When the Sand Will Rise... (Когда песок взойдёт...)

[niffiwan]

Continuing the theme of "Old Russia"...
"When the Sand Will Rise" is a film based on an ancient Russian ballad which opens a veil onto the world of old Slavic mythology and its heavenly gods. It is a traditional story of the struggle of good and evil, personified in images of the family and its destroyer, the werewolf. The art direction (by Galina

Comments

[axmxz]

Good translation! The only thing I had to add was that the youngest sister didn't snap the whip at him - she simply gave it to him, "podala." Translating it as "snapping" gives her action an undue aggression and almost an impatience to see her brother gone.

[niffiwan]

Oh, you're right. For some reason I heard it as "плёткой подала" - that is, "she gave with the whip". Ok, I'll change that.

[axmxz]

I have a recording of a similar ballad somewhere, but in 'pomorska' dialect. It's a bit simpler in structure though: the three sisters are at work, they lose their brother, they go looking for him, the youngest finds him dead.

[niffiwan]

I'd be interested in hearing it, if you have the opportunity to upload it somewhere.

[axmxz]

Not sure where I'd upload it. I can email it to you if you want.

[niffiwan]

You can try http://www.mediafire.com

[axmxz]

All right! I cut the song out of the 1.5 hour long show and converted it to .mp3.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jfdhii5ntm4