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Subtitles for Who is to Blame? (1964)

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August 05 2025 06:13:45
Created by Eus, Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂
Kto vinovat.1964.en.1.25fps.1754374425.srt ⭳
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Originally translated by Eus in Oct 2024, based on Lemicnor's transcription. Corrected and revised by Niffiwan in Aug 2025. The film is almost entirely in verse. The rhymes are mostly not there in English, but an attempt has been made to keep the number of syllables in each line the same.

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1 00:00:02,420 --> 00:00:08,970 SoyuzMultFilm Moscow 2 00:00:30,340 --> 00:00:32,500 I'm being blamed for causing the house fire! 3 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,180 They're blaming me in every which way! 4 00:00:35,281 --> 00:00:38,100 The iron's guilty, they all say! 5 00:00:38,292 --> 00:00:40,110 I am at fault! 6 00:00:40,446 --> 00:00:42,393 But maybe... not? 7 00:00:42,590 --> 00:00:45,210 Who can provide the answer, then? 8 00:00:45,330 --> 00:00:46,450 Who is to blame? 9 00:00:47,022 --> 00:00:49,202 Who is to blame? 10 00:00:49,390 --> 00:00:51,240 script writer Pyotr Frolov 11 00:00:51,340 --> 00:00:54,490 directors & art directors Vitold Bordzilovskiy, Yuriy Prytkov 12 00:00:54,595 --> 00:00:58,656 composer Igor Yakushenko artist Geliy Arkadyev 13 00:00:58,757 --> 00:01:01,057 camera Yekaterina Rizo sound Georgiy Martynyuk 14 00:01:01,158 --> 00:01:03,458 decor Pyotr Korobayev, V. Valeryanova 15 00:01:03,559 --> 00:01:08,359 animators Anatoliy Abarenov, Vitaliy Bobrov, Yuriy Butyrin, Ivan Davydov, Sergey Dyozhkin 16 00:01:08,460 --> 00:01:13,210 S. Zhutovskaya, Leonid Kayukov, Yelizaveta Komova, Boris Chani, Viktor Shevkov 17 00:01:13,318 --> 00:01:16,123 voices M. Bulgakova, Aleksandr Grave, Georgiy Vitsin, 18 00:01:16,224 --> 00:01:18,974 Anatoliy Papanov, Yevgeniy Vesnik, Klara Rumyanova, Maya Kristalinskaya 19 00:01:19,075 --> 00:01:21,775 vocal quartet directed by Roza Romanovskaya 20 00:01:32,714 --> 00:01:35,662 <i>I'm a broom, an ordinary broom.</i> 21 00:01:35,756 --> 00:01:38,888 <i>I am used, I'm used to working hard.</i> 22 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,890 <i>I would sweep and sweep and sweep.</i> 23 00:01:41,489 --> 00:01:44,330 <i>That's the kind of broom I am!</i> 24 00:01:47,853 --> 00:01:50,729 <i>I do work, I do work with great care,</i> 25 00:01:50,825 --> 00:01:54,006 <i>All my soul, my soul I put in there.</i> 26 00:01:54,131 --> 00:01:56,010 <i>I would sweep and sweep and sweep!</i> 27 00:01:56,663 --> 00:01:59,607 <i>That's the kind of broom I am!</i> 28 00:02:04,199 --> 00:02:07,480 So, damaged by fire? That's too bad! 29 00:02:07,690 --> 00:02:09,950 You've got nowhere to go, then, huh? 30 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:12,580 Well, we shall find a place for you. 31 00:02:12,740 --> 00:02:14,980 Go on, brother, into this house. 32 00:02:15,101 --> 00:02:17,440 You'll join the others. 33 00:02:17,540 --> 00:02:21,950 Like it or not, you will be an exhibit here. [FIREHOUSE MUSEUM] 34 00:02:31,762 --> 00:02:36,809 <i>A signal alarm - that's me, I give the signal instantly.</i> 35 00:02:36,946 --> 00:02:40,325 <i>I really love rapidity. I am on duty day and night.</i> 36 00:02:40,549 --> 00:02:42,642 <i>I am on duty day and night!</i> 37 00:02:42,770 --> 00:02:46,550 <i>The fire is raging, shining! But we're steadfast and firm;</i> 38 00:02:46,658 --> 00:02:49,825 <i>We put out all the fires,</i> 39 00:02:50,126 --> 00:02:52,126 <i>And quickly save the day!</i> 40 00:02:53,012 --> 00:03:00,392 <i>We, long ago, were also In good order and useful.</i> 41 00:03:00,558 --> 00:03:07,745 <i>But today as exhibits In a museum we stand.</i> 42 00:03:09,950 --> 00:03:14,056 <i>I'm a character who's not shy. Often used to bypass fuses.</i> 43 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:18,340 <i>I will tell you who I am and what I do.</i> 44 00:03:21,039 --> 00:03:23,219 <i>And there's one thing I'll be clear on:</i> 45 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,870 <i>I, an improvised fuse bypass,</i> 46 00:03:24,969 --> 00:03:28,370 <i>Won't give any safe-safe- safety guarantees!</i> 47 00:03:34,878 --> 00:03:36,910 What a surprise! What do I see? 48 00:03:37,020 --> 00:03:40,440 We've got a new addition, friends! 49 00:03:56,626 --> 00:03:59,553 How mangled this small iron is! 50 00:03:59,928 --> 00:04:02,790 Who burned this poor guy so badly? 51 00:04:03,150 --> 00:04:08,240 Or maybe it was his own fault That he's been through a fire, my friends? 52 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,720 - Don't assume he's like you! - Speak for yourself! 53 00:04:11,821 --> 00:04:14,021 - Don't bully him! - Yeah! 54 00:04:15,045 --> 00:04:16,832 I'm a criminal... 55 00:04:17,471 --> 00:04:18,990 I knew it, see! 56 00:04:19,250 --> 00:04:22,373 Let's send the police a signal! 57 00:04:31,030 --> 00:04:33,340 We need to sort this out, first. 58 00:04:33,660 --> 00:04:37,880 He's our kin. Maybe he's not as guilty as all that. 59 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,730 I'm not afraid of punishment! 60 00:04:42,822 --> 00:04:47,053 I'll go right now and drown myself. 61 00:04:52,237 --> 00:04:55,811 Hold on, cool down that fire of yours. 62 00:04:55,888 --> 00:04:58,859 Now, come and tell me what went wrong! 63 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,120 That is the rule that we have here: 64 00:05:02,221 --> 00:05:05,421 Their story all newbies must tell. 65 00:05:05,743 --> 00:05:09,262 Well then, here's how it all started... 66 00:05:09,752 --> 00:05:12,126 At first, I lived quite happily. 67 00:05:18,806 --> 00:05:21,842 <i>Come on in and take a look 'round.</i> 68 00:05:21,943 --> 00:05:25,643 <i>In the shop, yes, in the shop we wait for you.</i> 69 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:30,213 <i>Come on in and keep in mind that you...</i> 70 00:05:30,314 --> 00:05:35,014 <i>You cannot live without us.</i> 71 00:05:59,714 --> 00:06:02,180 This small iron is so shiny! 72 00:06:02,622 --> 00:06:05,099 And it is, of course, a real one! 73 00:06:19,858 --> 00:06:24,809 Hello, electric iron wee, Hello, my coveted buddy! 74 00:06:24,977 --> 00:06:30,527 But I do want to warn you, so As to keep you out of harm's way. 75 00:06:33,354 --> 00:06:37,229 There is a "dragonfly" around - 76 00:06:37,575 --> 00:06:39,907 You must keep your eyes peeled for her! 77 00:06:40,155 --> 00:06:43,160 Or she'll play with us, and, while playing, 78 00:06:43,261 --> 00:06:46,561 Will start a most raging, deadly flame! 79 00:06:52,420 --> 00:06:55,200 Don't fool about while I'm away. 80 00:07:00,380 --> 00:07:04,333 <i>I will not go walking out on the street with you.</i> 81 00:07:04,605 --> 00:07:08,325 <i>You have got a dress that is unironed.</i> 82 00:07:21,998 --> 00:07:23,490 Wake up, you! 83 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,890 - Yes? - Trouble! Trouble! 84 00:07:25,990 --> 00:07:30,340 It seems the girl does not realise that Its unsafe to play with an iron! 85 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,690 The mother is at fault as well; 86 00:07:32,791 --> 00:07:35,541 She didn't hide the iron away. 87 00:07:35,660 --> 00:07:38,250 Rather than talking tripe to me, 88 00:07:38,401 --> 00:07:41,301 Why don't you let me have a smoke? 89 00:07:55,030 --> 00:07:57,660 We'll be aflame before too long! 90 00:07:57,761 --> 00:08:00,461 A flame's exactly what I need. 91 00:08:23,821 --> 00:08:27,014 My dear dolly will have time to take a bath. 92 00:08:27,392 --> 00:08:31,232 The iron will take a long time to heat up! 93 00:08:36,963 --> 00:08:38,935 Mummy! 94 00:08:59,436 --> 00:09:01,736 [GROCERY STORE] 95 00:09:37,505 --> 00:09:40,958 There. Now my story's reached its end. 96 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:44,439 And I would like to ask you all: 97 00:09:44,590 --> 00:09:47,090 Who is to blame? 98 00:09:49,508 --> 00:09:55,585 May parents contemplate what happened, And remember this, day by day: 99 00:09:55,720 --> 00:10:02,350 House fires are very often caused by Children fooling around with fire! 100 00:10:02,830 --> 00:10:07,180 The End 101 00:10:07,281 --> 00:10:10,220 Subs by Lemicnor, Eus (Oct 2024) rev. by Niffiwan (Aug 2025)