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Subtitles for Black and White (1932)

English
September 14 2024 07:44:50
Created by Ettiene Karnot, O. Polenova, Niffiwan₂
Blek end uayt (Chyornoye i beloye).1932.en.1.24fps-1933Karnot.1726299890.srt ⭳
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Based on the translation of Ettiene Karnot and O. Polenova (1933) ("Black and White" in New Masses, February 1933, 21). A fairly good translation, on the whole.

Here's a transcription of the parts used in the film:

There were very few questions
bothering Willy
But one was like
an auger bit -

It bored into him
willy-nilly,
and the broom fell [I changed "broom" to "brush" for the film, since he's brushing shoes]
as if he were hit.

Just then
there came
a-visiting
To the cigar-king
Henry Clay,
Whiter
than a flock of cloudlings
The sublimest
Sugar King
stalked his way.

[...]

I beg your pardon, Mr. Bragg,
Why must
sugar -
Whitest whiteness,
Be made by Negroes -
blackest black?

It badly suits
your pale moustaches -
Such black cigars
go better with a Negro lip; [to be more true to the film, Willy should say they go better with pale moustaches on a Negro lip, but I left this as it was]

And if your coffee
needs sugar-splashes
Why don't you
yourself make it?

The Negro wheezed
thru smashed-in nose,
Took up the brush
and held his jaw.

Whence was he to know
that with those
Questions
one should apply
to Comintern [added to film: ", Moscow"]?

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1 00:02:00,417 --> 00:02:05,125 There were very few questions bothering Willy 2 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:10,333 But one was like an auger bit - 3 00:02:10,708 --> 00:02:15,200 It bored into him willy-nilly 4 00:02:15,333 --> 00:02:19,708 and the brush fell as if he were hit. 5 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,958 Just then there came 6 00:03:00,125 --> 00:03:02,708 a-visiting 7 00:03:02,833 --> 00:03:06,583 To the cigar-king Henry Clay 8 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,250 Whiter than a flock of cloudlings 9 00:03:12,042 --> 00:03:14,500 The sublimest 10 00:03:14,750 --> 00:03:17,500 Sugar King stalked his way. 11 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:31,000 I beg your pardon, Mr. Bragg, 12 00:03:31,125 --> 00:03:33,617 Why must sugar - Whitest whiteness, 13 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:36,250 Be made by Negroes - blackest black? 14 00:03:43,042 --> 00:03:46,667 It badly suits your pale moustaches - 15 00:03:51,750 --> 00:03:56,067 Such black cigars go better with a Negro lip; 16 00:03:56,167 --> 00:03:59,583 And if your coffee needs sugar-splashes 17 00:03:59,917 --> 00:04:03,792 Why don't you yourself make it? 18 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:13,792 The Negro wheezed thru smashed-in nose, 19 00:05:15,875 --> 00:05:21,333 Took up the brush and held his jaw. 20 00:05:24,375 --> 00:05:27,625 Whence was he to know 21 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,917 that with those questions 22 00:05:38,125 --> 00:05:41,167 With those questions... 23 00:05:41,917 --> 00:05:46,583 ...one should apply 24 00:05:46,958 --> 00:05:49,917 to Comintern, Moscow? 25 00:06:01,708 --> 00:06:08,042 LENIN 26 00:06:10,417 --> 00:06:13,125 Workers of all countries 27 00:06:13,833 --> 00:06:18,125 and the oppressed peoples of the world 28 00:06:18,667 --> 00:06:21,750 UNITE! 29 00:06:42,250 --> 00:06:43,292 THE END 30 00:06:43,383 --> 00:06:45,000 Translation based on Ettiene Karnot and O. Polenova (1933)