"Soyuzmultfilm" studio
Dedicated to the wonderful masters of the art of Russian headscarf decoration
The Magic Lake
screenplay I. Ivanov-Vano
music A. K. Lyadov
directors I. Ivanov-Vano, I. Boyarskiy
camera S. Rozhkov, S. Hlebnikov
art directors I. Ivanov-Vano, T. Poletika
art assistant Yelena Gavrilko
sound B. Filchikov
montage N. Treshchyova
script editor R. Frichinskaya
animators N. Dabizha, L. Mayatnikova
puppets and decor V. Abbakumov, V. Alisov
N. Andreyeva, A. Gorachyov, P. Gusev, N. Koreneva
O. Masainov, G. Filippova, M. Chesnokova, S. Etlis
narrator D. Zhuravlyov
production director N. Bitman
Long ago in one village lived the beautiful Mariya,
who excelled at decorating headscarves and shawls,
so beautifully that one couldn't avert one's eyes.
In the same village, lived the young hunter Danila.
Mariya and Danila came to love each other,
and decided to marry on Pokrov Day, with the last harvest.
Harmony and Love
But it then happened, by ill luck,
that Mariya's handiwork was seen by Baba Yaga.
What a treasure! I'll steal the girl, and it will all be mine!
Harmony and Love
So the old hag stole away Mariya
carried her off to a distant, gloomy forest
and to a magic lake.
Danila grieved,
then went off to rescue his bride.
Long Danila wandered through the gloomy forest,
long he sought the correct paths to reach Mariya,
and finally reached the magic lake.
A fog blanketed the magic lake,
and in that fog, there appeared before Danila
marvelous fairy-tale cities.
One vision followed another.
Suddenly, the fog dissipated
and there appeared the house of Baba Yaga.
So, Danila, you've come for your bride?
You will never see your Mariya!
Haldy-baldy, haldy-baldy...
Pere-haldy, sarymy-byla...
Baba Yaga called on the wood spirit Chepyga,
and ordered her to kill Danila.
Danila...
My dear Mariya...
My dear Danila...
My dear Mariya...
Danila was tricked by those wood spirits.
They led him, on Baba Yaga's orders,
to a marshy bog.
There was no path through it.
And so, the sorcerous enchantments were dispelled,
everything around became joyous and wonderful.
Baba Yaga was no more,
and Mariya and Danila began to live a happy life.
Here the tale ends.
Finis Coronat Opus (the end crowns the work)
The End (translation by Niffiwan)