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Subtitles for Black and White (1932)

English
September 14 2024 07:47:36
Created by Dorian Rottenberg, Niffiwan₂
Blek end uayt (Chyornoye i beloye).1932.en.3.24fps-1991.1726300056.srt ⭳
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Based on the translation of Dorian Rottenberg (1991), in her book "Mayakovsky Selected Verse" (p.138). A decent translation.

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

Few were the questions
Willy's skull drilling,
but one
would have made
any white man gasp,
and when that question
gripped hold of Willy
the brush just dropped
out of Willy's grasp.

And so it once happened,
just when it arose
in his head,
the cigar king Henry Clay
was paid a visit
by the most grandiose
of sugar kings
whiter than clouds on a sunny day.
[...]
I beg your pardon, Mr. Bragg-er!
Why is it
that sugar,
though ever so white,
should be made
by a black-skinned nigger?

original:(That black cigar
doesn't go with black whiskers.
It's fit for Negroes,
whose whiskers are black.)

changed:[That black cigar
doesn't go with your whiskers.
It's fit for white whiskers
on skin that is black.]

And if you've a liking
for coffee and sugar,
be pleased to make sugar
yourself, Mister Bragg!

[...]

The Negro
sniffed
with his nose hard-battered,
then picked up his brush
daily bread to earn.

How could he know
that with such a matter
you apply to Moscow,
to Comintern?

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1 00:02:00,417 --> 00:02:05,125 Few were the questions Willy's skull drilling, 2 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:10,333 but one would have made any white man gasp, 3 00:02:10,708 --> 00:02:15,200 and when that question gripped hold of Willy 4 00:02:15,333 --> 00:02:19,708 the brush just dropped out of Willy's grasp. 5 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,958 And so it once happened, 6 00:03:00,125 --> 00:03:02,708 just when it arose 7 00:03:02,833 --> 00:03:06,583 in his head, the cigar king Henry Clay 8 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,250 was paid a visit by the most grandiose 9 00:03:12,042 --> 00:03:14,500 of sugar kings 10 00:03:14,750 --> 00:03:17,500 whiter than clouds on a sunny day. 11 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:31,000 I beg your pardon, Mr. Bragg-er! 12 00:03:31,125 --> 00:03:33,617 Why is it that sugar, though ever so white, 13 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:36,250 should be made by a black-skinned nigger? 14 00:03:43,042 --> 00:03:46,667 That black cigar doesn't go with your whiskers. 15 00:03:51,750 --> 00:03:56,067 It's fit for white whiskers on skin that is black. 16 00:03:56,167 --> 00:03:59,583 And if you've a liking for coffee and sugar, 17 00:03:59,917 --> 00:04:03,792 be pleased to make sugar yourself, Mister Bragg! 18 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:13,792 The Negro sniffed with his nose hard-battered, 19 00:05:15,875 --> 00:05:21,333 then picked up his brush daily bread to earn. 20 00:05:24,375 --> 00:05:27,625 How could he know 21 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,917 that with such a matter 22 00:05:38,125 --> 00:05:41,167 With such a matter... 23 00:05:41,917 --> 00:05:46,583 ...you apply to Moscow, 24 00:05:46,958 --> 00:05:49,917 to Comintern? 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 Dorian Rottenberg (1991)