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A. Pushkin[br]The Tale of Tsar Saltan

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written by[br]Valentina & Zinaida Brumberg

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Assistent: T. Basmanova, art director K. Kuznetsov[br]music V. Oransky[br]Technical ass. T. Fedorova, N Palatkin

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artistsK. Malyshev, V. Rodgero, V. Valerianova[br]animators Irtenev, Faina Yepifanova, Nikolai Fedorov,[br]O. Kovalenko, Roman Davydov, L. Dikovsky,

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Lamis Bredis, L. Popov, Valentin Lalayants,[br]Tatiana Fedorova, Ye. Sergeyev, Boris Dezhkin

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voice artists D. Orlov, Faina Ranevskaya,[br]Ludmila Koreneva, Maria Babanova, Michael[br]Zharov, Faina Shevchenko, Leonid Pirogov

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cameramen N. Sokolova[br]sound S. Rensky[br]Soyuzmultfilm Moscow 1943

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"It was once upon a time at New year's eve."

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"The land lay in the winter's might"

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"It was cold, and it was snowy"

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"No time for warfare, a time to wed"

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"No time for warfare, a time to wed"

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Three fair maidens late one night[br]Sat and spun by candle light.

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- Were a tsar to marry me -

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"I would cook and I would bake -

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Oh, what royal feasts I'd make.

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- Were the tsar to marry me -

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- I would weave a cloth of gold[br]fair and wondrous to behold -

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- And if he would marry me -

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- I would give our Tsar an heir,

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handsome, brave, beyond compare.

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Greetings, O my maiden fair!

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- my tsaritsa you will be!

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And, ere next September's done,

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...see that you'll bear me...

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...a son!

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- As for you, fair sisters two,

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leave your home without ado,

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leave your home and follow me,

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and your sister, bride to be:

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Royal weaver, YOU I'll make,

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YOU as Royal cook I'll take! -

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These were days of war's alarms.[br]Ere he rode forth for the strife,

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Tsar Saltan embraced his wife,[br]Bidding her to take good care[br]Of herself and coming heir;

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While he battled on the field,[br]Forcing countless foes to yield,

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God gave unto her an heir -[br]Lusty, large of limb, and fair.

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Like a mother eagle, she's[br]Guarding him most jealously;

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But the royal cook, and weaver,[br]And their mother, sly deceiver,[br]Sought to ruin her, so they

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"Your tsaritsa, sire, last night[br]Was delivered of a fright -

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Neither son nor daughter,...

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"Your tsaritsa, sire, last night[br]Was delivered of a fright -

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Neither son, neither daughter,

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Neither mouse, neither frog,

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it doesn't even look a dog."

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At these words, the royal sire[br]Raved and raged in furious ire,[br]"Hang that messenger!" roared he,

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"Hang him on the nearest tree!"[br]But, relenting, spared him, and[br]Sent him back with this command:

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- From all hasty steps refrain

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till the Tsar comes home again.

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Neither mouse, neither frog,[br]it doesn't even look a dog."

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Back the messenger rode fast,[br]Reached the city gates at last.[br]But the royal cook, and weaver,

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With their mother, sly deceiver,[br]Made him drunk; and in his sleep[br]Stole the message from his keep

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- From all hasty steps refrain....

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And, before he could recover,[br]They replaced it by another.

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- The Tsar instructs his boyars

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to act in haste on this ukaz,

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Have the queen and have her spawn

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Drowned in secret ere the dawn. -

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Stars gleam in the dark blue sky,[br]Dark blue billows heave and sigh.

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Storm clouds o'er the blue sky creep,[br]While the cask rides o'er the deep.

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While the babe to manhood grew[br]As the hours swiftly flew.

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"O, you wanton waves so blue --

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Free to come and go are you,

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Hear my prayer, o waves, and spare us -

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Safely onto dry land bear us."

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"I wonder, mother, how[br]We could break our prison now?"

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"Some food and drink[br]Wouldn't come amiss, I think."

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"O, tsarevich, champion peerless,

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My deliverer so fearless--

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I will serve you too, one day;

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Tis no swan that you set free,

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But a maiden charmed, you see;

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'Twas a wizard, not a kite,

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That you slew, O noble knight;

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I shall ne'er forget your deed"

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"Things have only just begun, I see-[br]My white swan is having fun with me"

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That same day began to reign[br]In his newly-found domain,

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Sat in state upon the throne[br]And was crowned as Prince Guidon.

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Sailors, merchants, crowd the decks,[br]Marvel loud and crane their necks.

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Wondrous changes meet their view[br]On an island which they knew!

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Cannons with a mighty roar[br]Bid the merchants put to shore.

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When the merchants land, Guidon[br]Bids them be his guests anon;[br]Feasts them first with meats and wine,

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May I say, now, masters mine -[br]Tell me what you have for sale,[br]Whither bound, and whence you hail?"

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We have sailed the seven seas[br]Costly furs, prince, were our ware.

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Silver fox and sables rare.

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Now our time is overstayed, East-due east...

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...our course is laid,[br]Past the Island of Buyan,

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Back to gracious Tsar Saltan."

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"Gentles, May fair breezes speed you on,[br]And, when Tsar Saltan you see[br]Bow down low to him for me."

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"Greetings, my fair prince," said she--

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"Why are you so sad, tell me?[br]Why are you so dismal, say,[br]Like a gloomy, cloudy day?

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"Grief is gnawing at my breast,[br]My soul has only one request--

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I should like to see my sire."

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"Is that all?" was her reply--[br]"Listen--would you like to fly,[br]Overtake that ship at sea?

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Why, then--a mosquito be!"

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"Now, I ask you, masters mine,

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Sailed you far across the brine?

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Are things well where you have been?

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What strange wonders have you seen?"

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We have sailed the seven seas;

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Peace reigns overseas, serene.

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There, we saw this wondrous scene:[br]There's an island in the sea,

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Shores as steep as steep can be;[br]Cheerless once, deserted, bare -

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Nothing but an oak grew there.[br]Now it has a new-built city,

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Stately mansions, gardens pretty,

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Churches tall with domes of go[br]Fair and wondrous to behold.

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Prince Guidon reigns there, and[br]Sends his compliments to thee.'

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"If but God prolong my days,

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I shall visit this strange isle,[br]Guest with this Guidon a while."

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"That's no wonder, to be sure...

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Just a city by the shore!

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But have you heard of this before?

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There's a little squirrel dwelling[br]In a fir tree; all day long,

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Cracking nuts, it sings a song.

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Nuts--most wondrous to behold!

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Every shell is solid gold;

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Kernels--each an emerald pure!

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That's a wonder, to be sure."

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Our mosquito waxed most furious[br]And, with his mosquito might,[br]Stung his aunt's right eye, in spite.

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"You cursed insect, you! Just you wait!

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There's a wonder, I confess,[br]That I'm burning to possess.

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this squirrel, that is somewhere dwelling...

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"Yes - this rumour does not lie;[br]Marvel - not-though this may be[br]strange for you, ...

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...'tis not for me.[br]Grieve not - I will gladly do[br]This slight service, prince, for you."

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"Through the garden there she goes,[br]Tripping on her dainty toes."

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"Through the garden there she goes,[br]Tripping on her dainty toes."

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"Thank you, swan![br]God grant you felicity.

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Breezes o'er the ocean play,[br]Speed a barque upon its way;

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Sails all spread, it skims the seas,[br]Running swiftly 'fore the breeze

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In the twinkling of an eye[br]He became a tiny fly,[br]And he flew across the sea

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On an island, far away,[br]Stands a city, grand and gay -

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By the palace grows a fir[br]In whose shade, O royal sir,[br]Stands a crystal cage; and there

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Dwells a squirrel, strange and rare-

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Full of frolic; all day long,[br]Cracking nuts, it sings a song,

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Nuts, most wondrous to behold -[br]Every shell is solid gold,

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Kernels - each an emerald bright;

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People live in plenty there,[br]Not in huts, but mansions fair.

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Prince Guidon reigns there, and he[br]Sends his compliments to thee."

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"If but God prolong my days,

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I shall visit this strange isle

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Guest with this Guidon a while."

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Nothing strange in this see I![br]Be this true, or but a lie,

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I know of a better wonder.[br]Lo! The ocean swells in thunder,

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Surges with a mighty roar,[br]Overflows a barren shore,

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Leaving, wonderful to see,[br]Thirty stalwart knights and three,

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All in mail a-gleaming bright,

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Marching proudly left and right;

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Each one brave beyond compare,[br]Tall of stature, young and fair,

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All alike beyond belief,[br]Led by Chernomor, their chief.

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That's a wonder, now, for you,[br]Marvelously strange, but true."

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Then the tsar waxed very curious,[br]And Guidon waxed very furious.

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Fiercely buzzed and settled right[br]On his aunt's left eye, in spite.

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"Catch it! Kill that insect there!

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O you nasty insect, you!"

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"It is by the swan's request

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And, at her express behest,

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We have come from out the sea

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Your fair city's guards to be.

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Henceforth, from the ocean blue,

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We will always come to you,

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Every day, on guard to stand

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By your lofty walls so grand.

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Now, however, we must go -

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to the salty sea below;

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We're not used to land, you know;

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So she drenched him, head to toe.[br]In a trice, he shrank, and lo!

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Ere he could even gasp,[br]He had turned into a wasp.

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There's an island far away-[br]On this isle - a city gay;

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There, each dawn brings in new wonders:

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There, the ocean swells and thunders,[br]Breakers, with a mighty roar,

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Foaming, flood its barren shore,[br]Leaving, wonderful to see,

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Thirty stalwart knights and three,[br]All in mail a-gleaming bright,

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Marching proudly left and right;

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Prince Guidon reigns there, and he[br]Sends his compliments to thee."

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"If but God prolong my days,[br]I shall visit this strange isle,

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Guest with this Guidon a while."

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Stranger things exist, mark you -[br]This report, though, is quite true:

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There's a young princess, they say,[br]That she charms all hearts away.

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Brighter than the sun at noon,[br]She outshines the midnight moon,

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In her braids a crescent beams,[br]On her brow, a bright star gleams.

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She herself is sweet of face,[br]Full of majesty and grace.

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When she speaks, her voice doth seem[br]Like the music of a stream.

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That's a wonder, now, for you -

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Marvellously strange, but true."

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Catch it! - Hold it! - Kill it!- O!

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Help, help! My God, get it! Get it!

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"Greetings, my fair prince, once more -

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Why are you so sad, tell me?[br]Like a gloomy, cloudy day?"

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"Grief is gnawing at my breast,"

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"Every youth has his own bride -[br]Only I unmarried bide."

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"Who is she you wish to wed?

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"There's a fair princess; they say[br]That she charms all hearts away -

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Is this true, though, or a lie?

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Yes-this maiden I can find;

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But a wife's no mitten, mind,[br]From your lily hand to cast,

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Or unto your belt make fast;[br]Listen now to my advice:

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Weigh this matter well - think twice,[br]So that on your marriage morrow

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You do not repent in sorrow."

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"Know, your future bride is here -

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I am that princess, my dear."

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Prince Guidon reigns there in glory,

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He is praised in song and story

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Prince Guidon sends his respects,

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Bade us say he still expects[br]You to visit him one day

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And regrets your long delay."

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"We will sail today!"

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"I'm your tsar and not a child!"

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Tsar Saltan's fleet, at long last,[br]O'er the seas was sailing fast.

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"Mother dear, come hither, do -[br]You, my fair princess, come too -

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Only look out yonder - there[br]Sails my father, I declare!"

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To the shore Guidon then ran,[br]There to welcome Tsar Saltan,

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And the royal cook, and weaver,[br]And their mother, sly deceiver.

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"Am I dreaming in my sleep?[br]Who is this I see? who?

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Oh how I'm overwhelmed with this surprise[br]Tears are streaming from my eyes!

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The end[br]Subs by Eus[br]20 august 2013