for my own door"

she really does have some sleep problems

"I can't put together the shards"

and then she goes and does it both to that broken vision tablet AND her family

"I would move the mountains,

I would make the whole world bloom -

If only somebody gave me a hint how could I obtain a gift of my own"

I love both the line about making the whole world bloom, as if "if I had this gift I would do huge, meaningful, world changing deeds" and how she's wishing for "her own" gift yet can only imagine having others' gifts not something unique of her own

"I am ready! See? I am ready!

And I'm begging you from the very bottom of my heart:

Please, discover that power of magical gifts in me,

Please, the magic, hear me!

Or maybe you've already made up your mind about me a long time ago?.."

The Family Madrigal

"- Hush, hush, just chill!

- Then why don't you just explain the way that won't make us stressed?!"

- TALK!! I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING"

kids are hilarious

"Oh! And that's Julieta, my mommy"

🥺 she also calls Agustín "my daddy" and Abuela "granny" later in the song

"my whole life is a festival of magical miracles,

'cause I'm from the Madrigals as well!"

is it tho

"(two) friends fell in love with family Madrigals"

Agustín and Félix are friends and were friends even before becoming Madrigals? nice

once again I'm losing it because, well, they really struggled with the rhythm of the line about camilo and we don't have any adjectives or verbs meaning "to shapeshift" so they came up with calling him лицедей which long ago meant just "an actor", literally "the one who makes face (to look like someone else's)" BUT nowadays it is used in different sence which is... a hypocrite/pretender/two-faced person

"Aunt Pepa took after granny in regard of her character"

did she?

"And Luisa is so strong, so beautiful, smart and kind"

"My dad Agustín is the hero in many misfortunate stories, but he's a kind guy"

"My cousin Camilo sweetly and perkily makes people laugh"

she talks about her family so nicely 🥺

Surface Pressure

is called "Actually"/"In Fact"

"I'm calm like a rock, I never feel pain"

we don't have an idiom about the camel; so lyrics use that one about the cup:

"The cup is full

It takes only one drop of water

To make a wave,

A giant wave that would..."

and it goes SO well with the chorus

the chorus being:

"...crush you down, down, down

And the (sea) bottom is closer and closer

Down, down, down

And you are not meant to swim out of it"

also recommend to listen, Tais Urumidis (who's actually a jazz musician) has a great voice!

What else can I do

"Since the perfection is unachievable,

Why should we carry this burden?

I just wanna live my life -

And I could be..."

I also love the way lyrics are tied with chorus

the chorus going

"...blooming like a jacaranda,

I could be the vine among lianas"

oh how she compares herself to the different plants!!! so nice - if they are different, wild and free, why can't she be?

the metaphor continues:

"The air is thick with delightful scent of palms,

And I'm growing!

So, what can I do?"

just random parts about beauty:

"I'm tired of always living in the prison of (my) beauty"

"though the world will be imperfect, it will be beautiful"

"my strenghs are not just limited to my looks"

and then Mirabel returns to that metaphor!

"- Just like a sprout turns into a flower

You can rise up"

and now Isabela is sure:

"I am blooming like a jacaranda,

I am the vine among lianas"

also...

"You opened my eyes, Mira,

I love you"

I'm literally sobbing

in the last line she answers her own question:

"I can do anything!"

All of You

is called "Our kinship"

"But the fate of stars is predetermined:

The fire burns them down"

i really like these lyrics, they sound so poetic in Russian. it's a lot about personal perception but all this post is my about personal perception of songs so. the word for "fire" is "пожар" which literally means "conflagration" and sometimes used to describe a wild,uncontrollable force, some events that evolve dramatically and get out of control; it may also feel like an entity or a state of being - "пожар в душе", " the wild fire in one's soul" when a person feels a lot of complicated and conflicted yet strong emotions that won't allow them to calm

that's why the star metaphor works so well - like it's about how when a star reaches its peak, burning brightly and strongly, after that short peak of beauty and glory it inevitably dies in its own flames. self destruction motifs man

am I reading in it too much? yes. sorry

Félix after Bruno explaining himself: "I knew that, bro!" - oh, he never believed in all this "he makes bad things happen by his predictions" crap? cool

"I have so much to apologize for"

"No, little brother, we are the ones to apologize to you"

THEY APOLOGIZED!!!!!

townspeople singing:

"The candle can't be blown out,

(because) it burns inside us"

but let's return to the stars:

"The fate of stars is predetermined

For the millions of years ahead:

They bless everyone who came into this world

With their warmth and light"

I spent a half of this post talking about how poetic this is and now I'm laughing so hard again

this time? Mariano lines:

" - Hey, Mariano, why are you so gloomy? - There's a river full of love inside me..."

but the word for sad/gloomy is смурной which is kinda... old and rarely used nowadays and feels so stylistically weird here. as my friend said: "this is a word you might hear once in a decade from a random bum you meet at the bus stop"

in the end they all tell Mirabel "There's a fire inside your soul"... yet instead of пожар here they use another word, огонь, which is literally "fire"

and the difference is that if there's the fire (пожар) inside someone's soul they are tormented by strong uncontrollable emotions

but if theres a fire (огонь) inside someone's soul it's a good thing - it's about their passion, the inner strength and strong will

it's not burning them down from the inside

it keeps them warm, it gives them the energy to keep going

#encanto #encanto songs #we don't talk about bruno #if theres something interesting in lyrics in your language please share on the comments!! #ive been thinking about the differences in russian dub and how it affects the perception of movie #i have a legit theory that russian dub made encanto more emotional in both good and bad sense - some moments hit harder #but others make madrigals look mor toxic than in canon #"here are your madrigals now with russian flavor of extra saltiness!