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Hobby Horse
Russian source: Modest Musorgsky

Hey! Hop, hop! Hop!
Hop, hop! Hey, podi! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Podi! Hop! Hop!
Hey!
Tpru!... Stoy! Vasya, a Vasya!
Slushay, prikhodi igrat´ segodnya! Tol´ko ne pozdno!
Nu ty, hop! Hop!
Proshchay, Vasya! Ya v Yukki poyekhal…
Tol´ko k vecheru nepremenno budu,
My ved rano, ochen rano spat´ lozhimsya...
Prikhodi, smotri!
Ta ta ta, hey!
Ta ta ta, podi!
Hop! Hey, podi! Hey, hey podi! Hey, hey!
Razdavlyu!
Oy, bol´no! Oy, nogu! Oy, bol´no! Oy, nogu!...
"Serzhenika, moy mal´chik, shto za gore?
Nu, polno plakat´!
Proidyot, moy drug! Postoy-ko, vstan na noshki pryamo:
Vot-tak, ditya! Posmotri, kakaya prelest´!
Vidish?
V kustakh nalevo! Akh, shto za ptichka divnaya!
Shto za pyoryshki!
Vidish?... Nu, shto? Proshlo?"
"Proshlo! Ya v Yukki syezdil, mama!
Teper domoy toropit´sa nado...
Hop! Hop! Gosti budut… Hop! Toropit´sa nado!…

Hobby Horse
English translation © Zoë Jackson

"Giddy up! Trot, trot! Trot!
Trot, trot! Giddy up, faster! Giddy up!
Giddy up, faster! Trot, trot, trot!
Trot, trot!
Woah!... Stop! Vasya, hi Vasya!
Listen, come and play today! Don't be late!
Get on now! Trot! Trot!
Goodbye, Vasya! I'm off to Yukki...
But I'll definitely be back by evening,
You know we go to bed very early...
Just come and see!
Ta, ta, ta, giddy up!
Ta, ta, ta, faster!
Trot! Giddy up, faster! Giddy up, giddy up, faster!
Oh, it hurts! Oh, my leg!...
"My darling boy, what's the matter?
Stop crying!
It'll soon get better, my love! Come, stand up properly: there, my child!
Look, isn't that lovely!
Can you see?
In the bushes on the left! Oh, what a wonderful little bird!
Look at his feathers!
Can you see it?... So, is it better now?"
"Yes, it is! I've been to Yukki, mama!
Now I must hurry back home...
Trot! Trot! We have guests coming... We must hurry..."

Hobby Horse
Russian source: Modest Musorgsky

Hobby Horse
English source: Zoë Jackson

Hey! Hop, hop! Hop!
"Giddy up! Trot, trot! Trot!
Hop, hop! Hey, podi! Hey! Hey!
Trot, trot! Giddy up, faster! Giddy up!
Hey! Podi! Hop! Hop!
Giddy up, faster! Trot, trot, trot!
Hey!
Trot, trot!
Tpru!... Stoy! Vasya, a Vasya!
Woah!... Stop! Vasya, hi Vasya!
Slushay, prikhodi igrat´ segodnya! Tol´ko ne pozdno!
Listen, come and play today! Don't be late!
Nu ty, hop! Hop!
Get on now! Trot! Trot!
Proshchay, Vasya! Ya v Yukki poyekhal…
Goodbye, Vasya! I'm off to Yukki...
Tol´ko k vecheru nepremenno budu,
But I'll definitely be back by evening,
My ved rano, ochen rano spat´ lozhimsya...
You know we go to bed very early...
Prikhodi, smotri!
Just come and see!
Ta ta ta, hey!
Ta, ta, ta, giddy up!
Ta ta ta, podi!
Ta, ta, ta, faster!
Hop! Hey, podi! Hey, hey podi! Hey, hey!
Trot! Giddy up, faster! Giddy up, giddy up, faster!
Razdavlyu!
Oh, it hurts! Oh, my leg!...
Oy, bol´no! Oy, nogu! Oy, bol´no! Oy, nogu!...
"My darling boy, what's the matter?
"Serzhenika, moy mal´chik, shto za gore?
Stop crying!
Nu, polno plakat´!
It'll soon get better, my love! Come, stand up properly: there, my child!
Proidyot, moy drug! Postoy-ko, vstan na noshki pryamo:
Look, isn't that lovely!
Vot-tak, ditya! Posmotri, kakaya prelest´!
Can you see?
Vidish?
In the bushes on the left! Oh, what a wonderful little bird!
V kustakh nalevo! Akh, shto za ptichka divnaya!
Look at his feathers!
Shto za pyoryshki!
Can you see it?... So, is it better now?"
Vidish?... Nu, shto? Proshlo?"
"Yes, it is! I've been to Yukki, mama!
"Proshlo! Ya v Yukki syezdil, mama!
Now I must hurry back home...
Teper domoy toropit´sa nado...
Trot! Trot! We have guests coming... We must hurry..."
Hop! Hop! Gosti budut… Hop! Toropit´sa nado!…

Composer

Modest Mussorgsky

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (21 March 1839 – 28 March 1881) was a Russian composer. He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the…

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