Creative Association "Ekran' 1980
Miracles
After a poem (Liar, 1930) by Daniil Kharms
Screenplay Andrey Khrzhanovsky Director Vladimir Samsonov
art directors Igor Makarov, Vadim Medzhibovskiy camera Alexander Pekar
music D. Krivitskiy Sound V. Azarovskiy
Singers: Svetlana Stepchenko, Zinoviy Gerdt & The Children's Choir of the Bolshoi Theatre
On the film also worked: K. Romanenko M. Trusova, A. Levchik, A. Timofeyevskiy O. Khorova, A. Raspopov, L. Varentsova
Do you know? ... know? know? Do you know? ... know? know?
Well of course, of course you know!
Clearly you know!
There's no doubt, there's no doubt
No doubt you know!
No!, no!, no!, no!
We do not know anything,
No! No! We don't know.
We've not heard a thing... We've not seen a thing...
We've not heard... we've not seen...
...and we don't know anything...
Do you know that - DO?
Do you know that - GG?
Do you know that - IES?
That our yappy, yappy doggies have discovered how to fly? -To fly?
Learned to fly like birds! -Oh yeah?
Not like beasties, not like fish,
but as well as hawks they fly! -They fly...
But as well as hawks they fly, they fly!
What? What? What? Lies! Lies! Lies!
"Just like beasties, or like fish" - that may be, or it may not,
But "as well as hawks and birds"? What complete and utter rot!
Utter rot. Utter rot. Utter rot.
Do you know that IN,
IN?
Do you know that THE
THE?
Do you know that, know that, know that SKY
SKY?
That in sky, instead of sun, there will soon be a big wheel,
In the sky?
Very soon, and made of gold, not a platter, not a pancake,
In the sky?
not a platter, not a pancake,
but a big wheel! A big wheel! A big wheel!
What? What? What?
Lies! Lies! Lies!
Well, "a platter", or "a pancake" -
that may be, or it may not,
But really, a wheel? A wheel? What complete and utter rot!
Utter rot, utter rot, utter rot!
Do you know that UNDER?
Do you know that THE?
Do you know that SEA?
that under the deepest sea, stands a watchman with a gun?
Under the sea? With a gun?
What? What? What? Lies! Lies! Lies!
"with a club, with a broomstick" -
that may be, or it may not
But "with a loaded gun" -
what complete and utter rot!
"With a loaded gun" - What complete and utter rot!
Utter rot, utter rot, utter rot!
Do you know, do you know that YOUR?
Do you know, do you know that NO?
Do you know, do you know that SE?,
That your nose, that your nose can't be reached with hands or feet,
not by driving, not by jumping,
no, your nose cannot be reached!
Do you know that YOUR, Do you know that NO, Do you know that SE
The nose?
That your nose can't be driven to, nor jumped to, nor reached?
What? What? What? Lies! Lies! Lies!
"not by driving, nor by jumping" -
that may be, or it may not,
that may be, or it may not...
But to reach it with my hands... But to reach it with my hands...
That's a thing I don't need taught!
Do you know? - Do you know?
Well of course you know! - Well of course you know!
- Clearly, - No doubt: - you know! - you know.
The End Subs by Eus and Niffiwan April 2020