from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964)

I saw a ship a‑sailing
Language: English 
I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And, oh! it was all laden
With pretty things for thee!

There were comfits in the cabin,
And apples in the hold,
The sails were all of silk,
And the masts were made of gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood between the decks,
Were four-and-twenty white mice
With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck,
With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to move,
The captain said, "Quack! Quack!"

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Korablik
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English 
Plyvët, plyvët korablik,
Korablik zolotoj,
Vezët, vezët podarki,
Podarki nam s toboj.

Na palube matrosy
Svistjat, snujut, spešat,
Na palube matrosy -
Četyrnadcat' myšat.

Plyvët, plyvët korablik
Na zapad, na vostok,
Kanaty - pautinki,
A parus - lepestok.

Vedët korablik utka,
Ispytannyj morjak.
,,Zemlja!`` - skazala utka.
,,Pričalivajte! Krjak!``

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Researcher for this page: Stanislav Panteleev

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 45