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Subtitles for What Sort of Bird is That? (1955)

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September 30 2025 06:12:26
Created by Eus, Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂
Eto chto za ptitsa.1955.en.1.25fps.1759212746.srt ⭳
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First translated by Eus based on Lemicnor's Russian subs in early Sep 2025, revised by Niffiwan later that month to improve translation and timings. Title changed to "What Sort of Bird is That?" to make the phrase's relationship to analogous English phrases that refer to a person rather than an animal more obvious (e.g. "He's a strange bird", "Cool sort of bird, that one"). The lines in the song/poem take up the same number of syllables as in the original, but do not rhyme.

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1 00:00:00,028 --> 00:00:06,410 Produced by film studio "Soyuzmultfilm", 1955 2 00:00:07,060 --> 00:00:11,423 Vladimir Suteyev "What Sort of Bird is That?" 3 00:00:11,710 --> 00:00:16,409 director Yevgeniy Migunov composer Nikita Bogoslovskiy 4 00:00:16,690 --> 00:00:21,176 art directors Yevgeniy Migunov, Boris Korneyev 5 00:00:21,285 --> 00:00:25,240 camera Nikolay Voinov sound Nikolay Prilutskiy 6 00:00:25,371 --> 00:00:29,230 assistant director L. Kovalevskaya installation assistant N. Mayorova 7 00:00:29,338 --> 00:00:32,920 animators Fyodor Hitruk, Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin, Vladimir Pekar, Dmitriy Belov 8 00:00:33,020 --> 00:00:36,522 animators Boris Butakov, Igor Podgorskiy, Lidiya Reztsova 9 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:40,685 backgrounds Lana Azarkh, Irina Svetlitsa lyrics Yevgeniy Migunov 10 00:00:40,714 --> 00:00:42,950 There once lived... 11 00:00:43,051 --> 00:00:44,051 ...a goose. 12 00:00:44,178 --> 00:00:46,085 A goose like any other. 13 00:00:46,272 --> 00:00:49,549 Only he was very envious. 14 00:00:49,736 --> 00:00:51,243 What?! 15 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:20,061 Hello, goose! 16 00:01:21,369 --> 00:01:25,969 - Where are you off to? - To another page. 17 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:31,028 He doesn't like it when people tell the truth about him. 18 00:01:38,737 --> 00:01:41,511 What a neck! 19 00:01:45,727 --> 00:01:47,773 Swan, hey, swan, 20 00:01:48,347 --> 00:01:51,947 let's trade necks! 21 00:01:52,416 --> 00:01:55,880 - What do you mean "necks"? - Very simple. 22 00:01:55,971 --> 00:02:00,910 I give you my neck, and you give me yours. 23 00:02:01,081 --> 00:02:03,787 Yours is no good, anyway. 24 00:02:04,185 --> 00:02:07,220 - What do you mean "no good"? - It's very simple: 25 00:02:07,357 --> 00:02:11,228 eat a fish today, and you'll be full tomorrow. 26 00:02:11,785 --> 00:02:14,628 Well, let's trade - I'm in a hurry. 27 00:02:14,990 --> 00:02:18,403 I really don't know... well, all right. 28 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,030 They traded necks. The goose walked on. 29 00:02:35,334 --> 00:02:37,588 Now that's a nose! 30 00:02:38,290 --> 00:02:42,053 No longer a goose, but not yet a swan. 31 00:02:44,444 --> 00:02:48,404 Big deal! I don't want to be a swan at all. 32 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:49,930 Who, then? 33 00:02:50,947 --> 00:02:55,657 Let's trade noses, then you'll see. 34 00:02:55,761 --> 00:03:00,056 Interesting. But you'd better untie yourself first, 35 00:03:00,150 --> 00:03:06,000 because you won't be able to untie yourself later, with my nose. 36 00:03:29,704 --> 00:03:33,164 Bravo! Bravo! 37 00:03:33,672 --> 00:03:35,825 Beautiful! 38 00:03:36,084 --> 00:03:38,691 Hey, you, fly over here! 39 00:03:38,819 --> 00:03:41,522 I have business with you. 40 00:03:41,867 --> 00:03:44,573 Business? With me? 41 00:04:04,041 --> 00:04:08,648 Can't you fly? 42 00:04:09,635 --> 00:04:11,635 "Can't", "Can't"... 43 00:04:11,889 --> 00:04:14,749 Can you swim? 44 00:04:14,991 --> 00:04:20,131 Well, I'd be able to, but my legs get in the way. 45 00:04:20,835 --> 00:04:22,550 Your legs get in the way? 46 00:04:23,514 --> 00:04:25,620 Hey, you know what?.. 47 00:04:40,533 --> 00:04:42,767 Peacock, hey, peacock! 48 00:05:02,540 --> 00:05:06,971 Our goose became unlike anyone... 49 00:05:27,728 --> 00:05:31,230 I changed my neck, and nose, and tail, Of course, for a reason. 50 00:05:31,492 --> 00:05:35,010 This goose was much too simple, once, This goose was much too simple, once, 51 00:05:35,114 --> 00:05:40,228 This goose was much too simple, once, Without a rainbow tail. 52 00:05:46,585 --> 00:05:50,157 Now this goose outshines everyone, This goose outshines them all. 53 00:05:50,271 --> 00:05:54,030 All the birds, seeing my success, All the birds, seeing my success, 54 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,828 All the birds, seeing my success, Quite envy me. Let them! 55 00:06:05,294 --> 00:06:08,878 All of them envy me - let them! I really am quite glad. 56 00:06:09,114 --> 00:06:12,900 The birds will all gasp "What a goose!" The birds will all sigh "What a goose!" 57 00:06:13,028 --> 00:06:17,300 The birds will all quack "What a goose!" When they see my attire! 58 00:06:29,814 --> 00:06:31,408 What a goose! 59 00:06:32,985 --> 00:06:34,285 What a goose! 60 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,187 What a goose! 61 00:06:40,778 --> 00:06:44,095 I don't see anything funny! 62 00:06:45,348 --> 00:06:48,901 Hey, why is everyone laughing? 63 00:06:49,412 --> 00:06:52,269 - What, you don't like it? - No. 64 00:06:54,004 --> 00:06:55,924 Why don't you go to our wise owl 65 00:06:56,357 --> 00:07:00,120 and trade your stupidity for her wisdom. 66 00:07:00,221 --> 00:07:03,131 Then no one will laugh at you. 67 00:07:03,261 --> 00:07:05,381 Why not? I'll go! 68 00:07:10,681 --> 00:07:12,961 Owl, hey, owl! 69 00:07:16,921 --> 00:07:18,068 Who's that?... 70 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:22,226 - Ah, it's you, goose. - Me. 71 00:07:22,751 --> 00:07:25,451 Owl, owl, let's trade! 72 00:07:25,709 --> 00:07:28,742 I'll give you my stupidity, 73 00:07:29,071 --> 00:07:31,574 and you give me your wisdom. 74 00:07:31,678 --> 00:07:33,985 Why would I need your stupidity? 75 00:07:34,085 --> 00:07:37,310 I'll share my wisdom with you for free. 76 00:07:37,423 --> 00:07:41,300 Well, if you're so very wise, tell me: 77 00:07:41,487 --> 00:07:44,217 Why does everyone laugh at me? 78 00:07:44,347 --> 00:07:46,604 No, you tell me first! 79 00:07:47,085 --> 00:07:50,400 - You traded necks with a swan? - Uh-huh. 80 00:07:50,540 --> 00:07:54,214 - You traded noses with a pelican? - Uh-huh. 81 00:07:54,353 --> 00:07:57,933 - Traded wings with a crow? - Uh-huh. 82 00:07:58,411 --> 00:08:00,564 Traded legs with a crane? 83 00:08:02,071 --> 00:08:04,817 Finagled a tail from a peacock? 84 00:08:06,614 --> 00:08:10,880 And the rooster's comb and "cock-a-doodle-doo" to boot? 85 00:08:16,007 --> 00:08:17,440 You laugh. 86 00:08:17,737 --> 00:08:21,997 So in your opinion, did it make them better? 87 00:08:23,246 --> 00:08:24,953 "Better"? 88 00:08:25,435 --> 00:08:27,400 What a thing to say! 89 00:08:28,107 --> 00:08:32,240 That's why they don't show their faces in public any more. 90 00:08:32,252 --> 00:08:35,313 And rightly so! 91 00:08:36,090 --> 00:08:37,535 What?! 92 00:08:37,929 --> 00:08:39,772 What did you say? 93 00:08:39,885 --> 00:08:42,557 "Don't show their faces"? 94 00:08:42,657 --> 00:08:47,560 I say that it's not right for a smart bird 95 00:08:47,692 --> 00:08:51,485 to take pride in someone else's feathers. 96 00:08:51,762 --> 00:08:55,089 So that's it! 97 00:08:55,946 --> 00:08:59,960 Our goose went back and on the way home 98 00:09:00,085 --> 00:09:03,428 returned everything he had traded. 99 00:09:26,775 --> 00:09:31,389 Hello, goose! Ah, at last, now you at least look like a real bird. 100 00:09:31,696 --> 00:09:34,403 - So, you gave everything back? - Uh-huh. 101 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,023 Oh! I forgot to return the owl's wisdom. 102 00:09:39,664 --> 00:09:42,750 Why would she need more wisdom? She's smart already. 103 00:09:42,850 --> 00:09:46,728 Better keep that wisdom for yourself - it'll come in handy. 104 00:09:46,828 --> 00:09:49,200 Heh, that's true! 105 00:09:49,737 --> 00:09:54,281 Have you ever met a bird like this in your life? 106 00:09:54,970 --> 00:09:59,071 So you have. Then let's close this page. 107 00:09:59,170 --> 00:10:01,427 The End Subs by Lemicnor, Eus & Niffiwan September 2025