A warning to all children who are tempted to go out in a storm. Stay at home and mind your toys. When Robert (or Bob) went out, his hat, his umbrella and even Bob himself vanished in the wind, never to be seen again. Music by Ligeti, and story captured in these stunning animated illustrations by Coralie Muce.
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The King's Singers
Patrick Dunachie - countertenor
Edward Button - countertenor
Julian Gregory - tenor
Christopher Bruerton - baritone
Nick Ashby - baritone
Jonathan Howard - bass
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Illustrations by Coralie Muce
(generously commissioned by The King's Singers Global Foundation)
Animation by Kevin Francis
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Producer: Nigel Short
Engineer: Tom Lewington
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The Story of Flying Robert
When the rain comes tumbling down,
In the country or the town,
All good little girls and boys
Stay at home and mind their toys,
Robert though: "No!"
Rain it did!
And in a minute, Rob was in it;
Here you see him, silly fellow,
Underneath his red umbrella!
What a wind!
Oh! How it whistles through the trees
And flow'rs and thistles!
Oh! It has caught the red umbrella!
Now look at him, silly fellow,
Up he flies to the skies!
No one heard his screams and cries!
Through the clouds the rude wind bore him,
And his hat flew on before him;
Soon they got to such a height,
They were nearly out of sight!
And his hat went up so high,
That it nearly touch'd the sky.
No one ever yet could tell,
Where they stopp'd or where they fell?
Only this one thing is plain,
Bob was never seen again.
From the "Struwelpeter," translated by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman (1845)
28 авг 2024
