Happy New Years!! (plus a lyr add)

Subject: Happy New Years!! (plus a lyr add)
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 30 Dec 07 - 09:12 PM

Happy New Years to one and all!

There is a wonderful Russian film, the Irony of Fate, about a man who ends up in the wrong appartment, they all looked the same back then, and ends up finding true love.
This is one of the songs from the film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plhuFzMDN-U

Eñëè ó âàñ íåòó ò¸òè

Lyrics: Alexander Aronov.
Music: Michael Tariverdiev.

Eñëè ó âàñ íåòó äîìà,
Ïîæàðû åìó íå ñòðàøíû.
È æåíà íå óéä¸ò ê äðóãîìó,
Eñëè ó âàñ, åñëè ó âàñ,
Eñëè ó âàñ íåò æåíû, íåòó æåíû.

Îðêåñòð ãðåìèò áàñàìè,
Òðóáà÷ âûäóâàåò ìåäü.
Äóìàéòå ñàìè, ðåøàéòå ñàìè,
Èìåòü èëè íå èìåòü.
Èìåòü èëè íå èìåòü.

Eñëè ó âàñ íåò ñîáàêè,
E¸ íå îòðàâèò ñîñåä.
È ñ äðóãîì íå áóäåò äðàêè,
Eñëè ó âàñ äðóãà íåò.

Eñëè ó âàñ íåòó ò¸òè,
E¸ âàì íå ïîòåðÿòü.
È åñëè âû íå æèâ¸òå,
Òî âàì è íå óìèðàòü.

Eñëè ó âàñ íåòó ò¸òè,
E¸ íå îòðàâèò ñîñåä,
È æåíà íå óéä¸ò ê äðóãîìó,
Eñëè ó âàñ äðóãà íåò.


Yesli u Vas Nyetu Tyoti

Yesli u vas nyetu doma,
pazhari yemu nye strashny.
i zhyena nye uidyot k drugomu,
yesli u vas, yesli u vas,
yesli u vas nyet zheny, nyetu zhyeny.

Arkyestr gryemit basami,
trubach vyduvayet myed.
dumaytye sami, ryeshaytye sami,
imyet ili nye imyet.
imyet ili nye imyet.

Yesli u vas nyet sabaki,
yeyo nye atravit sasyed.
i z drugom nye budyet draki,
yesli u vas druga nyet.

Yesli u vas nyetu tyoti,
yeyo vam nye pateryat.
i yesli vy nye zhivyotye,
to vam i nye umirat.

Yesli u vas nyetu tyoti,
yeyo nye atravit sasyed,
i zhyena nye uydyot k drugomu,
yesli u vas druga nyet.


If You Don't Have an Aunt


If you don't have a house,
you won't worry about it catching fire.
And your wife won't leave you for another,
if you don't have, if you don't have,
if you don't have a wife.

The orchestra rumbles with the bass,
the trumpeter blows his horn.
think for yourselves, decide for yourselves,
to have or not to have.
to have or not to have.

If you don't have a dog,
it won't be poisoned by the neighbour.
and you won't quarrel with a friend,
if you haven't got one.

If you don't have an auntie,
then you can't really lose her.
and if you aren't alive,
then you needn't die.

If you don't have an auntie,
then she can't be poisoned by the neighbour,
and your wife won't leave you for another,
if you don't have a friend.

Subject: RE: Happy New Years!! (plus a lyr add)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 30 Dec 07 - 09:39 PM

Thanks for that! It's a great clip. A film to look out for, it appears.

Here's a clicky to that YouTube clip, and to a page about the film, from 1975..

Happy New Year. (And a Happy Christmas to any Russians, who still have theirs to come on 6th January.)

Subject: RE: Happy New Years!! (plus a lyr add)
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 30 Dec 07 - 11:43 PM

It's an amazing film, and the mixture of comedy and drama is very Russian. Any subtitles or dubbing are probably lousy, but watch it anyway.
I'm encountering technical difficulties with those blue clickies, it won't allow me to post if I use them.