1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,160 MOSFILM 2 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,560 Artistic Association ''Yunost'' 3 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,679 A.S. Pushkin 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,879 THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN 5 00:00:28,839 --> 00:00:32,039 Screenplay by A. PTUSHKO with collaboration of I. GUELEIN 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,200 Based on the fairy tale by A.S. PUSHKIN 7 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,479 Directed by Alexander PTUSHKO 8 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,679 Directors of Photography I. GUELEIN, V. ZAKHAROV 9 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,799 Production Designers A.KUZNETSOV, K.KHODATAEV 10 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:49,200 Costume Designer O. KRUCHININA 11 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,399 Music by Gavriil POPOV 12 00:00:54,159 --> 00:00:58,240 Sound by M. BLYAKHINA Conductor - G. DUGASHEV 13 00:01:19,159 --> 00:01:21,079 Starring: 14 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:26,079 Vladimir ANDREYEV as Saltan Larissa GOLUBKINA as Tsaritsa 15 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:31,239 Oleg VIDOV as Guidon Xenia RYABINKINA as Tsarevna Swan 16 00:01:31,439 --> 00:01:34,760 S. MARTINSON as Saltan's Mentor O. VIKLAND as Mother Babarikha 17 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,000 V. IVLEVA as Weaver N. BELYAYEVA as Cook 18 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,799 V. KOLPAKOV as Clerk Yu. CHEKULAYEV as Bed Tender 19 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,000 V. NOSIK as Servant G. SHPIGEL as Town Governor 20 00:01:43,239 --> 00:01:44,680 Ye.MAIKHROVSKY as Jester 21 00:01:59,879 --> 00:02:06,319 Three fair maids far into night Sat and spun by candle light. 22 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:19,759 In a forest dense, 23 00:02:21,319 --> 00:02:34,159 A maid went berrying. 24 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:44,520 Her fill she picked But her way she lost. 25 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:58,360 She lost her way And she called out loud: 26 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:10,520 Where are you, my love? 27 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,599 Where are you, my own? 28 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,039 My love, one and only... 29 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:51,080 Were our tsar to marry me, 30 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:57,800 I would cook and I would bake, Oh, what royal feasts I'd make! 31 00:03:59,319 --> 00:04:03,080 Were our tsar to marry me, 32 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,560 I would weave a cloth of gold Fair and wondrous to behold. 33 00:04:10,719 --> 00:04:13,680 Were our tsar to marry me, 34 00:04:14,319 --> 00:04:19,079 I would give to him an heir, Strong and brave beyond compare. 35 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,319 Greetings, O you maiden fair! 36 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,199 Let us wed, 37 00:04:36,519 --> 00:04:41,480 And by September I shall want a son, remember. 38 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,480 She to be Tsaritsa? Fie! 'Tis disgraceful, so say I! 39 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,319 - I shall stop this if I can. - Do not look for trouble, man. 40 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,480 What the youngest maiden said Made him feel uncommon glad. 41 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,399 As for you, fair sisters two, Leave your home without ado; 42 00:05:01,639 --> 00:05:07,319 Leave your home and follow me And my bride that is to be. 43 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:18,240 Royal weaver you I'll make, You as royal cook I'll take. 44 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:37,720 It little matters, so they say, If you're wise and fair as May... 45 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,560 Fortune favors a boasting fool, That has always been the rule. 46 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:47,160 - The idea sets my head spinning! - I to do that silly's bidding! 47 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,480 No! We'll not do that fool's bidding! 48 00:07:08,439 --> 00:07:11,000 Tsar Saltan and his young bride 49 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,920 Now sit feasting side by side. 50 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,000 Tsar Saltan did not delay: 51 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,680 He was married straight away. 52 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,519 Now he sits there by the side Of his beautiful young bride! 53 00:07:34,759 --> 00:07:38,519 - He is feasting by the side... - Of his bride! 54 00:07:49,519 --> 00:07:53,519 See him sit there by the side Of his newly wedded bride! 55 00:08:02,079 --> 00:08:04,519 Fair youth and maiden 56 00:08:10,439 --> 00:08:12,879 Met one another. 57 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,120 Fair youth and maiden 58 00:08:26,879 --> 00:08:29,279 Bowed to each other. 59 00:08:33,519 --> 00:08:36,200 Fair youth and maiden 60 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:46,039 Vowed troth to each other. 61 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,360 Fair youth and maiden 62 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,120 Live close to each other. 63 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,039 The wine is bitter! Make it sweet! 64 00:10:01,159 --> 00:10:03,120 All our happy days have flown. 65 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,200 She will boss us on the throne. 66 00:10:24,799 --> 00:10:28,720 Now the guests with solemn air Lay the newly wedded pair 67 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,799 On an ivory bed, snow white, Where they leave them for the night. 68 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,519 - So, the guests with solemn air... - Laid the newly wedded pair... 69 00:10:55,799 --> 00:10:59,279 - On an ivory bed, snow white... - And they left them for the night! 70 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,519 -The cook is full of darkest gloom. - The weaver's weeping at her loom. 71 00:11:20,799 --> 00:11:24,120 Of her the sisters jealous are Who, lucky one, has wed the tsar! 72 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,120 - Come, my baby, clap-clap-clap! Where you been? - On Granny's lap. 73 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,200 - Tell me what you had to eat? - Porridge. 74 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,279 - Tell me what you had to drink? - Home-brew. 75 00:11:40,519 --> 00:11:43,440 - I could eat the porridge all! - But the spoon is far too small! 76 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,120 - Lovely homebrew, drink it up! - I'm afraid I have no cup! 77 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,879 Come, my baby, clap-clap-clap! Where you been? On Granny's lap. 78 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,519 Now that the tsar has found a wife, He wants to rest from war'n'strife. 79 00:12:10,879 --> 00:12:14,960 So that he and his young bride May live untroubled side by side. 80 00:12:17,879 --> 00:12:20,639 We must see what we can do 81 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,720 To separate those loving two. 82 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,720 Trusty sources say we may 83 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,879 Be attacked now any day. 84 00:13:45,279 --> 00:13:49,519 Tsar, to guard your kingdom and Keep invaders from our land, 85 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,360 Give your army marching orders, 86 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,120 Drive the foes from our borders. 87 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,720 And, Your Gracious Majesty, 88 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,360 Lead us all to victory! 89 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:47,039 Ere he rode forth for the strife, Tsar Saltan embraced his wife, 90 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:51,799 Bidding her to take good care Of herself and coming heir. 91 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,519 While he battled on the field, 92 00:17:36,799 --> 00:17:39,279 Forcing all his foes to yield, 93 00:17:39,519 --> 00:17:42,640 She gave birth unto an heir. 94 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,440 He's lusty, big and fair! 95 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:49,279 God has given us an heir! 96 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,759 He is growing, to our grief, 97 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,039 Fast as fast, nigh past belief. 98 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:19,640 He'll grow up, to ourjoy, To be a wise and handsome boy. 99 00:18:21,319 --> 00:18:25,720 - Like a mother eagle, she... - Guards her infantjealously. 100 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:35,839 Send the Tsar a message swift, Let him know of heaven's gift! 101 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:40,640 His son grows up, to ourjoy, 102 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,119 To be a wise and handsome boy. 103 00:18:54,799 --> 00:18:58,799 Forth she sends a rider swift With the news of heaven's gift. 104 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,519 But the evil sisters two, And their cunning mother too 105 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:07,279 Plot her ruin, and no mistake: Whom she sends they overtake. 106 00:19:07,519 --> 00:19:10,640 We will send another one 107 00:19:11,039 --> 00:19:14,039 With a message which will run... 108 00:19:37,559 --> 00:19:39,359 Look! A rider, coming fast, 109 00:19:43,279 --> 00:19:46,119 Bringing news to us at last! 110 00:19:58,599 --> 00:20:03,720 Sire! Last night Your queen gave birth... 111 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,880 Last night! The queen! 112 00:20:09,799 --> 00:20:13,519 The queen! Gave birth! 113 00:20:14,279 --> 00:20:18,119 So last night the queen gave birth!.. 114 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,279 Neither heir is it 115 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,960 Nor heiress... 116 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,640 Neither frog, nor mouse, 117 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:35,039 But is the queerest 118 00:20:35,279 --> 00:20:38,799 Monster ever seen on earth. 119 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:52,640 Neither mouse! 120 00:20:54,039 --> 00:20:55,440 Nor frog! The queerest 121 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,799 Monster ever seen on earth! 122 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:10,960 Hang him! 123 00:21:17,279 --> 00:21:21,960 Neither frog nor mouse, the queerest Monster ever seen on earth. 124 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,920 The queerest monster ever seen upon the earth! 125 00:23:02,599 --> 00:23:06,359 I had better stay my hand. 126 00:23:06,599 --> 00:23:08,519 Thank God! 127 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,359 Send him back with this command: 128 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:14,359 ''From all hasty steps refrain 129 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,960 Till the Tsar comes home again.'' 130 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,799 Eight long days, and still my lord 131 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,119 Does not send a single word. 132 00:24:25,599 --> 00:24:28,039 A rider from His Majesty! 133 00:24:28,279 --> 00:24:30,720 We shall see what we shall see! 134 00:24:35,519 --> 00:24:39,960 Once again the sisters two, And their cunning mother too, 135 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:45,039 Put the rider to a drunken sleep And steal the message from his keep. 136 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:52,000 And, before he can recover, You replace it with this other. 137 00:25:04,279 --> 00:25:07,039 A messenger from Tsar Saltan! 138 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:11,279 From the Tsar to his boyars, 139 00:25:11,599 --> 00:25:15,119 To his wise and true boyars. 140 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:25,359 Hear, boyars, this my decree: 141 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,880 Lose no time, but instantly 142 00:25:29,279 --> 00:25:33,039 Have the queen and have her spawn 143 00:25:33,599 --> 00:25:40,200 Drowned in secret ere the dawn. 144 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:50,880 Have the queen and have her spawn Drowned in secret ere the dawn. 145 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,720 Lose no time, but instantly. 146 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,880 Have the queen and have her spawn. 147 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:11,720 Drowned in secret ere the dawn. 148 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:19,200 We dare not to disobey, for we Are servants of His Majesty. 149 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,799 So to our Tsaritsa fair All of us will repair 150 00:26:23,039 --> 00:26:27,720 To tell her of the cruel fate That for her now lies in wait. 151 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,359 And, my friends, when this is done, 152 00:26:30,599 --> 00:26:34,640 The Tsaritsa and her son In a cask we'll put the which 153 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:40,119 Will be made secure with pitch. This we'll cast into the sea, 154 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:43,200 According to the Tsar's decree. 155 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:51,279 Hear, boyars, this my decree: 156 00:26:51,599 --> 00:26:54,640 Lose no time, but instantly 157 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,279 Have the queen and have her spawn 158 00:26:58,599 --> 00:27:03,039 Drowned in secret ere the dawn. 159 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:30,359 Drowned in secret ere the dawn... 160 00:30:00,279 --> 00:30:04,640 Whither now, boyars? We are Only servants of the tsar. 161 00:30:05,359 --> 00:30:11,519 We'll cast the cask into the sea, According to the tsar's decree. 162 00:33:55,599 --> 00:33:59,279 So, my Tsar, you have returned, 163 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,440 You for whom so long we've yearned. 164 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:05,440 You're back at last, O Tsar, 165 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,719 Heartless villain that you are! 166 00:34:11,199 --> 00:34:15,960 What is this? Are you insane? Has the devil turned your brain? 167 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,719 Did you not, my liege, decree 168 00:34:20,119 --> 00:34:22,519 That your boyars instantly 169 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,360 Have the queen and have her spawn 170 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:30,199 Drowned in secret ere the dawn? 171 00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:46,800 Drowned in secret ere the dawn? 172 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:02,719 Oh, you wanton waves so blue, Free to come and go are you, 173 00:35:03,039 --> 00:35:06,719 Dashing when and where you please, Washing rocks away with ease! 174 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,960 You, who flood the mountains high, You, who ships raise to the sky - 175 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:15,400 Hear my plea, O sea, and spare us, Onto dry land safely bear us! 176 00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:27,519 I believe the waves have done 177 00:35:28,519 --> 00:35:31,960 As you bade them do, my son. They have borne us onto shore, 178 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,199 And, receding, splash no more. 179 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:45,800 But from our cask who'll take us? Surely God will not forsake us? 180 00:35:46,039 --> 00:35:48,119 Let me see what I can do. 181 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,280 Here's a peep-hole now for you. 182 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,639 God be praised, we're free again. 183 00:36:04,199 --> 00:36:09,360 - Look! A hill upon a plain. - All around us is the sea. 184 00:36:10,079 --> 00:36:12,440 On the hill I see a tree. 185 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:18,280 But, my son, some food and drink Would not come amiss, I think. 186 00:36:21,199 --> 00:36:25,039 I will go and try my luck. If I can I'll shoot a duck. 187 00:38:03,199 --> 00:38:07,880 The waves are high, so I guess Someone must be in distress. 188 00:38:34,119 --> 00:38:35,880 You, Tsarevich, champion peerless, 189 00:38:36,119 --> 00:38:37,800 My deliverer so fearless, 190 00:38:38,039 --> 00:38:41,880 Grieve not, Sir, I beg and pray, That you'll have to fast today. 191 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,599 I'll repay you before long. 192 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:48,320 Gracious me, it speaks our tongue! 193 00:38:56,880 --> 00:39:02,360 'Tis no swan before your eyes But a maiden in disguise.. 194 00:39:02,599 --> 00:39:06,800 'Twas a wizard, not a kite That you slew, O noble knight. 195 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:12,199 I shall ne'er forget your deed: I'll be with you in your need. 196 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:18,119 Now go back and take a rest - All will turn out for the best. 197 00:39:24,519 --> 00:39:28,719 Luck's against us, mother dear, We will have to fast, I fear. 198 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:58,280 Tell me, for I long to know, Why we're doomed to suffer so? 199 00:39:59,599 --> 00:40:02,280 Someone must have slandered me 200 00:40:04,599 --> 00:40:06,880 Or bewitched His Majesty. 201 00:41:46,519 --> 00:41:51,199 Come, my son, awake, arise, Cast the slumber from your eyes. 202 00:41:51,519 --> 00:41:56,719 Look upon this wondrous sight: A town has grown up in the night! 203 00:42:00,119 --> 00:42:05,599 Things have only just begun - My white swan is having fun. 204 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:10,840 Let us see, for so wills fate, What's behind this wondrous gate. 205 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:08,079 With this crown We decorate him. 206 00:46:09,639 --> 00:46:14,480 As our prince We coronate him. 207 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:18,400 Over this, his own domain, 208 00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:21,159 Pray, Tsaritsa, let him reign 209 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:25,559 Henceforth on his royal throne... 210 00:46:26,079 --> 00:46:29,800 - And be known as Prince... - Guidon. 211 00:46:30,159 --> 00:46:32,920 Guidon! Guidon! 212 00:46:37,079 --> 00:46:42,000 Look upon our wonder rare. Nothing with it can compare! 213 00:46:42,239 --> 00:46:47,840 Watch the squirrel in yonder tree Cracking nuts for all to see. 214 00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:57,599 Nuts of emeralds and gold, Very pretty to behold! 215 00:46:59,159 --> 00:47:02,559 Sings the squirrel for all to hear... 216 00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:06,239 In a garden of a morning Walked a lovely maiden. 217 00:47:09,639 --> 00:47:12,679 She was round of face and fair, With a proud and dainty air. 218 00:47:16,079 --> 00:47:19,079 And a brave and handsome lad Walked beside her always. 219 00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:25,159 By her side the handsome lad 220 00:47:27,119 --> 00:47:29,079 Walked he did in silence. 221 00:47:29,840 --> 00:47:34,840 Thank you, swan! May Heaven be Kind to you and kind to me. 222 00:48:05,559 --> 00:48:09,480 A merchant ship has put to port! 223 00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:13,199 Bid the merchants, Prince, to court. 224 00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:18,079 Feast them well And have them tell 225 00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:21,440 Whither they are bound And what they sell. 226 00:48:29,079 --> 00:48:33,239 - A singing squirrel we behold... - That is cracking nuts of gold. 227 00:48:37,559 --> 00:48:42,079 - Nuts of gold and gems so rare... - As but few have seen, I swear. 228 00:48:44,920 --> 00:48:47,559 People here have homes that are 229 00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:50,760 Better than our best by far. 230 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:56,159 Golden nutshells can be seen Strewn about the courtyard green. 231 00:49:12,320 --> 00:49:16,480 - Coins are minted from each shell... - And these coins'll serve us well. 232 00:49:18,559 --> 00:49:21,559 And these coins will serve us well! 233 00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:41,760 What have you for sale today? Whither are you bound, say? 234 00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:44,119 We have sailed the seven seas. 235 00:49:44,639 --> 00:49:48,679 - Costly furs were our ware... - Silver fox and sables rare. 236 00:49:48,920 --> 00:49:52,480 Now our time is overstayed, To the east our course is laid. 237 00:49:52,760 --> 00:49:56,480 Past the Island of Buyan, To the realm of Tsar Saltan. 238 00:49:56,760 --> 00:49:59,239 May the fair winds favour you As you sail the oceans blue 239 00:49:59,480 --> 00:50:01,559 To the realm of Tsar Saltan. 240 00:50:01,840 --> 00:50:06,000 And for Prince Guidon - for me Greet His Gracious Majesty. 241 00:50:42,840 --> 00:50:45,840 Greetings, my fair prince, but why 242 00:50:46,079 --> 00:50:48,920 This dark frown and gloomy eye? 243 00:50:50,159 --> 00:50:52,079 Tell me what is grieving you? 244 00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:55,840 Grief is gnawing at my breast. 245 00:50:56,840 --> 00:50:58,920 I have only one desire: 246 00:50:59,159 --> 00:51:01,760 I should like to see my sire. 247 00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:03,840 Is this the reason for your plight? 248 00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:10,159 Listen, would you like to fly And overtake that ship at sea? 249 00:51:11,559 --> 00:51:14,400 Why, then, a mosquito be! 250 00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:52,159 The Tsar is grieving far too long. 251 00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:55,760 Well he knows that he did wrong. 252 00:51:56,159 --> 00:52:01,599 Like empty dreams the past is fled. It's time the Tsar again was wed. 253 00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:34,159 Listen, witch, and do my bidding - 254 00:52:34,920 --> 00:52:37,320 Nothing from your eye is hidden. 255 00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:40,239 The name of him find out for me 256 00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:43,519 Who wrote and sent this foul decree. 257 00:52:59,840 --> 00:53:03,000 Gracious Tsar, do not delay! To your palace hasten, pray. 258 00:53:03,239 --> 00:53:07,199 Merchant ships from overseas Have just arrived, Your Majesty! 259 00:53:15,559 --> 00:53:19,679 Tell me now, my masters fair, Did you venture far, and where? 260 00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:24,239 Overseas, are all things well? Of what wonders can you tell? 261 00:53:24,920 --> 00:53:27,320 We have sailed the seven seas. 262 00:53:27,599 --> 00:53:30,000 All is well where we have been. 263 00:53:30,239 --> 00:53:33,000 And we saw a wondrous scene! 264 00:53:33,320 --> 00:53:37,000 There's an island far away, On it stands a city gay, 265 00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:39,559 Lofty churches golden-domed... 266 00:53:39,840 --> 00:53:42,440 Gardens fair and stateIy homes. 267 00:53:42,679 --> 00:53:46,760 Near the palace grows a fir. In its shade, O royal sir, 268 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:50,239 In a house made of crystal Lives a merry little squirrel. 269 00:53:50,519 --> 00:53:53,400 Nuts it cracks, and songs it sings, To the ground the shells it flings. 270 00:53:53,639 --> 00:53:57,039 Now each shell is made of gold And is lovely to behold. 271 00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:01,320 - And each nut's an emerald rare. - Something quite beyond compare. 272 00:54:01,559 --> 00:54:05,960 Coins are cast from every shell, Coins that serve the people well. 273 00:54:06,559 --> 00:54:11,239 All have houses there that are Better than our best by far. 274 00:54:11,480 --> 00:54:13,920 Prince Guidon reigns there, and he 275 00:54:14,159 --> 00:54:17,159 Sends his compliments to thee. 276 00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:21,239 Long and weary is the way, 277 00:54:21,480 --> 00:54:25,920 But if my health permits, I may Come and visit him some day. 278 00:54:26,159 --> 00:54:31,320 What is there to see out there? Is a squirrel a sight so rare? 279 00:54:31,559 --> 00:54:35,679 Or are emeralds and gold Such a wonder to behold? 280 00:54:35,920 --> 00:54:39,840 Though your story may be true, It is neither strange nor new. 281 00:54:40,719 --> 00:54:46,239 I know of a greater wonder: There's a place where, like thunder, 282 00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:51,599 Mighty waves are heard to roar, As they sweep across the shore. 283 00:54:51,840 --> 00:54:54,840 In their wake, for all to see 284 00:54:55,079 --> 00:54:57,679 Thirty knights appear and three. 285 00:54:57,920 --> 00:55:02,840 All are tall and all are fair, All are brave beyond compare, 286 00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:08,079 And, what's more, of face alike. Did you ever hear the like? 287 00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:12,079 Leading them upon that shore Is their elder, Chernomor. 288 00:55:12,320 --> 00:55:16,760 That's a wondrous sight, say I, And the pleasure for the eye. 289 00:55:27,639 --> 00:55:30,000 You cursed insect, just you wait! 290 00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:37,239 - Catch it! - Squash it with all your weight! 291 00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:49,480 Greetings, Prince, but tell me why 292 00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:54,679 Do you frown, my dear, and sigh? 293 00:56:55,320 --> 00:56:59,559 There's a wonder, I confess, That I'm longing to possess. 294 00:57:00,079 --> 00:57:02,000 Tell me, Prince, what is this wonder? 295 00:57:02,239 --> 00:57:07,760 There's a place where, Loud as thunder, 296 00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:12,480 Mighty waves are heard to roar, As they sweep across the shore. 297 00:57:12,760 --> 00:57:14,679 In their wake, for all to see 298 00:57:14,920 --> 00:57:19,440 Thirty knights appear and three. 299 00:57:20,480 --> 00:57:24,840 Do not worry; this may be Strange for you, but not for me. 300 00:57:25,159 --> 00:57:29,679 For these stalwart knights, Guidon, Are my brothers, every one. 301 00:57:30,079 --> 00:57:36,079 Do not grieve, go home and wait. You will meet them at your gate. 302 00:58:18,840 --> 00:58:23,960 By Tsarevna Swan's request And at her express behest, 303 00:58:24,159 --> 00:58:28,760 We have come from out the sea Your fair city's guards to be. 304 00:58:29,079 --> 00:58:33,000 Henceforth, from the ocean blue We will always come to you, 305 00:58:33,239 --> 00:58:38,039 Every day our watch to stand By your lofty walls so grand. 306 00:58:38,280 --> 00:58:43,320 Now, however, we must go - We're unused to land, you know. 307 00:58:44,559 --> 00:58:48,000 But, I promise, we'll return. 308 00:59:39,079 --> 00:59:43,480 What have you for sale today? Whither are you bound now, say? 309 00:59:44,079 --> 00:59:46,679 We have sailed the seven seas. 310 00:59:46,920 --> 00:59:51,079 Selling horses, Prince Guidon, Stallions from the steppes of Don. 311 00:59:51,320 --> 00:59:54,760 Now we're overdue, you know, And we still have far to go: 312 00:59:55,000 --> 00:59:59,480 Past the Island of Buyan, To the realm of Tsar Saltan. 313 01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:04,239 May the winds, sirs, favour you As you sail the oceans blue 314 01:00:04,480 --> 01:00:07,239 To the realm of Tsar Saltan. 315 01:00:07,719 --> 01:00:13,000 And from Prince Guidon, from me, Greet his gracious Majesty. 316 01:00:44,400 --> 01:00:48,159 Another ship from overseas Has just arrived, Your Majesty. 317 01:00:51,400 --> 01:00:56,079 Tell me now, my masters fair, Did you venture far, and where? 318 01:00:56,320 --> 01:01:00,360 Overseas, are all things well? Of what wonders can you tell? 319 01:01:02,119 --> 01:01:05,840 We have sailed the seven seas. All is well where we have been. 320 01:01:06,079 --> 01:01:08,400 Once we saw a wondrous scene: 321 01:01:08,639 --> 01:01:12,000 On an island far away Stands a city grand and gay. 322 01:01:12,239 --> 01:01:14,840 There, with dawn, comes a great new wonder: 323 01:01:15,079 --> 01:01:18,840 Like a mighty peal of thunder Waves are heard to pound and roar, 324 01:01:19,079 --> 01:01:22,840 As they sweep across the shore. In their wake, for all to see, 325 01:01:23,079 --> 01:01:26,400 Thirty knights appear and three. 326 01:01:26,639 --> 01:01:29,840 All of face alike, and led, Marching proudly at their head, 327 01:01:30,079 --> 01:01:32,079 By their elder, Chernomor. 328 01:01:32,320 --> 01:01:35,280 Watch they keep in peace and war 329 01:01:35,519 --> 01:01:38,679 O'er that distant island fair. 'Tis a wondrous sight and rare. 330 01:01:38,920 --> 01:01:45,239 Prince Guidon's their ruler; he Sends his compliments to thee. 331 01:01:47,159 --> 01:01:49,480 Long and weary is the way, 332 01:01:49,760 --> 01:01:54,000 But, if my health permits, I may Come and visit him some day. 333 01:01:54,239 --> 01:01:59,920 What is this you're telling me? Nothing strange in this I see. 334 01:02:00,159 --> 01:02:04,679 Knights in armour shining bright Are an ordinary sight. 335 01:02:05,480 --> 01:02:10,320 Be that true, or but a lie - What's so wondrous in it? Oh my! 336 01:02:18,440 --> 01:02:21,000 Stranger things exit. There lives, 337 01:02:21,480 --> 01:02:24,559 Far away beyond the seas, 338 01:02:25,320 --> 01:02:31,239 A princess who is, they say, Lovely as the light of day, 339 01:02:31,480 --> 01:02:36,760 Dazzling as the midnight moon, Radiant as the sun at noon. 340 01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:42,119 In her hair a crescent beams, On her brow a bright star gleams! 341 01:02:42,320 --> 01:02:48,320 She is fair and sweet of face, And is full of wondrous grace. 342 01:02:48,559 --> 01:02:53,000 And her tender voice does seem Like the music of a stream. 343 01:02:53,239 --> 01:02:57,920 That's a wonder, now, for you. And, dear sir, I swear 'tis true! 344 01:03:03,760 --> 01:03:06,239 Help! For God's sake, help me, oh! 345 01:03:06,840 --> 01:03:09,159 Hurry up and don't be slow! 346 01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:11,320 Don't, I beg you, let it go! 347 01:03:11,559 --> 01:03:13,400 Catch it! Hold it! Kill it! Oh! 348 01:03:13,639 --> 01:03:15,960 Wait, you nasty insect, stay! 349 01:03:16,239 --> 01:03:19,000 - Wait! - It's flown fast away! 350 01:03:36,760 --> 01:03:38,679 Birch tree, 351 01:03:41,599 --> 01:03:43,559 Birch tree, 352 01:03:46,159 --> 01:03:48,079 Birch tree white! 353 01:03:56,360 --> 01:03:58,320 Whither do you bend? 354 01:04:00,920 --> 01:04:02,840 Whither do you bend? 355 01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:16,400 Whither do you wend? 356 01:04:26,239 --> 01:04:29,159 Thither do I bend, Thither do I bend, 357 01:04:31,639 --> 01:04:33,559 There my steps I wend 358 01:04:39,199 --> 01:04:41,760 Where in marriage I am given 359 01:04:46,639 --> 01:04:49,079 By my parents own. 360 01:04:58,079 --> 01:05:00,679 Prince Guidon! 361 01:05:04,159 --> 01:05:06,880 Guidon! Guidon! 362 01:05:09,480 --> 01:05:12,400 O you handsome prince, O you falcon bright. 363 01:05:14,320 --> 01:05:17,239 O you handsome prince, O you falcon bright. 364 01:05:19,239 --> 01:05:21,159 O you falcon bright. 365 01:05:21,840 --> 01:05:24,760 Still unwed are you, And unloved are you. 366 01:05:28,320 --> 01:05:31,239 Still unwed are you, And unloved are you. 367 01:05:34,239 --> 01:05:36,679 Still unwed are you. 368 01:05:39,400 --> 01:05:41,320 And unloved are you. 369 01:05:44,880 --> 01:05:48,840 Come and join us, prince, Come and dance with us. 370 01:05:50,199 --> 01:05:54,159 Come and join us, prince. Come and dance with us. 371 01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:21,400 Greetings, Prince. Come, tell me why 372 01:06:21,639 --> 01:06:25,559 Do you frown, my Prince, and sigh? 373 01:06:25,840 --> 01:06:28,079 Grief is gnawing at my breast. 374 01:06:28,320 --> 01:06:32,000 I am lonely and I would Wed today if so I could. 375 01:06:33,079 --> 01:06:35,760 Who is she you wish to wed? 376 01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:38,760 There's a fair princess, they say, 377 01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:41,480 Who will charm one's heart away. 378 01:06:41,840 --> 01:06:46,320 She is dazzling as the moon, Or the sun itself at noon. 379 01:06:46,559 --> 01:06:50,159 In her hair a crescent gleams, On her brow a bright star beams. 380 01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:56,559 But perhaps 'tis all a lie? Answer quickly or I'll die! 381 01:06:58,239 --> 01:07:01,559 Prince, this maid is known to me. 382 01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:06,320 But a wife's no glove, you see, From your lily hand to cast , 383 01:07:06,559 --> 01:07:08,480 Or unto your belt make fast. 384 01:07:08,760 --> 01:07:13,400 Please, believe me, I can swear That it's time for me to marry. 385 01:07:13,639 --> 01:07:17,000 For this princess so fair I would any perils dare, 386 01:07:17,239 --> 01:07:21,320 Sacrifice my very soul, Barefoot, walk right to the Pole. 387 01:07:22,559 --> 01:07:24,400 Why so far, Guidon? 388 01:07:29,840 --> 01:07:36,159 Know, your future bride is here - I am that princess, O my dear. 389 01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:16,920 Now, my own, come quick with me, Meet my mother - yours to be. 390 01:08:30,640 --> 01:08:32,760 Mother darling! 391 01:08:33,760 --> 01:08:37,159 I have chosen me a bride, She will be yourjoy and pride. 392 01:08:37,760 --> 01:08:41,399 Your consent we crave you said, And your blessing for us to wed. 393 01:08:41,640 --> 01:08:46,079 Bless us, mother, so that we May live in love and harmony. 394 01:08:47,840 --> 01:08:51,000 Heaven bless you both, my dears! 395 01:09:49,079 --> 01:09:52,079 Gracious Tsar, do not delay! To you palace hasten, pray. 396 01:09:52,319 --> 01:09:57,000 - Foreign traders from the West! - Bid them all to be our guests. 397 01:10:24,159 --> 01:10:28,560 Tell me now, my masters fair, Did you venture far, and where? 398 01:10:28,840 --> 01:10:32,760 Overseas, are all things well? Of what wonders can you tell? 399 01:10:33,119 --> 01:10:37,319 We have sailed the seven seas. All is well where we have been. 400 01:10:37,560 --> 01:10:39,920 We did see a wondrous scene: 401 01:10:40,159 --> 01:10:43,760 On an island far away Stands a city, grand and gay. 402 01:10:44,399 --> 01:10:48,479 By a palace, 'neath a fir, In a house of crystal, sir, 403 01:10:48,760 --> 01:10:52,319 Lives a merry squirrel - never Have I seen one like it, ever. 404 01:10:52,560 --> 01:10:56,680 Just imagine - all day long Cracking nuts, it sings a song! 405 01:10:57,000 --> 01:10:58,920 Nuts, most wondrous to behold - 406 01:10:59,159 --> 01:11:03,560 Shells of purest yellow gold, And its kernels - emeralds bright. 407 01:11:09,079 --> 01:11:13,000 There we saw another wonder: Every morning with a thunder... 408 01:11:13,239 --> 01:11:16,680 - Ocean waves with mighty roar... - Sweep across a barren shore... 409 01:11:16,920 --> 01:11:19,680 In their wake, for all to see, 410 01:11:19,960 --> 01:11:21,680 Leaving thirty knights and three, 411 01:11:21,920 --> 01:11:25,760 All in mail a-gleaming bright, Marching proudly left and right. 412 01:11:31,560 --> 01:11:36,920 As for his princess, O my sire, Of her charms no man could tire. 413 01:11:37,159 --> 01:11:42,399 She outshines the sun at noon And the brightest midnight moon. 414 01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:48,079 In her hair a crescent gleams, On her brow a bright star beams. 415 01:11:49,319 --> 01:11:53,680 - Prince Guidon reigns there in glory. - He is famed in song and story. 416 01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:56,399 And he sends you his respects. 417 01:11:56,640 --> 01:11:58,560 Sends respects! 418 01:11:58,840 --> 01:12:00,840 He bade us say he still expects 419 01:12:01,079 --> 01:12:05,239 That you'll visit him some day, And regrets your long delay. 420 01:12:05,479 --> 01:12:10,079 I'll put off my call no more. We'll set sailing with the dawn. 421 01:12:10,319 --> 01:12:13,680 Have my royal fleet - my pride - Ready for tomorrow's tide! 422 01:12:13,920 --> 01:12:17,000 - But the isle is far away! - Here with us, O Sire, stay! 423 01:12:17,239 --> 01:12:20,920 Am I your Tsar or but a child? 424 01:12:21,159 --> 01:12:24,159 I'm notjoking when I say I will sail without delay! 425 01:12:53,159 --> 01:12:57,000 Not a ripple stirs the sea, 426 01:12:58,079 --> 01:13:00,680 It is still as still can be. 427 01:13:08,479 --> 01:13:12,479 Look! A sail is now in view On the far horizon blue. 428 01:13:13,640 --> 01:13:17,920 Tsar Saltan is sailing fast O'er the sea to me at last. 429 01:13:18,159 --> 01:13:21,319 Mother dear, come hither, do! You, my wife, my own, come too! 430 01:13:21,560 --> 01:13:25,920 Look out yonder. Over there Sails my father, I declare! 431 01:13:32,560 --> 01:13:36,000 On his deck he proudly stands 432 01:13:37,239 --> 01:13:39,680 With his spyglass in his hand. 433 01:13:46,239 --> 01:13:50,239 - He's approaching very swiftly. - Everybody's off to meet them! 434 01:13:50,479 --> 01:13:52,399 Go, Guidon, down to the sea. 435 01:13:52,640 --> 01:13:54,680 The Tsar to meet himself must he. 436 01:13:54,920 --> 01:13:58,479 Lead your father here, but say Not a word upon the way. 437 01:15:20,479 --> 01:15:26,520 In a garden of a morning Walked a lovely maiden... 438 01:16:06,600 --> 01:16:09,079 Truly this princess is fair, 439 01:16:09,359 --> 01:16:12,039 She is quite beyond compare! 440 01:16:13,239 --> 01:16:18,399 O, my heart! I see my mate! 'Tis, I swear, the hand of fate! 441 01:16:18,680 --> 01:16:22,119 I can hardly breathe for joy! 442 01:16:27,199 --> 01:16:29,600 He is crying like a boy. 443 01:16:48,279 --> 01:16:50,520 Look! The tsar has kissed his wife! 444 01:16:50,920 --> 01:16:52,479 And his son! 445 01:16:53,880 --> 01:16:55,479 And his son's wife! 446 01:17:01,159 --> 01:17:04,239 Upon her head he's placed the crown. 447 01:17:04,600 --> 01:17:07,000 What shall we do? We're done for, now! 448 01:18:06,319 --> 01:18:09,079 - Look, the feast has just begun. - Never did I see such fun. 449 01:18:09,319 --> 01:18:12,079 Did you see the cook and weaver, Or their mother, that deceiver? 450 01:18:12,319 --> 01:18:15,560 - I saw them in a corner there. - I never saw them anywhere. 451 01:19:04,239 --> 01:19:10,600 Tsar, they weep, and have admitted All the crimes they have committed. 452 01:19:11,079 --> 01:19:12,840 They are weeping, did you say? 453 01:19:15,159 --> 01:19:20,399 Tsar, why spoil our joy today? Let the witches go, I pray. 454 01:19:23,239 --> 01:19:27,880 Since, my own, you want it so, We will let the wretches go.