Ya igrayu na garmoshke:Gena's birthday song 'Cheburashka'

This is the classic Russian birthday song from 'Cheburashka' sung by crocodile Gena..it has acquired a cult status in Russia & elsewhere. As with Gena's other song 'Goluboj Wagon' ( see my upload) it is characterized by beautiful melody and moving lyrics: Here goes in Russian: ( English translation follows):


Пусть бегут неуклюже
Пешеходы по лужам,
А вода - по
асфальту pекой.
И неясно пpохожим
В этот день непогожий,
Почему я
веселый такой.

Я игpаю на гаpмошке
У пpохожих на виду...
К сожаленью,
день pожденья -

Только pаз в году.

Пpилетит вдpуг волшебник
В голубом веpтолете
И бесплатно
покажет кино.
С днём
рожденья поздравит
И, навеpно, оставит
Мне в подаpок

Now In English phonetics:

Pust' begut neuklyuzhe
Peshekhody pa luzham
A vada - pa asfal'tu rekoi

I neyasno prokhozhim
V etot den' nepogozhii
Pochemu ya veselyi takoi

Ya igrayu na garmoshke

U prokhozhih na vidu
K sazhalen'yu, den' razhden'ya

Tol'ka raz v gadu

Priletit vdrug volshebnik
V golubom vertolete
I besplatno pokazhet kino.
S dnem rozhden'ya pozdravit
I, naverno, astavit
Mne v podarok pyat'sot "eskimo".

Rough english translation:

Let the pedestrians run clumsily
On the street by the puddles
And there is much water on the road.
They cannot understand, that this day is not simple
And the reason I'm so merry today...

Chorus:
And as I play my accordion
And people gaze at me
What a pity....
The Birthday only comes once a year...

The magician will soon come on his blue helicopter
He will show us a free film.
He will congratulate me and I'm sure he will
proffer 500 chocolate ice-cream...