Песня про стирку
Mar. 13th, 2012 12:58 pmДумала, продержусь до конца марта, ан нет, раньше прибежала :) Посмотрите, какая прелесть - это песенка для стирки, напечатанная в 1900 году в журнале The Girl's Own Paper. Никак не пойму, она просто позитивная или чуток циничная - по-моему, и то, и другое :) И, вообще, ее можно, стиснув зубы в довольную улыбку, напевать при любой работе. Вот как я сейчас. Joyful in drudgery, queen of your toil - yeah, baby!
Кто бы ее перевел, а?
Soap and rub, sing and scrub,
Sing at the washing tub,
Joyful in drudgery, queen of your toil;
Sordid the slop and steam,
White as a hawthorn dream
Shall its fair outcome seem,
Linen immaculate, guiltless of soil.
Souse and swing, rinse and wring,
Over the mangle sing,
Let no reluctant frown gladness despoil;
What though the back rebel?
Tired fingers ache and swell?
Sing! You shall conquer well,
Queen of your toil!
Soap and rub, sing and scrub,
Sing at the washing tub,
Joyful in drudgery, queen of your toil!
Кто бы ее перевел, а?
Soap and rub, sing and scrub,
Sing at the washing tub,
Joyful in drudgery, queen of your toil;
Sordid the slop and steam,
White as a hawthorn dream
Shall its fair outcome seem,
Linen immaculate, guiltless of soil.
Souse and swing, rinse and wring,
Over the mangle sing,
Let no reluctant frown gladness despoil;
What though the back rebel?
Tired fingers ache and swell?
Sing! You shall conquer well,
Queen of your toil!
Soap and rub, sing and scrub,
Sing at the washing tub,
Joyful in drudgery, queen of your toil!