Original subtitles

♪ The Wind in the Willows

♪ Sang softly to me

♪ Follow my voice

♪ Wherever it leads

♪ From mountains, through valleys

♪ To deep rolling seas

♪ Born on the wings of the breeze ♪

The riverbank in springtime changes every day.

Bright little catkins show suddenly on the willow branches

and yellow iris buds appear among the reeds.

A neat, round hole where there was none before

and a flash of blue over the water

signal that the kingfishers have returned.

The river too changes, filling up and flowing faster

with the last melted snow and the first springtime showers.

There'd been a lot of rain already

and by the evening, the river was at ifs highest.

You can't catch me!

Whee!

Whee! Look at me! I'm a pirate!

Look at me!

Billy, you'll sink Mr Rat's boat, then you'll get what for!

No, I won't.

It's my boat. I've captured it!

Rat and Mole had been up since dawn,

very busy on matters

concerning the opening of the boating season. And now...

There you are, old chap. I think we've deserved this.

We'll just sit down and toast our toes and...

Perhaps you'll sing me your new song?

My new...? How did you know?

When you go about all day humming to yourself

and your lips move at the same time...

What? Mole, you seem to take no notice of anything

and yet nothing escapes you!

Well, hmm, hmm, since we have a few quiet moments...

Did I say "quiet"?

Oh, well, here goes.

♪ Run, river, run, away with winter

♪ Spring is in the air

♪ Ducks and drakes and warblers waken

♪ New life everywhere

♪ And we'll go boating

♪ Boating, we'll go boating

♪ Boating, we'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ Boating once again ♪

Ah, those field mice, I'll be bound!

- Shall I? - No, I'll deal with them.

Well, what do you want?

- Excuse me, sir... - Yes?

Can I borrow some elbow grease, Mr Rat?

- Elbow grease? - We was gonna polish your boat.

But 'Arry said we need some elbow grease.

I see. I'm afraid Harry was teasing you, Billy.

Now be off with you and leave my boat alone!

Elbow grease, elbow grease, elbow grease, elbow grease!

- Elbow grease, elbow grease! - Elbow grease, elbow grease!

♪ Flow, river, flow to new adventure

♪ Summer's nigh

♪ Buds emerging, reeds all surging

♪ Upward to the sky... ♪

Elbow grease, elbow grease, elbow grease!

- Elbow grease, elbow grease! - Elbow grease, elbow grease!

Look, field mice, that's enough! It's getting late.

Go home, all of you, and mind you don't fall in the river!

Oh, now where were we?

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, we'll go boating

♪ Boating, we'll go boating

♪ Boating

♪ Boating once again ♪

Oh!

♪ Sing, river, sing in swirling rhyme

♪ A song to stir the heart

♪ With the dawn of every morning

♪ Each one, sing his part

♪ And we'll go boating

♪ - Boating - Boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ - Boating - Boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating

♪ Boating once again ♪

Oh, Ratty, I like that song. Much better than most of yours.

Thanks, old fellow. Much obliged. We may as well...

- What's that? - The window, Moley!

Help me close it, quickly!

- Just in time! - I left the front door open!

Oh, come on!

- Oh! - Oh!

- Oh! - Oh!

Help!

You brute, you villain!

Going along other people's rivers,

drowning their houses and spoiling their rugs

and... and throwing bottles?

Ratty, what on earth was that?

Not on earth, on water, more's the pity! It's a steamer.

They don't often come past, but they're an infernal nuisance!

We'd better start clearing up.

- Sorry about the door. - You're not to blame.

If a fella can't leave his front door open!

It's just as well we weren't still by the window.

I hope the boat's all right.

Billy! Hello!

- Come back! - Where are you, Billy?

What are those field mice up to now?

Where are you, Billy? Billy!

Where are you, Billy? Billy!

I thought I told you to go home.

We did, Mr Rat. We did. But Billy came back.

He'd left his scarf behind.

What? Where did he leave it?

In your boat, Mr Rat.

In my boat? Oh, good heavens!

Oh, Ratty, you... You don't think...?

Poor little Billy. I'm afraid there's not much chance for him.

Billy! Where are you, Billy?

Where are you, Billy? Billy, where are you?

Hic! Hic!

Billy always hiccups when he's scared.

Fetch the storm lantern, Mole, old chap, will you?

Hic!

Hic! Hic!

There he is! Come on, Mole.

Help me get the boat into the water.

We must reach him before the current catches him.

No, you stay there, old fellow.

If you're going on the river in the dark, I'm coming with you.

I'll be glad to have you to hold the light, but are you sure?

Of course, Ratty. I always feel quite safe with you.

You'll save Billy. I know you will.

Isn't there something we can do, Mr Rat?

No, there isn't. Just don't move from here.

It's too dangerous and I don't want any more of you falling in.

Nothing is more frightening than a river at night.

Field mice are not the best of swimmers

and Billy, for all his daring, was the worst swimmer of all.

Oh, Ratty, it's... it's...

- Billy's scarf. Come on! - Got it, Ratty!

Oh, Rat! I can't see him anywhere!

- Hic! Hic! - Shine your light over there!

Help!

Help!

That bottle's not gonna keep afloat much longer.

Ratty! What's that noise?

- Is it...? - It's the weir.

Help!

Oh! Oh!

Help!

Oh, this'll never do.

What are you doing, Rat?

Rat, you're... you're not going to leave him?

But turn back, Ratty!

Please! How can you be so cruel?

If you... If you won't save him, I will.

- Give me the oars! - Don't be an ass! Sit down!

You'll overturn the boat!

- Jump ashore! - No!

Do as you're told if you want to save Billy!

What...? How?

If I'd rowed up to the weir, we'd have gone over with Billy.

This way I've a chance. Hang on to that, Mole, and don't let go!

Ratty, what a fool I am!

I might have known you wouldn't leave him. Can you forgive me?

Mole, old chap, of course I forgive you,

but stop chattering and hang on to that rope!

Yes!

Hic! Hic!

Hic!

Hic!

Ratty! Oh!

Ratty, I... I cant...

I can't... hold it!

Oh! Ratty! Oh!

Heave! Heave!

Heave!

Thank you!

Hic! Hic!

- Hic! - Jump, Billy!

Hic! Hic!

Pretend you're making a nuisance of yourself on my landing stage.

You're a pirate. Jump!

Come on!

Heave!

Ah, ah!

Oh! Oh, well done, everyone! Well done indeed!

We couldn't have done it without you. Well done, Pirate Billy!

Rat, I knew you would save young Billy.

Thank you, Mr Rat.

Well, thanks, old chap, and thank you, young Billy.

Now let's all get back. The river's near to flooding!

Go carefully down the steps. We don't want any more accidents.

Upstairs in the big sea chest there are some brown blankets.

Fetch them down. You go and help him.

Billy, take those wet clothes off.

- I'll put some soup on. - Thanks, old chap.

We'll all have a cosy time of it.

Excuse me, Mr Rat.

Me and Clarence and Victoria and Edward and James

and Billy...

Well, we think it was very nice of you and... and...

We all want to say thank you very much

and three cheers for Mr Rat and Mr Mole!

Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-hooray!

Thank you, boys, but we couldn't have managed it without you.

No, we couldn't, but you did disobey Rat's orders.

Now you see why I wanted you to stay behind.

The river is a dangerous playground

when it's full of spring rain.

And you must never go to the weir again.

Now drink up and Mole will take you home.

Come back tomorrow and I'll show you a safe piece of riverbank

where I played when I was your age.

Would you like that?

Oh, yes, please.

- Yes, thank you, Mr Rat. - Yes, please.

♪ Run, river, run, away with winter

♪ Spring is in the air

♪ Ducks and drakes and warblers waken

♪ New life everywhere

♪ And we'll go boating

♪ - Boating - Boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ - Boating - Boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ Boating once again

♪ Flow, river, flow to new adventure

♪ Summer's nigh

♪ Buds emerging, reeds all surging

♪ Upward to the sky

♪ And we'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ Boating once again

♪ Sing, river, sing in swirling rhyme

♪ A song to stir the heart

♪ With the dawn of every morning

♪ Each one, sing his part

♪ And we'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ - Boating - Boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ Boating once again

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ We'll go boating

♪ Boating, boating

♪ Boating once again ♪

♪ Spin me a dream

♪ Woven silver and gold

♪ From sunshine and shadows

♪ And days long ago

♪ Where people are memories

♪ And stories unfold

♪ Willows

♪ The tales you have told me

♪ Wind in the Willows

♪ You just seem to know

♪ Who you can tum to

♪ And which way to go

♪ To unwind your wondrous mind

♪ Wind in the Willows

♪ Take me there ♪