It's a small world...

Don't hate me; this phrase (Мир тесен!) is on our test on Monday, and I used to work at Disneyland, and it got stuck in my head. But, I couldn't find a translation... so this is what I've got. I'm not sure about a lot of it, and half of why I chose the chorus line that I did was because translating it with my Oxford dictionary indicates it can just as easily mean "Peace is close, finally."

Any improvements (I'm not so worried about rhyming; the musical structure of the original song makes non-rhyming verses sound okay) are most appreciated, as I may end out singing it for our department talent show next week. I've put asterisks by the lines I'm sure are wrong, or that I took stabs in the dark on.


Это мир смеха,
А мир слезой.
Это мир надеждой,
А мир страха.
Мы разделяем больших, (*) ["there's so much that we share"]
Так теперь мы знаем, (*) ["that it's time we're aware"]
Мир тесен, в конце концов.

Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Это тесен, тесен мир. (*)

Только одна луна,
А одно солнце.
И улыбка значит
Дружба, ко всем. (*) ["and a smile means 'friendship' to everyone"]
Пусть уже горы разделют, (*) ["though the mountains divide (us)"]
И океаны - большие: (*) ["and the oceans are wide"]
Мир тесен, в конце концов.

Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Это тесен, тесен мир. (*)


Большое спасибо!

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Originally Posted by lloannna

И океаны - большие: (*) ["and the oceans are wide"]

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I would use широкие for "wide"

А где долбаный оригинал? Это перевод чего собственно? http://www.kolobok.wrg.ru/smiles/mad...n_roulette.gif

Я не знаю, как сказать по-англиски "долбаный."

www.disneyland.com -> Parks -> Disneyland Park -> Attractions -> Fun for little ones -> "it's a small world"

Это что ли песня?

It's a world of laughter, a world of tears
It's a world of hopes and a world of fears
There's so much that we share that its time we're aware
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world
There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship for everyone
Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world

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Originally Posted by lloannna

Don't hate me; this phrase (Мир тесен!) is on our test on Monday, and I used to work at Disneyland, and it got stuck in my head. But, I couldn't find a translation... so this is what I've got. I'm not sure about a lot of it, and half of why I chose the chorus line that I did was because translating it with my Oxford dictionary indicates it can just as easily mean "Peace is close, finally."

Any improvements (I'm not so worried about rhyming; the musical structure of the original song makes non-rhyming verses sound okay) are most appreciated, as I may end out singing it for our department talent show next week. I've put asterisks by the lines I'm sure are wrong, or that I took stabs in the dark on.


Это мир смеха,
Это мир слез_.
Это мир надежд_,
Это мир страхов.
У нас так много общего, (*) ["there's so much that we share"]
Как мы теперь знаем, (*) ["that it's time we're aware"]
Мир тесен, в конце концов.
(Another variant: Всё-таки мир так мал. It looks better to me).
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
_Тесен, тесен мир. (*)

Есть только одна луна
И одно яркое солнце.
И улыбка для всех означает дружбу. ["and a smile means 'friendship' to everyone"]
Пусть нас разделяют горы, (*) ["though the mountains divide (us)"]
И океаны - безбрежны: (*) ["and the oceans are wide"]
Мир тесен, в конце концов.
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
Мир тесен, в конце концов;
_ Тесен, тесен мир. (*)


Большое спасибо!

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I'v just tried to correct translation mistakes, not to make good translation. Rhyming is not my strong point.

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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Originally Posted by Оля

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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Упс! :oops: Я имел ввиду "разделяют". Букву пропустил.

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Originally Posted by Basil77

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Originally Posted by Оля

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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Упс! :oops: Я имел ввиду "разделяют". Букву пропустил.

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lloannna тоже так написала :)

[quote=Оля]

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Originally Posted by Basil77

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Originally Posted by "Оля":1f511eng

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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Упс! :oops: Я имел ввиду "разделяют". Букву пропустил.

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lloannna тоже так написала :)[/quote:1f511eng]
Ну так я и оставил её вариант. Я прочитал его как "разделяют", не заметил что не хватает буквы "я". :oops: