BARMALEY
Korney Chukovsky
Small children!
No way
Don't go to Africa
Go for a walk in Africa!
Sharks in Africa
Gorillas in Africa
Large in Africa
Angry crocodiles
They will bite you
To beat and offend, -
Don't go, children,
To Africa for a walk.
There's a robber in Africa
There's a villain in Africa
In Africa it's terrible
Bar-ma-lay!
He runs around Africa
And eats children -
Ugly, bad, greedy Barmaley!
Both daddy and mommy
Sitting under a tree
Both daddy and mommy
Children are told:
"Africa is terrible"
Yes Yes Yes!
Africa is dangerous
Yes Yes Yes!
Don't go to Africa
Children, never!
But daddy and mommy fell asleep in the evening,
And Tanechka and Vanechka are running to Africa, -
To Africa!
To Africa!
They walk along Africa.
Figs and dates are picked, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
We saddled a rhinoceros
We rode around a bit -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
With elephants on the go
We played leapfrog, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
A gorilla came out to them,
The gorilla told them
The gorilla told them,
She said:
"There's the shark Karakula
She opened her evil mouth.
You are going to the Karakul shark
Would you like to get in?
Right in the middle of nowhere?
"We are shark Karakula
Never mind, never mind
We are the Shark Karakul
Brick, brick,
We are the Shark Karakul
Fist, fist!
We are the Shark Karakul
Heel, heel!”
The shark got scared
And drowned out of fear, -
Serves you right, shark, serves you right!
But in the swamps it’s huge
A hippopotamus walks and roars,
He's walking, he's walking through the swamps
And it roars loudly and menacingly.
And Tanya and Vanya laugh,
Hippopotamus belly is tickled:
“What a belly,
What kind of belly?
Wonderful!”
I couldn't stand such insult
Hippopotamus,
Ran away behind the pyramids
And roars
“Barmaley, Barmaley, Barmaley!
Come out, Barmaley, quickly!
These nasty children, Barmaley,
Don’t be sorry, Barmaley, don’t be sorry!”
Tanya-Vanya trembled -
They saw Barmaley.
He's walking through Africa
Sings throughout Africa:
"I'm bloodthirsty
I'm merciless
I am the evil robber Barmaley!
And I don't need
No marmalade
No chocolate
But only the little ones
(Yes, very small!)
Children!
He sparkles with terrible eyes,
He chatters with terrible teeth,
He lights a terrible fire,
He shouts a terrible word:
“Karabas! Karabas!
I’ll have lunch now!”
Children cry and sob
Barmaley is begged:
“Dear, dear Barmaley,
Have mercy on us
Let us go quickly
To our dear mother!
We're running away from mom
We will never
And walk around Africa
We will forget forever!
Dear, dear ogre,
Have mercy on us
We'll give you candy
I’ll have tea with crackers!”
But the cannibal answered:
“Nooo!!!”
And Tanya said to Vanya:
"Look, in the airplane
Someone is flying across the sky.
This is the doctor, this is the doctor
Good Doctor Aibolit!”
Good Doctor Aibolit
runs up to Tanya-Vanya,
Hugs Tanya-Vanya
And the villain Barmaley,
Smiling, he says:
“Well, please, my dear,
My dear Barmaley,
Untie, let go
These little children!»
But the villain Aibolit is enough
And he throws Aibolit into the fire.
And it burns and Aibolit shouts:
“Oh, it hurts! Aw, it hurts! Aw, it hurts!”
And the poor children lie under the palm tree,
They look at Barmaley
And they cry, and they cry, and they cry!
But because of the Nile
The gorilla is coming
The gorilla is coming
The crocodile is leading!
Good Doctor Aibolit
Crocodile says:
“Well, please, quickly
Swallow Barmaley,
To greedy Barmaley
I wouldn't have enough
I wouldn't swallow
These little children!
Turned around
Smiled
Laughed
Crocodile
And the villain
Barmaleya,
Like a fly
Swallowed!
Glad, glad, glad, glad kids,
She danced and played by the fire:
"You us,
You us
From saved death,
You freed us.
Are you in good hour
Saw us
Oh good one
Crocodile!"
But in the stomach of the Crocodile
Dark, and cramped, and dull,
And in the stomach of the Crocodile
Barmaley sobs and cries:
"Oh, I'll be kinder
I will love children!
Don't ruin me!
Spare me!
Oh, I will, I will, I will be kinder!”
The children of Barmaley took pity,
The children say to the crocodile:
“If he really became kinder,
Please let him go back!
We will take Barmaley with us,
We’ll take you to distant Leningrad!”
The crocodile nods his head
Opens its wide mouth, -
And from there, smiling, Barmaley flies out,
And Barmaley’s face is kinder and sweeter:
"How glad I am, how glad I am,
That I’ll go to Leningrad!”
Barmaley dances, dances, Barmaley!
“I will, I will be kinder, yes, kinder!
I'll bake for the children, for the children
Pies and pretzels, pretzels!
I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be walking!
I will give away pies for nothing, I will give out pies for nothing,
Treat the children to pretzels and rolls.
And for Vanechka
And for Tanechka
They will, they will be with me
Mint gingerbread cookies!
Mint gingerbread,
Fragrant,
Surprisingly pleasant
Come get it
Don't pay a penny
Because Barmaley
Loves little children
Loves, loves, loves, loves,
Loves little children!”
Barmaley - Fairy tale by Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky - Fairy tales by Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Barmaley
Small children!
No way
Don't go to Africa
Go for a walk in Africa!
Sharks in Africa
Gorillas in Africa
Large in Africa
Angry crocodiles
They will bite you
To beat and offend, -
Don't go, children,
To Africa for a walk.
There's a robber in Africa
There's a villain in Africa
In Africa it's terrible
Bar-ma-lay!
He runs around Africa
And eats children -
Ugly, bad, greedy Barmaley!
Both daddy and mommy
Sitting under a tree
Both daddy and mommy
Children are told:
"Africa is terrible"
Africa is dangerous
Don't go to Africa
Children, never!
But daddy and mommy fell asleep in the evening,
And Tanechka and Vanechka are running to Africa, -
To Africa!
To Africa!
They walk along Africa.
Figs and dates are picked, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
We saddled a rhinoceros
We rode around a bit -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
With elephants on the go
We played leapfrog, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
A gorilla came out to them,
The gorilla told them
The gorilla told them,
She said:
"There's the shark Karakula
She opened her evil mouth.
You are going to the Karakul shark
Would you like to get in?
Right in the middle of nowhere?
"We are shark Karakula
Never mind, never mind
We are the Shark Karakul
Brick, brick,
We are the Shark Karakul
Fist, fist!
We are the Shark Karakul
Heel, heel!”
The shark got scared
And drowned out of fear, -
Serves you right, shark, serves you right!
But in the swamps it’s huge
A hippopotamus walks and roars,
He's walking, he's walking through the swamps
And it roars loudly and menacingly.
And Tanya and Vanya laugh,
Hippopotamus belly is tickled:
“What a belly,
What kind of belly -
Wonderful!”
I couldn't stand such insult
Ran away behind the pyramids
“Barmaley, Barmaley, Barmaley!
Come out, Barmaley, quickly!
These nasty children, Barmaley,
Don’t be sorry, Barmaley, don’t be sorry!”
Tanya-Vanya trembled -
They saw Barmaley.
He's walking through Africa
Sings throughout Africa:
"I'm bloodthirsty
I'm merciless
I am the evil robber Barmaley!
And I don't need
No marmalade
No chocolate
But only the little ones
(Yes, very small!)
He sparkles with terrible eyes,
He chatters with terrible teeth,
He lights a terrible fire,
He shouts a terrible word:
“Karabas! Karabas!
I’ll have lunch now!”
Children cry and sob
Barmaley is begged:
“Dear, dear Barmaley,
Have mercy on us
Let us go quickly
To our dear mother!
We're running away from mom
We will never
And walk around Africa
We will forget forever!
Dear, dear ogre,
Have mercy on us
We'll give you candy
I’ll have tea with crackers!”
But the cannibal answered:
“Nooo!!!”
And Tanya said to Vanya:
"Look, in the airplane
Someone is flying across the sky.
This is the doctor, this is the doctor
Good Doctor Aibolit!”
Good Doctor Aibolit
runs up to Tanya-Vanya,
Hugs Tanya-Vanya
And the villain Barmaley,
Smiling, he says:
“Well, please, my dear,
My dear Barmaley,
Untie, let go
These little children!
But the villain Aibolit is enough
And he throws Aibolit into the fire.
And it burns and Aibolit shouts:
“Oh, it hurts! Aw, it hurts! Aw, it hurts!”
And the poor children lie under the palm tree,
They look at Barmaley
And they cry, and they cry, and they cry!
But because of the Nile
The gorilla is coming
The gorilla is coming
The crocodile is leading!
Good Doctor Aibolit
Crocodile says:
“Well, please, quickly
Swallow Barmaley,
To greedy Barmaley
I wouldn't have enough
I wouldn't swallow
These little children!
Turned around
Smiled
Laughed
Crocodile
Barmaleya,
Like a fly
Swallowed!
Glad, glad, glad, glad kids,
She danced and played by the fire:
Saved me from death
You freed us.
Have a good time
Saw us
Crocodile!"
But in the stomach of the Crocodile
Dark, and cramped, and dull,
And in the stomach of the Crocodile
Barmaley sobs and cries:
"Oh, I'll be kinder
I will love children!
Don't ruin me!
Spare me!
Oh, I will, I will, I will be kinder!”
The children of Barmaley took pity,
The children say to the crocodile:
“If he really became kinder,
Please let him go back!
We will take Barmaley with us,
We’ll take you to distant Leningrad!”
The crocodile nods his head
Opens its wide mouth, -
And from there, smiling, Barmaley flies out,
And Barmaley’s face is kinder and sweeter:
"How glad I am, how glad I am,
That I’ll go to Leningrad!”
Barmaley dances, dances, Barmaley!
“I will, I will be kinder, yes, kinder!
I'll bake for the children, for the children
Pies and pretzels, pretzels!
I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be walking!
I will give away pies for nothing, I will give out pies for nothing,
Treat the children to pretzels and rolls.
And for Vanechka
And for Tanechka
They will, they will be with me
Mint gingerbread cookies!
Mint gingerbread,
Fragrant,
Surprisingly pleasant
Come get it
Don't pay a penny
Because Barmaley
Loves little children
Loves, loves, loves, loves,
Loves little children!”
Part two
Tanya-Vanya trembled -
They saw Barmaley.
He's walking through Africa
Sings throughout Africa:
"I'm bloodthirsty
I'm merciless
I am the evil robber Barmaley!
And I don't need
No marmalade
No chocolate
But only the little ones
(Yes, very small!)
Children!"
He sparkles with terrible eyes,
He chatters with terrible teeth,
He lights a terrible fire,
He shouts a terrible word:
"Karabas! Karabas!
I'll have lunch now!" 
Children cry and sob
Barmaley is begged:
"Dear, dear Barmaley,
Have mercy on us
Let us go quickly
To our dear mother!
We're running away from mom
We will never
And walk around Africa
We will forget forever!
Dear, dear ogre,
Have mercy on us
We'll give you candy
I'll have tea with crackers!"
But the cannibal answered:
"Nooo!!!" 
And Tanya said to Vanya:
"Look, in the airplane
Someone is flying across the sky.
This is the doctor, this is the doctor
Good Doctor Aibolit!"
Good Doctor Aibolit
runs up to Tanya-Vanya,
Hugs Tanya-Vanya
And the villain Barmaley,
Smiling, he says:
"Well, please, my dear,
My dear Barmaley,
Untie, let go
These little children!"
But the villain Aibolit is enough
And he throws Aibolit into the fire.
And it burns and Aibolit shouts:
"Oh, it hurts! Oh, it hurts! Oh, it hurts!"
And the poor children lie under the palm tree,
They look at Barmaley
And they cry, and they cry, and they cry!
Part three
But because of the Nile
The gorilla is coming
The gorilla is coming
The crocodile is leading! 
Good Doctor Aibolit
Crocodile says:
"Well, please, quickly
Swallow Barmaley,
To greedy Barmaley
I wouldn't have enough
I wouldn't swallow
These little children!"
Turned around
Smiled
Laughed
Crocodile
And the villain
Barmaleya,
Like a fly
Swallowed!
Glad, glad, glad, glad kids,
She danced and played by the fire:
"You us,
You us
Saved me from death
You freed us.
Have a good time
Saw us
Oh good one
Crocodile!"
But they laughed, they danced,
And then they stopped:
"Doctor, doctor, dear,
I really want to go home!" 
We ran through the swamp,
We ran up to the plane
And they rushed back -
To your favorite one,
Your darling,
Your wonderful Leningrad!
Verse by Chukovsky K.I. Illustrations
Small children!
No way
Don't go to Africa
Go for a walk in Africa!
Sharks in Africa
Gorillas in Africa
Large in Africa
Angry crocodiles
They will bite you
To beat and offend, -
Don't go, children,
To Africa for a walk.
There's a robber in Africa
There's a villain in Africa
In Africa it's terrible
Bar-ma-lay!
He runs around Africa
And eats children -
Ugly, bad, greedy Barmaley!
Both daddy and mommy
Sitting under a tree
Both daddy and mommy
Children are told:
"Africa is terrible"
Yes Yes Yes!
Africa is dangerous
Yes Yes Yes!
Don't go to Africa
Children, never!"
But daddy and mommy fell asleep in the evening,
And Tanechka and Vanechka are running to Africa, -
To Africa!
To Africa!
They walk along Africa.
Figs and dates are picked, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
We saddled a rhinoceros
We rode around a bit -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
With elephants on the go
We played leapfrog, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
A gorilla came out to them,
The gorilla told them
The gorilla told them,
She said:
"There's the shark Karakula
She opened her evil mouth.
You are going to the Karakul shark
Would you like to get in?
Right in the middle of nowhere?"
"Us Shark Karakula
Never mind, never mind
We are the Shark Karakul
Brick, brick,
We are the Shark Karakul
Fist, fist!
We are the Shark Karakul
Heel, heel!"
The shark got scared
And drowned out of fear, -
Serves you right, shark, serves you right!
But in the swamps it’s huge
A hippopotamus walks and roars,
He's walking, he's walking through the swamps
And it roars loudly and menacingly.
And Tanya and Vanya laugh,
Hippopotamus belly is tickled:
"What a belly,
What kind of belly -
Wonderful!"
I couldn't stand such insult
Hippopotamus,
Ran away behind the pyramids
And roars
"Barmaley, Barmaley, Barmaley!
Come out, Barmaley, quickly!
These nasty children, Barmaley,
Don’t be sorry, Barmaley, don’t be sorry!”
Tanya-Vanya trembled -
They saw Barmaley.
He's walking through Africa
Sings throughout Africa:
"I'm bloodthirsty
I'm merciless
I am the evil robber Barmaley!
And I don't need
No marmalade
No chocolate
But only the little ones
(Yes, very small!)
Children!"
He sparkles with terrible eyes,
He chatters with terrible teeth,
He lights a terrible fire,
He shouts a terrible word:
"Karabas! Karabas!
I'll have lunch now!"
Children cry and sob
Barmaley is begged:
"Dear, dear Barmaley,
Have mercy on us
Let us go quickly
To our dear mother!
We're running away from mom
We will never
And walk around Africa
We will forget forever!
Dear, dear ogre,
Have mercy on us
We'll give you candy
I'll have tea with crackers!"
But the cannibal answered:
"Nooo!!!"
And Tanya said to Vanya:
"Look, in the airplane
Someone is flying across the sky.
This is the doctor, this is the doctor
Good Doctor Aibolit!"
Good Doctor Aibolit
runs up to Tanya-Vanya,
Hugs Tanya-Vanya
And the villain Barmaley,
Smiling, he says:
"Well, please, my dear,
My dear Barmaley,
Untie, let go
These little children!"
But the villain Aibolit is enough
And he throws Aibolit into the fire.
And it burns and Aibolit shouts:
"Oh, it hurts! Oh, it hurts! Oh, it hurts!"
And the poor children lie under the palm tree,
They look at Barmaley
And they cry, and they cry, and they cry!
But because of the Nile
The gorilla is coming
The gorilla is coming
The crocodile is leading!
Good Doctor Aibolit
Crocodile says:
"Well, please, quickly
Swallow Barmaley,
To greedy Barmaley
I wouldn't have enough
I wouldn't swallow
These little children!"
Turned around
Smiled
Laughed
Crocodile
And the villain
Barmaleya,
Like a fly
Swallowed!
Glad, glad, glad, glad kids,
She danced and played by the fire:
"You us,
You us
Saved me from death
You freed us.
Have a good time
Saw us
Oh good one
Crocodile!"
But in the stomach of the Crocodile
Dark, and cramped, and dull,
And in the stomach of the Crocodile
Barmaley sobs and cries:
"Oh, I'll be kinder
I will love children!
Don't ruin me!
Spare me!
Oh, I will, I will, I will be kinder!"
The children of Barmaley took pity,
The children say to the crocodile:
"If he really has become kinder,
Please let him go back!
We will take Barmaley with us,
We’ll take you to distant Leningrad!”
The crocodile nods his head
Opens its wide mouth, -
And from there, smiling, Barmaley flies out,
And Barmaley’s face is kinder and sweeter:
"How glad I am, how glad I am,
That I’ll go to Leningrad!”
Barmaley dances, dances, Barmaley!
“I will, I will be kinder, yes, kinder!
I'll bake for the children, for the children
Pies and pretzels, pretzels!
I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be walking!
I will give away pies for nothing, I will give out pies for nothing,
Treat the children to pretzels and rolls.
And for Vanechka
And for Tanechka
They will, they will be with me
Mint gingerbread cookies!
Mint gingerbread,
Fragrant,
Surprisingly pleasant
Come get it
Don't pay a penny
Because Barmaley
Loves little children
Loves, loves, loves, loves,
Loves little children!"
Small children!
No way
Don't go to Africa
Go for a walk in Africa!
Sharks in Africa
Gorillas in Africa
Large in Africa
Angry crocodiles
They will bite you
To beat and offend, -
Don't go, children,
To Africa for a walk.
There's a robber in Africa
There's a villain in Africa
In Africa it's terrible
Bar-ma-lay!
He runs around Africa
And eats children -
Ugly, bad, greedy Barmaley!
Both daddy and mommy
Sitting under a tree
Both daddy and mommy
Children are told:
\"Africa is terrible,
Yes Yes Yes!
Africa is dangerous
Yes Yes Yes!
Don't go to Africa
Children, never!\"
But daddy and mommy fell asleep in the evening,
And Tanechka and Vanechka are running to Africa, -
To Africa!
To Africa!
They walk along Africa.
Figs and dates are picked, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
We saddled a rhinoceros
We rode around a bit -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
With elephants on the go
We played leapfrog, -
Well, Africa!
This is Africa!
A gorilla came out to them,
The gorilla told them
The gorilla told them,
She said:
\"There's a shark Karakula
She opened her evil mouth.
You are going to the Karakul shark
Would you like to get in?
Right in the middle of nowhere?\"
\"We are a shark Karakula
Never mind, never mind
We are the Shark Karakul
Brick, brick,
We are the Shark Karakul
Fist, fist!
We are the Shark Karakul
Heel, heel!\"
The shark got scared
And drowned out of fear, -
Serves you right, shark, serves you right!
But in the swamps it’s huge
A hippopotamus walks and roars,
He's walking, he's walking through the swamps
And it roars loudly and menacingly.
And Tanya and Vanya laugh,
Hippopotamus belly is tickled:
\"What a belly,
What kind of belly -
Wonderful!\"
I couldn't stand such insult
Hippopotamus,
Ran away behind the pyramids
And roars
\"Barmaley, Barmaley, Barmaley!
Come out, Barmaley, quickly!
These nasty children, Barmaley,
Don't be sorry, Barmaley, don't be sorry!\"
Tanya-Vanya trembled -
They saw Barmaley.
He's walking through Africa
Sings throughout Africa:
\"I am bloodthirsty,
I'm merciless
I am the evil robber Barmaley!
And I don't need
No marmalade
No chocolate
But only the little ones
(Yes, very small!)
Children!\"
He sparkles with terrible eyes,
He chatters with terrible teeth,
He lights a terrible fire,
He shouts a terrible word:
\"Karabas! Karabas!
I'll have lunch now!\"
Children cry and sob
Barmaley is begged:
"Dear, dear Barmaley,
Have mercy on us
Let us go quickly
To our dear mother!
We're running away from mom
We will never
And walk around Africa
We will forget forever!
Dear, dear ogre,
Have mercy on us
We'll give you candy
Tea with crackers!\"
But the cannibal answered:
\"Nooo!!!\"
And Tanya said to Vanya:
\"Look, in the airplane
Someone is flying across the sky.
This is the doctor, this is the doctor
Good Doctor Aibolit!\"
Good Doctor Aibolit
runs up to Tanya-Vanya,
Hugs Tanya-Vanya
And the villain Barmaley,
Smiling, he says:
"Well, please, my dear,
My dear Barmaley,
Untie, let go
These little children!\"
But the villain Aibolit is enough
And he throws Aibolit into the fire.
And it burns and Aibolit shouts:
\"Oh, it hurts! Oh, it hurts! Oh, it hurts!\"
And the poor children lie under the palm tree,
They look at Barmaley
And they cry, and they cry, and they cry!
But because of the Nile
The gorilla is coming
The gorilla is coming
The crocodile is leading!
Good Doctor Aibolit
Crocodile says:
\"Well, please, quickly
Swallow Barmaley,
To greedy Barmaley
I wouldn't have enough
I wouldn't swallow
These little children!\"
Turned around
Smiled
Laughed
Crocodile
And the villain
Barmaleya,
Like a fly
Swallowed!
Glad, glad, glad, glad kids,
She danced and played by the fire:
\"You us,
You us
Saved me from death
You freed us.
Have a good time
Saw us
Oh good one
Crocodile!\"
But in the stomach of the Crocodile
Dark, and cramped, and dull,
And in the stomach of the Crocodile
Barmaley sobs and cries:
"Oh, I'll be kinder
I will love children!
Don't ruin me!
Spare me!
Oh, I will, I will, I will be kinder!\"
The children of Barmaley took pity,
The children say to the crocodile:
"If he really has become kinder,
Please let him go back!
We will take Barmaley with us,
We'll take you to distant Leningrad!\"
The crocodile nods his head
Opens its wide mouth, -
And from there, smiling, Barmaley flies out,
And Barmaley’s face is kinder and sweeter:
\"How glad I am, how glad I am,
Why am I going to Leningrad!\"
Barmaley dances, dances, Barmaley!
“I will, I will be kinder, yes, kinder!”
I'll bake for the children, for the children
Pies and pretzels, pretzels!
I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be in the markets, I’ll be walking!
I will give away pies for nothing, I will give out pies for nothing,
Treat the children to pretzels and rolls.
And for Vanechka
And for Tanechka
They will, they will be with me
Mint gingerbread cookies!
Mint gingerbread,
Fragrant,
Surprisingly pleasant
Come get it
Don't pay a penny
Because Barmaley
Loves little children
Loves, loves, loves, loves,
Loves little children!\"