"We Don't Talk About Bruno" is a song that is featured in Disney's 2021 animated feature film Encanto. It is sung by Pepa and Félix, alongside their children Dolores and Camilo as they warn Mirabel not to mention her uncle Bruno, who has the gift of telling prophecy.
Some of the other family members and some villagers also sing about what happened when Bruno's predictions came true during the song.
An alternate version was performed at the 94th Academy Awards that featured the whole cast, sans Rhenzy Feliz, but featured Megan Thee Stallion, Becky G and Luis Fonsi singing new lyrics that reference the Oscars and the song's success.
Lyrics
Pepa:
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!
We don't talk about Bruno, but
It was my wedding day
Félix:
It was our wedding day
Pepa:
We were getting ready
And there wasn't a cloud in the sky
Félix:
No clouds allowed in the sky!
Pepa:
Bruno walks in
With a mischievous grin
Félix:
Thunder!
Pepa:
You telling this story or am I?
Félix:
I'm sorry, mi vida, go on
Pepa:
Bruno says, "It looks like rain"
Félix:
Why did he tell us?!
Pepa:
In doing so, he floods my brain
Félix:
Abuela, get the umbrellas
Pepa:
Married in a hurricane
Félix:
What a joyous day
But, anyway
Both:
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!
We don't talk about Bruno
Dolores:
Hey!
Grew to live in fear of Bruno stuttering or stumbling
I can always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling
I associate him with the sound of falling sand
Ch, ch, ch
It's a heavy lift with a gift so humbling
Always left Abuela and the family fumbling
Grappling with prophecies they couldn't understand
Do you understand?
Camilo:
A seven-foot frame
Rats along his back
When he calls your name
It all fades to black
Yeah, he sees your dreams
And feasts on your screams (Hey!)
All:
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!
(We don't talk about Bruno, no, no!)
All:
We don't talk about Bruno
(We don't talk about Bruno!)
Señora Pezmuerto:
He told me my fish would die
The next day, dead! (No, no!)
Osvaldo:
He told me I'd grow a gut!
And just like he said (No, no!)
Señor Flores:
He said that all my hair would disappear
Now look at my head (No, no!/Hey!)
All:
Your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read!
Isabela:
He told me that the life of my dreams
Would be promised and someday be mine
He told me that my power would grow
Like the grapes that thrive on the vine
Alma:
Óye, Mariano's on his way
Dolores:
He told me that the man of my dreams
Would be just out of reach
Betrothed to another
Dolores:
It's like I hear him now
Isabela:
Hey sis,
I want not a sound out of you
(It's like I can hear him now)
Dolores:
I can hear him now!
Mirabel:
Um, Bruno
Yeah, about that Bruno
I really need to know about Bruno
Gimme the truth and the whole truth, Bruno!
Camilo:
Isabela, your boyfriend's here! (Ahaha!)
All:
Time for dinner!
Camilo: |
Pepa: |
Dolores: |
Isabela: |
Alma:
Óye, Mariano's on his way
Camilo: |
Pepa: |
Dolores: |
Isabela: |
All:
Hey! He's here!
Don't talk about Bruno, no!
Mirabel:
Why did I talk about Bruno?!
All:
Not a word about Bruno!
Mirabel:
I never should've brought up Bruno!
Carolina Gaitán:
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!
We don't talk about Bruno
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!
We don't talk about Bruno hey! But
It was my wedding day
Mauro Castillo:
It was our wedding day
Carolina Gaitán:
We were getting ready
And there wasn't a cloud in the sky
Mauro Castillo:
No clouds allowed in the sky!
Carolina Gaitán:
Bruno walks in
With a mischievous grin
Stephanie Beatriz:
Thunder!
Carolina Gaitán:
You telling this story or am I?
Mauro Castillo:
I'm sorry, mi vida, go on
Adassa:
Bruno says, "It looks like rain"
Stephanie Beatriz:
Why did he tell us?!
Adassa:
In doing so, he floods my brain
Stephanie Beatriz:
Abuela, get the umbrellas
Diane Guerrero:
Married in a hurricane
Mauro Castillo:
What a joyous day
But, anyway
All:
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!
We don't talk about Bruno
Megan Thee Stallion:
Everyday all the kids wanna hear "Bruno"
Bruno this, Bruno that, it's the new "Let It Go"
Oh my god, Lin, you see what you have done?
On Hollywood's biggest night, best in all of cinеma
Magic everywherе, stars everywhere
I need to see Oscars Zendaya over there
Oh, no, we got three hosts
These women are the best and they killing all the jokes
So many nominees, all of them are nervous
I've seen all the envelopes, they're behind the curtains
Party like a hottie, got Versace on my body
I ain't talkin' bout, yeah, I'm talkin' all money
Believe I'm up next, I'm coming for that gold
You can add it to my shelf, Academy Award
Oh no, it's time for the show
Young Tina Snow, don't talk about Bruno (Ah)
Becky G and Luis Fonsi:
We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no
We don't talk about Bruno (Hey)
Becky G:
Movie lovers can unite
Luis Fonsi:
[?]
Becky G:
It's finally Oscars night
Luis Fonsi:
Shout out to Lin-Manuel
Becky G:
[?]
Luis Fonsi:
[?]
All:
We're here to celebrate Oscars
We're here to celebrate Oscars
We're here to celebrate Oscars
We're here to celebrate Oscars
Celebrate tonight
Trivia
- According to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bruno was given his name in order to fit the lyric "Bruno, no, no" into the song.[citation needed]
- During Dolores' rapping verse in the song, Bruno can be seen walking on the second floor in the background and bopping his head to the beat of the music, which foreshadows that he never actually left the Casita.
- Señora Pezmuerto's name seems to be a portmanteau of the Spanish word pez (meaning living fish) and muerto (meaning dead) reflecting the prophecy read to her by Bruno.
- The song is inspired by Colombian Cha-cha-chá music.
- The song hit #1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart.[1]
- The song also hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, being the second Disney feature song to do so alongside "A Whole New World" from Aladdin.
- With the song peaking at number one on Billboard Hot 100, this makes Mirabel the first Disney female protagonist to achieve a number one song on the chart.
- The part when all the members of the Madrigal family that have sung during the song started to sing their respective part in overlapping is a moment called madrigal, a moment in a song where several voices sing typically unaccompanied and arranged in elaborate counterpoint. Curiously, that's also the name of the main family of the movie.
- For some reason, the only non-Madrigal to take part in this is Señora Pezmuerto.
- The only Madrigals that did not actively participate in the song are Mirabel's parents, Antonio, and Luisa. Though, Luisa can later be seen present in the madrigal at the end of the song.
- Though, according to Disney's official lyrics, when everyone says "he's here", along with the final lines of the song (apart from Mirabel), it includes Alma, Julieta, Agustin, and Luisa due to the color of text.
- Camilo's line was originally written as "Seven-foot frame, all dressed in black, when he calls your name, there's no turning back." However, in the final version of the film, the lyric was changed to "Seven-foot frame, rats along his back, when he calls your name, it all fades to black."
- Whereas Dolores' line was originally written as "He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of my reach, betrothed to another. He told me I would suffer. Tonight I will suffer." It was soon changed to "He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of my reach, betrothed to another, another. And I'm fine, and I'm fine, and I'm fine, I'm fine."
- The Oscars version was notoriously disliked online due to the false advertising of its performance (there was no mention of the additional singers or lyrics) and for the new renditions self-serving congratulations of the Oscars.
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