Renard March (to which the players enter) The Cock is strutting on his perch. The Cock Kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda? Podayte mne yevo syuda! Ya nogami stopchu, Toporom srublyu, Ya nogami stopchu, I toporom srublyu. Kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda? Podayte mne yevo syuda! Podayte mne yevo skorei syuda! Kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda? Kuda? I nozhisho zdesya, I nozhishko zdesya, I guzhishko zdesya, I zarezhem zdesya, I povesim zdesya. Kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda, kuda? I no… i nozhishko zdesya, I gu… i guzhishko zdesya, I za… i zarezhem zdesya, I po… i povesim zdesya.
Where, oh where, oh where, oh where Bring him here to me! I’ll trample him underfoot, I’ll chop him up with an axe. I’ll trample him underfoot, I’ll chop him up with an axe. Where, oh where, oh where, oh where Bring him here to me! Bring him along quicker than that! Where, oh where, oh where, oh where Where is he? We’ve got a knife here, a little knife, and we’ve got a noose here, and we’ll chop him up, and we’ll string him up. Where, oh where, oh where, oh where And the … knife is ready, and the … noose is ready, and we’ll … chop him up, and we’ll … string him up.
Sizhu na dubu, Sizhu, dom steregu, Pesnyu poyu.
I’m on my perch, I’m guarding the house, I’m singing my song.
is he?
is he?
is he?
is he?
The Fox enters, dressed as a monk. The Fox Zdravstvuy, krasnoye chado, petel! Snidi, krasnoye chado, na zemlyu, Da pokaysya! Ya shla iz dalnikh pustïn, Ne pila, ne yela …
Good-day, my crimson-crested son! Come down, dear son, from your perch, and make your confession! I’ve travelled from far-off deserts, I haven’t drunk or eaten …
The Cock (impatiently) Podi von lisa!
Oh, go away, Renard!
The Fox Mnogo nuzhdï preterpela; Tebya, miloye chado, Spovedat khotela.
I have suffered greatly; I’ve come, dearest son, to hear your confession.
The Cock (haughtily) O mati moya, lisitsa! Ya ne postilsya, ne molilsya; Pridivinnoye vremya.
Oh, my dear Brother Renard, I don’t go in for fasting and praying. Come back some other time.