Детские стихи Агнии Барто на английском языке

переводчики - И. Железнова, Д. Руттенберг, С. Камелина

The Ball

Little Tanya’s sadly sobbing,

On the waves her ball is bobbing.

Please, don’t cry and wipe your tear,

Rubber balls don’t drown, my dear.

My Horse

How I love my little horse!

I shall brush him well, of course,

I shall comb his tail and mane,

And go riding out again.

My Billy Goat

With my goat, so small and funny,

I go walking every day.

In our garden, green and sunny,

I and Billy love to play.

Should my little Billy stray,

I shall find him right away.

Teddy

On the floor lies tiny Teddy

Half a paw is gone already.

He is tattered, torn, and lame.

Yet I love him just the same.

Bunny

Once a little scatter-brain

Left poor Bunny in the rain.

What could little Bunny do?

He got wet just through and through.

The Wooden Bull Calf

The Bull-Calf walks with shaking knees.

The funny thing’s so small

The board is ending soon, he sees.

And he’s afraid to fall.

The Elephant

Time for bed! The Calf’s asleep,

In his basket, snug and deep.

Teddy’s sleeping in his cot,

But the elephant is not.

He nods his head and looks askant

At the Lady Elephant.

The Lorry

Now we all are very sorry:

We put Pussy in the lorry;

Pussy didn’t like to ride.

Oh! The lorry’s on its side.

The Aeroplane

We shall build a plane and soar

Over woodland, sea and shore,

Over woodland, sea and shore,

And fly back to Mum once more.