One, two, three… little songs. Irina Tumanova

little songs

      Irina Tumanova

      © Irina Tumanova, 2016

      © Igor Szucs, translation, 2016

      © Elena Verzina, illustrations, 2016

      Artist Elena Verzina

      Editor Igor Szucs

      Translator Igor Szucs

      Editor Igor Szucs

      Created with intellectual publishing system Ridero

                              THE RHYME

      I’ll sing for you, my dear,

      One, two, three… little songs.

      Watch your step climbing up

      One, two, three… in your thongs.

      Just look up at the sky

      One, two, three… shiny stars.

      Roses are flowering

      One, two, three… in the yards.

      Chorus:

      I’m smiling, I am just —

      One, two, three… having fun!

      All together —

      One, two, three… we’ll go far.

      Look! Brook is running there,

      One, two, three,

      So am I.

      Look! Plane is flying there,

      One, two, three,

      Fly, fly, fly.

      Here comes the rain…

      Gather one, two, three,

      These mushrooms!

      We all will read,

      One, two, three,

      Lovely magic books.

                                      HEDGEHOG

      Little crust, little crust,

      Little crust of bread was lying.

      Waiting for petty mouse,

      Little crust was almost crying.

      All in thought: «Where is mouse?

      I badly need her coming!

      Getting dry, Getting stale,

      Nobody knows, I’m crumbing…»

      Chorus:

      Prickly hedgehog promenading around

      Found little crust and was singing aloud.

      Tra-la-la,

      Tra-la-la,

      And was singing aloud,

      Tra-la-la,

      Tra-la-la,

      And was singing aloud.

      Petty mouse walked around

      Looking for some bread and sighing.

      Underneath, on the floor

      Little crust was always lying.

      Petty mouse, all in grief, searching for little crust honing,

      About prickly hedgehog the mouse not even knowing.

                                REDDISH ORANGE

      Tubby teddy bear is climbing up the stairs,

      He dreams of being thinner, wants to gain lightness.

      Chorus:

      He’s keeping to a diet, he said «goodbye» to food,

      And even reddish orange can not change his mood.

      The doll is in a hurry too, she wants to meet her friends.

      Wearing dress with thingies, oh, she knows all fashion trends.

      Chorus:

      Fun-loving toys are also just taking some fresh air,

      They don’t look at the orange, they just do not care.

                                   SHADY SHADE

      Little red kitty was walking around,

      Singing hilarious songlet aloud.

      Sunshine and blue sky – the day was so great,

      Under the bush – shade!

      Starling was flying and looking for bugs.

      Red kitty saw him and gave him warm hugs.

      Cried to the starling: «Mew! Hey you, hey you,

      How old are you? Mew!»

      Chorus:

      Shade, shade, shady shade,

      Walking is so great.

      Day-day, ding-dong day,

      Cheerful sunshiny day.

      Starling is kitty’s best friend now – good guy,

      Kitty – believe me – has learned how to fly.

      Starling meows every morning aloud,

      Both friends are so proud.

                              KITTY AND CUTLET

      Sappy tasty cutlet lying on a parquet.

      Kitty plays with cutlet, kit is so unlucky.

      Mice are roaming somewhere, kitty hardly knows it.

      Sappy tasty cutlet – kitty often chows it.

      Chorus:

      The cutlet, the cutlet is skimming the parquet.

      Kit’s dreaming of ears and tail.

      He is very homey, he feels very lonely,

      But knows he will meet mice someday.

      Please, tell him just where are they!

      Autumn is approaching, birds are flying away.

      Cunning reddish kitty’s making plans in this way:

      «I am very lucky, I will meet the pigeons.

      I will catch all pigeons from the nearest regions».

      Chorus:

      The cutlet, the cutlet is skimming the parquet.

      Kit’s dreaming of pinions and tail.

      He is very homey, he feels very lonely,

      But knows he will meet birds someday.