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Translation
Toad
Kolya1 loves cats from the cradle,
Ivan throws branches for a dog,
Hryts' put his head to the cage -
He teaches the parrot to swear.
Tortoise runs to the Stah,
Canary sings to Roma,
But Vova has a toad under his tank top,
Who has a bad temper.
(whoever has) nice girlfriend,
(whoever has) quick car,
(whoever has) white house,
(that for the toad) like a spear.
Homá tears newspapers for the hamsters4,
Catfish talks to Opanas,
Misha gave green cards to the mice -
Shared the last mattress,
Dove marked some money for Gosha,
Black cat does not want to meet a Yura,
But Vova has a royal person,
Who is having a stroke under the tank top.
(whoever has) nice girlfriend,
(whoever has) quick car,
(whoever has) white house,
(that for the toad) like a spear.
Refrain.
Out, out, out!
Covetous eyes.
Out, out, out!
Greedy hands.
Kick the toad,
Like a rugby ball. (2)
Refrain (2)
- 1. Here and further in the text all names are male names, mostly Ukrainian, some of them are shortened.
- 2. Meaningless expression, sometimes used in a rhymes.
- 3. This is literal translation. The meaning of it: Vova envies everyone for having something nice.
- 4. Newspapers are supposed to be used as hamster toilet filler.
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