Soyuzmultfilm
THE BULLFINCH Based on the poem by Agniya Barto
Written & directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya art director Galina Shakitskaya
music Igor Kosmachyov sound Vladimir Kutuzov
camera S. Koshcheyeva montage I. Gerasimova
animators Vladimir Shevchenko, T. Pomerantseva, Vitaliy Bobrov, Galina Zebrova, Natalia Bogomolova, Elvira Maslova, Oleg Komarov
artists S. Skrebneva, Tatyana Stroyeva, Nikolay Mitrohin, Irina Svetlitsa, Pyotr Korobayev, A. Sichkar
Assistant directors G. Chikina, Z. Plehanova
voice artists Lyudmila Gnilova, G. Ivanova
script editor Pyotr Frolov production director L. Monahova Soyuzmultfilm 1983
[Animal-shop]
On Arbat street, there's a shop, and behind its window, a garden,
where blue doves fly, and bullfinches whistle.
One such bird
I saw behind the window glass; I saw such a fine bird,
that I can no longer sleep.
Because of that bird I cried for four days straight.
I thought my mother would agree that this bird would be mine.
But my mom, she has this habit - She'll respond with something else:
I tell her about the bird, But she tells me about a coat -
That its pockets both have holes, Since I fight when I'm in the yard,
That because of that I should Just forget about the bullfinch.
I didn't leave my mother's shadow, Waited for her at the door,
I purposefully over lunch Mentioned bullfinches again.
But my mom, she has this habit - She'll respond with something else:
I tell her about the bird, But she tells me about a coat -
That its pockets both have holes, Since I fight when I'm in the yard,
That because of that I should
Just forget about the bullfinch.
I seriously made an effort! I stopped fighting with the girls.
When I see one in the yard I just threaten with my fist
And I swiftly step aside, As if I don't know her.
But my mom, she has this habit - She'll respond with something else:
I tell her about the bird, But she tells me about a coat -
That its pockets both have holes, Since I fight when I'm in the yard,
That because of that I should Just forget about the bullfinch.
Birdie...
[Sport program on the radio]
I hardly argued with my granddad, Didn't fiddle with my lunch
I said "thank you" quite a lot To everyone for everything.
Mom was genuinely surprised: - What's the matter? Please do tell!
Are you perhaps a little sick - You have not fought this weekend!
So I said, a little gloomy: - Now I'll always be like that.
To reach my goal I persevered, And it wasn't all for naught,
- Miraculous - my mother said And finally bought me the bullfinch.
And finally bought, and finally bought, and finally bought me the bullfinch.
I will enjoy him dearly, As he starts to sing at dawn...
And maybe, I can get into fights again, Tomorrow morning in the yard?
THE END Subs by Eus (2014), ed. Niffiwan (2022)