Thread: 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!

Originally Posted by lloannna

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

I would use широкие for "wide"

А где долбаный оригинал? Это перевод чего собственно?

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

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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

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!

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")

Originally Posted by Оля

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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

Originally Posted by Basil77

Originally Posted by Оля

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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

lloannna тоже так написала

[quote=Оля]

Originally Posted by Basil77

Originally Posted by "Оля":1f511eng

Пусть нас разделят горы (not "разделют")

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

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".