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Subtitles for The May-fairy (1961)

English
December 05 2025 00:35:30
Created by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂, Gennady Zakharov₃
Vesnyanka.1961.en.1.25fps.1764894930.srt ⭳
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Original subtitles made in 2019 and 2020 by Chapaev and Eus. Edited/corrected in Sept 2021 by Niffiwan. No attempt at rhyming. Also, the translation is a bit uncertain in a few spots. There a line, at 3:41, that's couldn't be fully translated because we couldn't make out the original words. Some credits corrected in Dec 2025 by Gennady Zakharov.

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1 00:00:10,300 --> 00:00:16,300 There are many tales in the world. Fairy tales children like to listen to. 2 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:21,280 But which one to tell? I need to look for one in my bag 3 00:00:21,380 --> 00:00:26,400 In it I found a tale for you About a bright-eyed May-fairy [THE MAY-FAIRY] 4 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,720 Now sit down quietly, kiddies, And let's watch this new tale 5 00:00:32,620 --> 00:00:37,440 directed by Nina Vasilenko written by V. Ivanovich 6 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,360 music Yudif Rozhavskaya art directors M. Malova, G. Karlov 7 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,960 camera Grigoriy Ostrovskiy sound Igor Pogon, R. Pekar 8 00:00:44,980 --> 00:00:51,200 animators Mark Draitsun, Kirill Malyantovich, Oksana Tkachenko, Ye. Rabinovich, L. Telyatnikov, Boris Khranevich 9 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,060 background artists L. Gritsenko, Anatoliy Vadov director's assistants Aleksandr Lavrov, O. Galaka 10 00:00:56,180 --> 00:00:59,540 script editor Andrey Dmitruk voice artist Georgiy Babenko 11 00:00:59,540 --> 00:01:03,160 KIEVNAUCHFILM (KIEV SCIENCE FILM) 1961 12 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:10,100 Over mountains, over seas, Over flowering meadows 13 00:01:10,180 --> 00:01:15,720 With her warm early-morning light The sun was cuddling the May-fairy 14 00:01:36,820 --> 00:01:42,200 May-fairy, help us Chase away old Lady Blizzard 15 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:48,820 Evil whirlwinds she sends, Covers all of us with snow 16 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,120 The whole of nature's livened up, From the small branches till the dome of the sky 17 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:45,540 It shines with sparkling drops The snow melts, the blizzard has passed 18 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:26,680 I, little May-fairy, Make all green where'er I go, 19 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,280 Open up the roads and gullies, 20 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,300 Scatter pretty flowers 21 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:40,140 Open up the roads and gullies, Scatter pretty flowers 22 00:03:40,140 --> 00:03:43,460 Greetings May-fairy, Charming, fair little girl, 23 00:03:43,460 --> 00:03:47,060 You've come bringing joy and spring mushrooms 24 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:50,220 Sincere and kind, [...] and charming, 25 00:03:50,220 --> 00:03:53,420 We love you, May-fairy, our beauty! 26 00:04:03,420 --> 00:04:06,780 We love you, May-fairy, our beauty! 27 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,560 Merry, merry, Again our wood is merry 28 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,960 Because of the songs carried By our wood's May-fairy 29 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,140 Sincere and kind, [...] and charming, 30 00:04:25,140 --> 00:04:28,340 We love you, May-fairy, our beauty! 31 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:11,720 A-ah, May-fairy! Better not go into the woods yet - 32 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:17,140 The Blizzard still roams somewhere close . Run home, instead 33 00:05:17,140 --> 00:05:19,100 Along overgrown wind-fallen trees 34 00:05:19,100 --> 00:05:23,000 I'm not afraid of Lady Blizzard! It is time to leave for the old woman 35 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,740 With bird-song and flower-blooms My spring day begins 36 00:06:07,180 --> 00:06:13,080 A-ah, flowers have arrived here. You have bloomed too early 37 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:17,380 I will chase away the May-fairy, 38 00:06:17,700 --> 00:06:24,560 I will cover you all with snow! 39 00:06:39,620 --> 00:06:44,040 Evil whirl-winds swooped around As the blizzard piled up snow 40 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:49,320 Over the living grass of the meadow, And the May-fairy was here no more... 41 00:07:22,620 --> 00:07:25,480 Lady Blizzard shouted, 42 00:07:25,780 --> 00:07:31,680 whistled, and capered 43 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:38,780 Made a high snow pile And dove into a steep bank 44 00:07:45,060 --> 00:07:52,000 After the whirlwinds, after the storm The old forest frowned its brow 45 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:57,680 Everything now looked deserted All was lifeless and all-white 46 00:07:58,060 --> 00:08:04,260 No path through, only thickets, fallen trees and snowdrifts 47 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:13,220 Unafraid of snowfalls, A good heart knows no obstacles 48 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:50,020 Nature's waited on me long enough, Time to look down from the sky 49 00:08:50,180 --> 00:08:56,400 To revive the May-fairy, Turn the blizzard into rain 50 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,400 The Sun arose to greet the world, Scattering her radiant colour 51 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:31,540 Over grove, cornfield, grassland, meadow And the lovely May-fairy 52 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:39,500 Songs sounded far and wide Ever stronger and more miraculous 53 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,340 About our native fields About our work-loving people 54 00:09:43,340 --> 00:09:48,280 About the dawn of the coming day, And about everlasting peace on earth 55 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:57,820 THE END Subs by Chapaev, Eus, Niffiwan, Gennady Zakharov - Sept 2021