Леонид и Эдит Утёсовы - Акула - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

A legendary satirical song about the antics of Japanese imperialism in the Far East in the late 30s. The melody of the song is definitely inspired by the famous Scottish song "My bonie is over the ocean". Dunaevsky simply processed it

Music: Isaac Dunaevsky. Words: Samuel Marshak. 1938

Shark in the Far East

I was busy hunting.

The villainous shark dared

Attack a neighbor whale.

A-ah, a-ah!

Attack the whale's neighbor!

I'll eat half the whale,

And I’ll probably be full

A day or two and then

And we'll eat the rest!

A-ah, a-ah!

And we'll finish everything else!

Thinking about it, shark

Toothy opened her mouth,

My belly was swollen in advance

And she rushed boldly forward!

A-ah, a-ah!

And she rushed boldly forward!

But to be eaten alive, like a herring,

The whale shark couldn't

He doesn’t go into the shark’s throat,

The throat is too small for this!

A-ah, a-ah!

The throat is too small for this!

A shark choked on a whale

And, bursting at the seams, she drowned!

A-ah, a-ah!

And, bursting at the seams, she drowned!

1938

An entire verse is omitted here (in this form the song was rewritten at the Melodiya company in 1973). The fact is that Marshak’s poem is, of course, about the conflict between China (which we supported at that time) and the “shark” Japan. In 1973, the conflict was already different... And, apparently, so that there was no ambiguity, the verse was thrown out. But now, of course, it needs to be returned.

Here he is:

"I'll eat half the whale,

And I’ll probably be full

A day or two and then

And we’ll finish the rest!”

A-ah, a-ah!

And we’ll finish everything else!