It's a clip from a Hungarian film Johnny Corncob, introduced in 1973, directed by Marcell Jankovics, which is the very first Hungarian animated feature-length film.
In the video you can listen to the song "Soldier Life" - named by me - which is actually consists of the following soundtracks from the film:
• In Italy
• Johnny Corncob (variation 1)
• In the Land of the Tatars
• Johnny Corncob (variation 2)
• In faraway India
• Johnny Corncob (variation 3)
• Finally they arrived in France
Vocals: Gjon Delhusa (he was 20 yo during the production of the film)
Lyrics: József Romhányi
Composer: János Gyulai Gaál
It was me who cut this video simply because I really like this song and I wanted to listen to it as one song and I'd like to share it with others too, of course, since this song is nowhere to be found on the internet in this format.
Attention! The video's last third contains a more violent scene! I didn't set age limit just because of that, since the original film is G-rated.
More official songs from the film:
• Album - János Vitéz - ...
Enjoy the music!
Lyrics:
Bleak land of Italy, full of rosemary forests,
Black storm clouds bring heavy snow.
Italy is full of snow-frost,
Winter never ends there,
Even the soul is freezing.
Johnny Corncob, have you regret,
Joining the army?
You look like a brave hussar on your horse,
You would make a great lieutenant,
You would make a great lieutenant.
The Land of the Tatars has no end,
The rising sun cannot go round it in a day.
Grim landscapes, abandoned paths,
Fight hundreds of evils,
A million dog-headed men are on the watch.
Johnny Corncob, have you regret,
Joining the army?
You look like a brave hussar on your horse,
You would make a great captain,
You would make a great captain.
Far, in India there's a sky-high mountain,
Whoever reaches the top is stewing in sweat.
The sun is so close it burns you,
One more hour and they'll be there,
Oh, let's hope the horses legs make it!
Johnny Corncob, have you regret,
Joining the army?
You look like a fine hussar on your horse,
You would make a great colonel,
You would make a great colonel.
Finally they arrived in France,
The King and his daughter were long expecting them.
The evil Turks were all over the place.
His majesty and the princess,
Had been hiding for a while.
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5 дек 2018
