Желтый аист (The yellow stork) (Желтый аист)

Soyuzmultfilm 1950

The Yellow Stork written by Michael Papava, B. Brodsky, Poems by Samuil Marshak

Director: Lev AtaMANOV Art directors: Alexander Vinokurov, Alexander Trussov Cameraman: Nikolai Vohinov

music Karen Khachaturyan sound Nikolai Prilutsky konsultant O. Kluchareva

Assistant Director Roman Kachanov

artists V. Zavilopulo, Irina Svetlitsa, V. Rodgero animators D. Belov, Michael Botov, Boris Dezhkin, Lidia Reztsova, Lamis Bredis, Valentin Lalayants, Boris Chani, Vladimir Danilevich

This is an ancient Chinese fairy tale of a traveling musician, born at a time when China was ruled by cruel and greedy mandarins.

Who are you, that you don't bow for me?

I am the happy rover Mu, where I come wandering, people rejoice!

I bow only to good people.

Take this man who grows rice. For him I bow.

And I bow to him, who catches fish for people.

And to him who make such useful pots and jugs.

For what should I bow down to you, mandarin?

Off with his head!

Ay-ay-ay, stupid guards, look!

And for now: Farewell, my friends.

Why are you leaving?

There are so many roads in China I haven't traveled yet.

Someday I will surely come back to you.

Stay here, you brought us such joy, and you have helped us to lift our head.

With you live's Joy will leave us.

No! No! It will stay with you. Look!

My yellow stork, amuse the crowd and make them very proud

Never fidget and not ever bow to a piping master loud!

You were drawn by Mu the flautist man

So dance to a merry flute if you can you folks of honest belief

Let our musician, hilarious Mu bring you his storks relief

So dance to a merry flute if you can you folks of honest belief

My yellow stork, amuse the crowd and make them very proud

Never fidget and not ever bow to a piping master loud!

In this world there lived a man a Chinese Mandarin