Вначале даётся текст на английском, потом следует перевод на русский язык. THE NIGHTINGALE OF COURSE YOU KNOW that in China the emperor is Chinese, and all the people around him are Chinese. It was many years ago, but just because of that, it’s worth while hearing the story before it’s forgotten! The emperor’s palace was the most splendid in the world, completely made of fine porcelain—so expensive, but so brittle, so fragile to touch that you had to be really careful. There were the most remarkable flowers in the garden, and to the most beautiful were tied silver bells so that you couldn’t walk by without noticing the flower...

They measure the room, they know the score They're mopping up the butcher's floor Of your broken little hearts. O children! Forgive us now for what we've done It started out as a bit of fun Here, take these before we run away The keys to the gulag. O children! Lift up your voice, lift up your voice! Children! Rejoice, rejoice! Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They're gathering round with all my friends We're older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning. O children! We have the...