Current Page || History

Subtitles for The Tale of the Round and the Long Wee Folk (1993)

English
March 17 2022 16:12:05
Created by Niffiwan, Agape₂, Eus₂
Skazka o kruglenkikh i dlinnenkikh chelovechkakh.1993.en.1.25fps.1647533525.srt ⭳
Quality: good

Original translation by Eus (2012), timings by Agape (2011). Translation substantially improved & revised by Niffiwan (2022), and the timings improved by Eus.

Video preview(s): Multiplier is 1.
Offset is 0.

The text content of the file is:

1 00:00:01,570 --> 00:00:05,410 "Saratovtelefilm" presents 2 00:00:05,530 --> 00:00:12,480 The Tale of the Round and the Long Wee Folk 3 00:00:24,750 --> 00:00:26,970 Under hill, by river flowing, 4 00:00:27,090 --> 00:00:29,130 Lived a people rolly-polly 5 00:00:29,210 --> 00:00:33,210 <b><i>The Round Poet</b></i> They lived quietly, Without worry 6 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,500 From round mugs they drank tea neatly, 7 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,160 <b><i>Hunting</i></b> And round cheese-cakes they ate sweetly 8 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:44,320 From round saucers All year round 9 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:50,040 In the cities of those wee folk Things were roundish as could be: 10 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,890 Logs in roundish stoves they burned, 11 00:00:52,900 --> 00:00:58,160 Their sheep's hair was roundly curled, And round tails on piggies wee. 12 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:03,160 In the morning they would rise To a great, circular light, 13 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,850 Come night - The round moon would shine 14 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:11,490 To the mundane revolution 15 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,820 Each day made its contribution 16 00:01:14,940 --> 00:01:17,950 In the fields were clovers swaying, 17 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:20,920 Daisies round, their bloom displaying, 18 00:01:20,940 --> 00:01:24,560 Birds flew round in circles, playing. 19 00:01:57,660 --> 00:02:03,010 Only one thing in this world Did disrupt their peace and quiet - 20 00:02:03,020 --> 00:02:08,740 Their strange neighbors made them quiver - From the grove across the river! 21 00:02:08,740 --> 00:02:11,210 <b><i>Fishermen</i></b> 22 00:02:11,220 --> 00:02:16,350 Under hill, by river's edge, Lived a people long and stretched - 23 00:02:16,650 --> 00:02:20,140 They were an amazing folk! 24 00:02:20,260 --> 00:02:25,470 All things that were pointy, long, Or at very least oblong, 25 00:02:26,060 --> 00:02:32,160 Seemed to them most glorious, The most vital things on Earth! 26 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:41,260 Life among them was upright; Beautiful, safe, long and straight. 27 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:48,460 Their summer was long, their autumn fair, Winter was really winter there! 28 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:55,680 Only one thing in this world Did disrupt their peace and quiet - 29 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:01,460 Their strange neighbors made them quiver - From the grove across the river! 30 00:03:01,460 --> 00:03:07,580 From round mugs their tea they'd drink, Round cheese-cakes they'd eat - just think!.. 31 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:10,230 But among the stretched-out folk... 32 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:15,770 That same whirling affectation Brought out only irritation. 33 00:03:19,890 --> 00:03:23,420 Now, one day, On a grassy site, 34 00:03:23,530 --> 00:03:26,840 Those two peoples Had a fight 35 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:32,080 <b><i>To War</b></i> Now, the round wee folk at last Bravely started their campaign 36 00:03:32,190 --> 00:03:35,860 <b><i>Hero On a Rooster</b></i> 37 00:04:52,680 --> 00:05:00,400 That big fight could have been endless, But an odd thing then came to pass: 38 00:05:01,630 --> 00:05:07,700 In amongst the roundish people, There lived a most bulging sage. 39 00:05:07,820 --> 00:05:10,320 To his forehead he put his finger, 40 00:05:10,340 --> 00:05:13,040 On deep thoughts made himself linger, 41 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:13,760 and 42 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,900 Thought up something very strange. 43 00:05:17,020 --> 00:05:19,060 He said: 44 00:05:19,180 --> 00:05:20,860 - Hold on there, boys, 45 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,260 If you really want to fight, 46 00:05:23,260 --> 00:05:25,210 Then fight, battle - That's your right, 47 00:05:25,220 --> 00:05:26,760 there's just one thing I can't make out - 48 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,330 I don't mind coming to blows, 49 00:05:28,340 --> 00:05:33,320 But just tell me, rowdy fellows, Wherefore did we come to blows? What's the reason for this bout? 50 00:05:33,340 --> 00:05:37,240 Then the round ones clamoured loudly, And the long ones cried out proudly: 51 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:41,080 It is true! We lived in bliss! How did we not notice this? 52 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:45,130 Those round guys aren't like us tall folk, But why should that be important? 53 00:05:45,140 --> 00:05:49,840 It's unseemly for that merely To begin a war, my friends. 54 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:02,020 <b><i>Fiddler</i></b> 55 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:19,640 Peace prevailed, no grief nor bother, Neighbours made friends with each other. 56 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:25,200 The long folk, their ire forgotten, Called on the round to visit often. 57 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:31,800 <b><i>Party</b></i> 58 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,990 To an end now comes this tale 59 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,380 <b><i>Mermaid</b></i> My dear lad, step without worry Through the front gates of the story! 60 00:06:39,380 --> 00:06:41,760 It is quiet and peaceful there. 61 00:06:41,940 --> 00:06:45,120 Your reward will be this seed: 62 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,700 You should know that There's no need for, 63 00:06:47,700 --> 00:06:50,080 Ah, no need for, Oh, no need for, 64 00:06:50,110 --> 00:06:53,520 Senseless quarrels, anywhere! 65 00:06:57,270 --> 00:07:04,680 THE TALE OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE Written by the poet Roman Sef 66 00:07:04,820 --> 00:07:07,960 story narrated by Natalya Belyakova 67 00:07:08,180 --> 00:07:13,610 the wee folk were drawn by artist Andrey Melnikov 68 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:18,460 the wee folk were animated by Aleksandr Lanin, Irina Melnikova 69 00:07:18,650 --> 00:07:22,790 the wee folk were reconciled by director Eduard Belyayev 70 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,460 the story was portrayed by cameraman Yuriy Belyakov 71 00:07:26,650 --> 00:07:34,670 music written by Sergey Tkachyov 72 00:07:35,300 --> 00:07:43,900 music recorded by Yuriy Klyuchnikov 73 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:52,370 production director Vyacheslav Pletnyov helped everyone 74 00:07:53,030 --> 00:07:57,880 Subtitles: Timing Agape, Translation Niffiwan & Eus (Mar 2022)