When that I was and a little tiny boy, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, A foolish thing was but a toy, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came to man's estate, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, 'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came, alas! to wive, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, By swaggering could I never thrive, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came unto my beds, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, With toss-pots still had drunken heads, For the rain it raineth every day. A great while ago the world [begun]2, [With]1 hey, ho, the wind and the rain, But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act V, Scene 1
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo)
- POL Polish (Polski) (Józef Komierowski) , no title
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Когда явился я на белый свет, Тут как раз и ветер и дождь. С тех пор прошло уж много лет - А ведь дождь, он хлещет целый день. Когда ребенком я был, да еще с вершок, Тут как раз и ветер и дождь, Я все дурил, как только мог, А ведь дождь, он хлещет целый день! Когда ж достиг я зрелых лет, Тут как раз и ветер и дождь, От плута прятался сосед, А ведь дождь, он хлещет целый день. Когда - увы! - я взял себе жену, Тут как раз и ветер и дождь. Я с ней без пользы вел войну, А ведь дождь, он хлещет целый день. Когда ж я стал убог и стар, Тут как раз и ветер и дождь. От пива в голове угар, А ведь дождь, он хлещет целый день. Наш мир начался давным-давно, Тут как раз и ветер и дождь. Но все равно, раз вам смешно, Так смейтесь, смейтесь хоть целый день. Тра-ля-ля-ля………….!
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- Set to music by Georgiy Vasil'yevich Sviridov (1915 - 1998), "Песня шута"
Text Authorship:
- by Mikhail Leonidovich Lozinsky (1886 - 1955)
Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act V, Scene 1
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