Comment on The undersea princess by OlgaDrebas
Maybe...and wait is the boy in uniform and the boy in chains the same character? I'm lost. >.> He changed clothes quickly.
You know what I remembered? There was an episode of the old Super Mario Bros. cartoon where they find an undersea kingdom, and there's a fish princess who is designed like the princess here. I wonder if the animators saw the cartoon
And that song is still in my head. Maybe I got hypnotized. Even though I have no idea what they're saying.
You know what I remembered? There was an episode of the old Super Mario Bros. cartoon where they find an undersea kingdom, and there's a fish princess who is designed like the princess here. I wonder if the animators saw the cartoon
And that song is still in my head. Maybe I got hypnotized. Even though I have no idea what they're saying.
actually everything changes quickly in that cartoon 
also, [link] <- here's the text of that song, you could put it into google translator and enjoy yourself
also, [link] <- here's the text of that song, you could put it into google translator and enjoy yourself
Yes, I found the entire cartoon earlier, I just wanted to show only the song to the general audience since everyone can appreciate the voice, even not knowing a dang in Russian
I believe it's based on a very common tale, almost every sea-based mid-eastern nation has that .. the boy catches a bottle, old angry djinny comes out and captures the character ... but the boy fools him, not "believing" such a big and powerful creature could actually fit into such a small space. So .. here they only added all that stuff about becoming a sea king and drowning ships and killing people
which is an unwanted destiny for the fair chap anyway.
I believe it's based on a very common tale, almost every sea-based mid-eastern nation has that .. the boy catches a bottle, old angry djinny comes out and captures the character ... but the boy fools him, not "believing" such a big and powerful creature could actually fit into such a small space. So .. here they only added all that stuff about becoming a sea king and drowning ships and killing people
which is an unwanted destiny for the fair chap anyway.
There's a legend about St. Patrick that's kind of like that. One story about him and snakes goes that he was trying to convince a snake to go into a box, and finally said that he didn't believe the snake could fit in it. The snake climbs in, Patrick shuts it tight, and BAM! No snakes in Ireland.
Eastern European cultures always have the best legends and folk tales. Ever seen that anime "Twelve Months"? It's about a little girl with an evil mother and sister, and she goes out in the woods for a flower and meets the incarnation of the twelve months of the year, who help her get a flower that only blooms in a particular month. I loved it because one month, April, stands up for the girl and gets the other months to help her out...and April is the month of my birthday But apparently it was based on an old Czech legend or something like that. I've been meaning to look for it on YouTube, it was pretty cool from what I remember.
Then of course there's the Russian Orthodox hagiographies that I still love to read, like Seraphim of Sarov, a Russian monk who was beaten near death by brigands but forgave them after they were caught. I also love the stories of "fools for Christ" - they were Russian saints who didn't want to fall into the temptation of pride, so they intentionally acted like idiots to keep people from praising them
I'd go to Russia to visit where all those guys lived, but...I don't speak any Russian, and I don't think I'd survive long there.
Eastern European cultures always have the best legends and folk tales. Ever seen that anime "Twelve Months"? It's about a little girl with an evil mother and sister, and she goes out in the woods for a flower and meets the incarnation of the twelve months of the year, who help her get a flower that only blooms in a particular month. I loved it because one month, April, stands up for the girl and gets the other months to help her out...and April is the month of my birthday
But apparently it was based on an old Czech legend or something like that. I've been meaning to look for it on YouTube, it was pretty cool from what I remember.Then of course there's the Russian Orthodox hagiographies that I still love to read, like Seraphim of Sarov, a Russian monk who was beaten near death by brigands but forgave them after they were caught. I also love the stories of "fools for Christ" - they were Russian saints who didn't want to fall into the temptation of pride, so they intentionally acted like idiots to keep people from praising them
I'd go to Russia to visit where all those guys lived, but...I don't speak any Russian, and I don't think I'd survive long there.the "twelve months" is one of my favourites since childhood, I nearly know it by heart Really all the Soviet animations from 50's - 60's are pure gold. You can also check for "Аленький Цветочек" - "the red flower".
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It's a russian "beauty and the beast"
Really all the Soviet animations from 50's - 60's are pure gold. You can also check for "Аленький Цветочек" - "the red flower".[link]
It's a russian "beauty and the beast"
Oh yeah, I remember hearing the Russian version of Beauty and the Beast a long time ago. In fact, saw a puppet show of it by some traveling Russian performers. The beast puppet looked exactly like he did in the cartoon too.
The description said the film was from 1952. It was probably one of those films that Stalin funded to show that Russia could do stuff that was equal to (if not better) than whatever Disney could produce in America. Thank goodness for YouTube, that some of this stuff gets preserved.
The description said the film was from 1952. It was probably one of those films that Stalin funded to show that Russia could do stuff that was equal to (if not better) than whatever Disney could produce in America. Thank goodness for YouTube, that some of this stuff gets preserved.
Here's what it gave me:
In the sea breeze, the sea storm
In the sea of howling storms
In the Blue sink boat
And the big ships
Ships on the bottom go
Anchor, with sails
At sea sand dropping
Golden Chest
Golden Chest
Boats are divided
Chests are opened
Emeralds and rubies
Showered rain
If you want to be rich
If you want to be happy
Stay with us boy
You'll be our king
You will be our king
HA HA HA!
The wind blows, the wind in the sea
In the blue sea in a white foam
Suppose, choking in the waves
At sea, sank ships
Let the bottom they go
Anchor, with sails
And then thy will
Golden Chest
Golden Chest
Boats are divided
Chests are opened
Emeralds and rubies
Showered rain
Agree to be rich
Agree to be happy
Stay with us boy
You'll be our king
You will be our king
Well...that's interesting
In the sea breeze, the sea storm
In the sea of howling storms
In the Blue sink boat
And the big ships
Ships on the bottom go
Anchor, with sails
At sea sand dropping
Golden Chest
Golden Chest
Boats are divided
Chests are opened
Emeralds and rubies
Showered rain
If you want to be rich
If you want to be happy
Stay with us boy
You'll be our king
You will be our king
HA HA HA!
The wind blows, the wind in the sea
In the blue sea in a white foam
Suppose, choking in the waves
At sea, sank ships
Let the bottom they go
Anchor, with sails
And then thy will
Golden Chest
Golden Chest
Boats are divided
Chests are opened
Emeralds and rubies
Showered rain
Agree to be rich
Agree to be happy
Stay with us boy
You'll be our king
You will be our king
Well...that's interesting
aye it makes sense!
Google Translate handles Russian a lot better than Japanese. I wonder why that is...ah well.
Oh yeah, and I love how you gave her the kind of "fish eye" frame over her eyes, like fish have IRL.
Oh yeah, and I love how you gave her the kind of "fish eye" frame over her eyes, like fish have IRL.