Soyuzmultfilm Moscow 1953
The Magic Bird After themes from Russian fairy tales
Scenario Nikolai Rozhkov, Direction Victor Gromov, music Anatoly Novikov, words (poems) Lev Pozdneyev art directors Alexander Vinokurov, Konstantin Chikin, Gennady Filippov
Assistants I Podgorski, M Alekseyev, G Lyubarskaya camera A. Astafyev, N. Sokolova sound Nikolai Prilutsky, cutter V. Yegorova
animators V. Dolgikh, Roman Davydov, Boris Chani, Nikolai Fedorov, Vladimir Danilevich, Elizabeth Komova art I. Troyanova, K. Malyshev, Ye. Tannenberg, V. Rodgero
voice artists N. Nikitich, B. Terentiev, Anastasia Zuyeva, I. Drovossekova, D. Pavlovsky
Like from a fairy tale!
Uncle Makar, when am I going to become a master? When will I learn to make such miracles?
- Listen, it's a tricky business, becoming a master!
When you love your work, that is just half the battle.
when your work falls in love with you, then you become a master.
Never mind boy, it may not be a long wait.
Has Nikita the Carpenter been sitting in your place for that long?
And look what a master he has become!
- But that's Nikita! Even his house looks like a ginger bread one!
- I wouldn't care about Nikita if I was an eagle! I would fly to Ozersk.
So I could visit Natalia the beautiful lace artist.
Oh, it's is not given to man to be a bird!
- Man can do anything. Man is Tsar over all things.
A Tsar who walks upon the earth!
- Find the right craftsman, and he will outrun even an eagle in the sky.
- I could be such a craftsman!
- Don't be jealous! You're a master at what you do.
Your songs are sung by the whole village. Sing the one about Natalia.
"Where the red sun peeks down from the sky into the wide expanse of the lakes, the wide lakes,
Weaves the lace-maker Natalia her enchanting patterns.
Swift and light her hand, cheerful and sharp-sighted her eyes, no wonder people say:
"Natalia's our treasure, Natalia's our light. There's no better lace-maker in Ozersk!"
Upon her maiden's soul she made a vow, she would be the sweetheart of just one, just one
The one, who in a comparison of skills, could surpass her.
So go and find him! Yes, where to find such a good match for the fine lass?
But still, in time it will come this wonderful wedding!"
Hush up this singing, you! It won't let his lordship sleep!
- I do not want to sleep. I want to listen. Sing!
But I say - shut up!
- Sing!
- Well!
"Upon her maiden's soul she made a vow, she would be the sweetheart of just one, just one
The one, who in a comparison of skills, could surpass her."
- Mommy
- What's the matter, handsome?!
To Natalia of Ozersk, I want to get married!
What? You're too young! Still a small babe. It's been just 3 years since you hit 20.
- Uh-uh!
- Oh! You'll be the death of poor old me! Haven't you heard?
Natalya will give herself only to one who will surpass her in skill. Whose wonder will surprise her.
Get me this wonder I need to get her! Get it!!!
- Hey! Guards! Guard!! Guards!!! Bring the best masters here! Hurry!
- Who here are the best masters? Who are the best?
- I order each of you to create a wonder before springtime!
For Our fiancee. We have decided to marry.
- He who pleases Us will receive a boyar's thanks, and his wonder We shall take.
Whoever doesn't please us will go to jail.
- Understand, finishing before spring will be a tricky business! Who should we please? Who is the bride, then?
The Ozersk girl, Natalia.
- Oh!
- Oh! Is it really spring already! Oh, on with this demanding job!
Half a year has gone, and I haven't even half finished! Hurry up, Makar! Hurry up!
- No! It's inferior. Inferior!
- The tail should be longer.
-At home we will alter it once again!
- Bring out your wonder! The deadline has come!
- Bring it!!
- Ha-ha-ha! But this is a live duck!
Look, handsome! It is a gold-plated living duck!
- Uh-uh!
- What? A living duck?! Take a closer look at her!
- It'll do!
- Bring out your wonder! Bring it!
- Look! Another bird!
- A big one! It won't do!
What a miraculous bird!
Now that is a wonder of wonders!
- Good! Very suitable!
- Well, Ivan! Do not miss your fortune!
- Your Lordship will not become Natalia's husband!
- Ah! A conspiracy! In jail with the carpenter! Put him in iron!
If Ivan does not return the bird - we will execute Nikitka tomorrow evening!!
"Towards the ground bows the oakwood, in the forests fall silent the voices, yes, the voices
Towards the sun the bird majestically soars through the skies.
Flap the wing, like an eagle fly to the sacred region dearer to me than any miracles.
There by the lakes rustle the woods, the world is lit by Natalia, the maiden fair."
- Fair maiden, are you the one honored with the name of Natalia?
- People call me Natalia.
Please give me some water.
- Drink! The Ozersk water is good.
- Oh, Natalia! I saw you in a dream that seemed so very real!
You came here in the clothes of a bridegroom. Do you know of my vow?
I give myself only to the one whose skillful hands are golden fingers next to mine.
Look at my work! Show me yours!
- About your work, I have heard a lot!
- You've heard, yes. It won't hurt to see it, too.
- Marvelous! As if frost touched a tree!
- Well, scared? Want to retreat?
- Now I feel shy! Well, never mind...
It would not be fine to boast in front of you. But listen to my three-string!
I did not know, did not think such craftsmen existed.
You've won, dear Ivan.
- Ah, crane bird! Fly over the dark forests, the wide lakes.
Catch up with my friend Ivan! Tell him Nikita will be executed tomorrow!
- Nikita!
- Makar!
- Listen, what shall we do?
- Ivan must be told!
But where to find him? We can't fly into the skies upon my duck.
He's in Ozersk!
- Yeah?
In Ozersk he is, with Natalia, the beautiful lace-maker.
- Oh, you don't say! Jumped to the skill comparison!
I'll ride my horse to exhaustion, but I'll save you.
Only, anything can happen on the road. Listen, you keep up your end of things!
And you, maiden, before a wedding one's supposed to cry!
But I am cheerful! Looking forward to a merry life to come!
What's with you, horsey! All our hopes rested on you! Oh, you!!
- Hey, Ivan! Today in the evening, Nikita will be executed!
- I'm sorry, people of Ozersk! I ask forgiveness from you too, Natalia!
Nikita is like my own father to me.
- I'll be behind you!
Look over there!
Where're you off to!?
To Natalia! Toward Natalia I'll fly! To Ozersk!
You'll die!
- Look! Look! It flies by itself! It's like a fairytale!
No dark cloud or fog will delay the flight of an eagle, the flight of an eagle.
Through the air, over seas and oceans are pathways without number.
THE END Subs by Vissashpa, Eus & Niffiwan Feb. 2021