Off singing voice | Love is a song that never ends Life may be swift and fleeting Hope may die Yet love's beautiful music Comes each day Like the dawn Love is a song that never ends One simple theme repeating Like the voice of a heavenly choir Love's sweet music flows on |
Like the voice of a heavenly choir Love's sweet music flows on | |
The music introduces us in the depth of the forest, where the animals of this story live. The chirping of the birds lead us to the place where our friends are going to appear. | |
An old owl arrives to his tree to rest during the day. In the same tree live some squirrels, sleeping at that hour of the day; we can see a nest where three chicks are waiting for their mother who is bringing them some food. The day breaks and all the animals must to awake: a small mouse washes his face with a dewdrop. Everything seems to be calm, in peace, but suddenly the birds spread the new: the little prince is born. | |
Owl | Who-o, who-o snoring Who-o, who-o, who-o |
Birds | Tweet-tweet-tweet Tweet-tweet-tweet |
All the animals stop their doings; they listen the news so exciting. In that moment a little rabbit appears near the tree where the Old owl is sleeping. This rabbit is our friend Thumper who thumps to the owl wakes up. | |
Thumper | Wake up, wake up! |
Owl | Oh, what now? |
Thumper | Wake up, friend Owl! |
Owl | What�s going around on here? |
Thumper | It�s happened! It�s happened! All his brothers and sisters are jumping all around full in excitement The new prince is born! We�re going to see him! Come on! You�d better hurry up! |
The animals run into the depth of the forest, and in a clearing the camera shows a deer with her newborn fawn, the new Prince who is sleeping. | |
Animal 1 | Oh my! |
Animal 2 | Well look! |
Animal 3 | Well, isn�t he cute? |
Everybody admires the newborn. The owl, Thumper and his family arrive. | |
Owl | Well, this is quite an occasion, yes sir. Isn't every day a prince is born to Bambi�s mother You�re to be congratulated. |
Animals | Congratulations! Congratulations! |
Bambi's Mother | to the animals Thank you very much. Licking Bambi Come on, wake up. We have company. |
Bambi opens his eyes and looks a bit surprised because of all the animals | |
Animals | Hello, hello! Hello little Prince! Hello little Prince! |
Owl | Who-o who-o, heh, heh, heh, who-o who-o laughs. Bambi seems to be afraid of him, but sooner he laughs him back softly |
Thumper | Look, he�s trying to get up! Thumper takes advantage of this situation and stays closer watching and smelling the newborn; but the fact is that Bambi is not sure yet on his legs and falls Kind of wobbly, isn�t he? |
Thumper's Mother | angrily Thumper! |
Thumper | Well, he is. to Bambi aren�t ya? |
Bambi | sneezing At-twat! Everybody laughs |
Owl | Bambi is so tired, and yawns Looks to me like he�s getting kind of sleepy. to the animals I think it�s time we all left. Come on, shoo-o, shoo-o. to a little squirrel who is absorbed looking Bambi Come on, shoo-o, shoo-o! Psst. to the birds Psst. |
All the animals leave except Thumper who wants to see into the Bambi�s mouth because he is still yawning | |
Thumper's Mother | Thumper! Come on. |
Thumper | to Bambi�s Mother What-cha gonna call him? |
Bambi's Mother | Well, I think I�ll call him Bambi. |
Thumper | thinking Bambi. Yep, I guess that�ll do all right he leaves |
Bambi's Mother | to herself and Bambi Bambi, my little Bambi. |
The camera moves away leading us to the top of a crag where the entire scene has been watching by a majestic stag. The image turns to black. | |
Scene changes. Bambi and his mother are walking by the forest. The little deer is discovering lot of things and animals. From a tree a squirrel watches them in their walk | |
Squirrel | Walking already. Well, what do you know! |
Mrs. Quail | to Bambi�s Mother Good morning! |
Bambi's Mother | Good morning Mrs. Quail. |
Mrs. Quail | And where�s the young prince this--- in that moment Bambi appears to Bambi Oh, good morning Bambi! |
Mrs. Quail's chicks | to Bambi Good morning young Prince! They continue after their mother, but one of them returns |
Chick | Goodbye! |
Opossums' Mother | Good morning young Prince! |
Opossums | Good morning young Prince! |
Bambi is a bit surprised because this family has their heads down. He continues his walk but something strange appears in front of him. From the underground a mole appears. | |
Mole | Good morning. Nice sunny day! He disappears again |
Bambi continues his walk jumping but he looses the balance and falls down. | |
Thumper's family | What�s the matter? What happened? |
Thumper | Did the young Prince falls down? |
Rabbit | Is he hurt? |
Bambi's Mother | No, he�s all right. |
Thumper | to Bambi�s Mother He doesn�t walk very good, does he? |
Thumper's Mother | Thumper! |
Thumper | Yes mama? |
Thumper's Mother | What did your father tell you this morning? |
Thumper | reciting If you can�t say something nice don�t say nothing at all |
Bambi's Mother | Come on, Bambi. Get up. Try again. |
Rabbits | Come on! Get up! Get up! Try again! |
Bambi gets up and walks with his new friends. All of them laugh, jump and run. Thumper runs to an old trunk and there, using his foot, thumps. | |
Thumper | I�m thumping. That�s why they all me Thumper. |
Echo | ...call me Thumper... |
Thumper | Thumper! |
Echo | ...Thumper!... |
They continue jumping and playing. The bunnies jump over a trunk but Bambi stop in front of it. His friends cheer him up to jump like them. | |
Thumper | Come on! You can do it! Hop over it, like this. |
Rabbits | Hop over it, hop over it, hip over it, hope over it. Like this. |
Bambi smiles and tries, but he fails. He is trapped over the trunk. | |
Thumper | You didn�t hop far enough. |
Bambi pass one of his legs over the trunk but when he is going to pass the other the legs are tangled up and he falls down again. Thumper helps him. | |
Thumper | That�s it! Now the other one. Gee whiz, what happened that time? |
They all continue their walk. The birds are chirping happily and Bambi and friends go to see them closer. Bambi ask with his eyes who are they. | |
Thumper | Those are birds. |
Bambi | trying to talk Burrr! Burrr! |
Thumper | Look, he�s trying to talk. |
Bambi | Burr-r-r! |
Rabbit | He�s trying to say bird. |
Thumper | Say bird! |
Bambi | Burr-r-r |
Thumper | Bird |
Bambi | Burr-rr |
Thumper | denying Uh-uh. Bird-duh! |
Rabbits | Come on, say bird! Say bird! Say bird! Say bird! |
Bambi | Bird! Every body laughs |
Rabbits | To their mother He talked! He talked momma! |
Rabbit | The young Prince said, �bird�! |
Bambi | happy and proud Bird, bird, bird, bird. He sees a butterfly and follows her calling her bird too Bird! |
Thumper | No that's not a bird. That�s a butterfly. |
Bambi | Butterfly! Thumper nods Butter--- but the butterfly has flown away. Then Bambi sees some flowers and he thinks they are butterflies too Butterfly! |
Thumper | No that's a flower. |
Bambi | surprised Flower? |
Thumper | Uh-uh. It�s pretty he smells them and Bambi imitates him |
Bambi | Pretty He�s smelling them when his nose touches another. Then appears a skunk Flower! |
Flower | Me? |
Thumper | Laughing No, no, no. That�s not a flower! He�s a little... |
Flower | Oh that's all right. He can call me a flower, if he wants to giggles I don'� mind. |
Bambi | looking both Thumper and Flower Pretty, pretty Flower! |
Flower | Ohh giggles Gosh! |
Bambi and Thumper continue their walk for the forest but suddenly a storm starts with lightings and thunders. | |
Thumper | I think I�d better go home how he leaves Bambi alone |
Bambi runs with his mother and they arrive to the little cave where they live. It�s raining | |
Off singing voice | Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a time as you fall all around Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with Your beautiful sound Beautiful sound beautiful sound Drip, drop Drip, drop Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy Your pretty music Will brighten the day Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy You'll come along with A song right away Come with your beautiful music Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a tune as you fall all around Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with Your beautiful sound Drip, drip, drop When the sky is cloudy You'll come along with Your pretty little song When the sky is cloudy You'll come along with Your pretty little song Gay little roundelay Gay little roundelay Song of a rainy day Song of a rainy day How I love to hear your patter Pretty little pitter-patter Troubles always seem to scatter Drip, drip, drop Little April shower Beating a tune as you fall around Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare with Your beautiful sound |
Bambi | Mother, what we gonna do today? |
Bambi's Mother | I�m going to take you to the meadow. |
Bambi | Meadow? What�s the meadow? |
Bambi's Mother | It�s a very wonderful place. |
Bambi | Then, why haven�t we been there before? |
Bambi's Mother | You weren�t big enough. |
Bambi | Mother, you know what? |
Bambi's Mother | What? |
Bambi | We�re not the only deer in the forest. |
Bambi's Mother | Where did you hear that? |
Bambi | Thumper told me. |
Bambi's Mother | Well, he�s right. There are many deer in the forest, beside us. |
Bambi | Then, why don�t I ever see them? |
Bambi's Mother | You will sometime. |
Bambi | On the meadow |
Bambi's Mother | perhaps. Hush now. We�re almost there. She stops and watches everything carefully |
Bambi | The meadow! He runs without doubt |
Bambi's Mother | Wait! Bambi wait! You must never rush out on the meadow. There might be danger. Out there we are unprotected. The meadow is wide and open; there are no trees or bushes to hide us, so we have to be very careful. Wait here. I�ll go out first. If the meadow is safe I�ll call you. Bambi�s so afraid. His mother goes out to the meadow, carefully, watching and listening everything Come on, Bambi. It�s all right. Come on. |
At first, Bambi is not sure, but after a while he goes out with her and soon both are jumping and playing in the meadow. | |
Rabbits | Good morning Prince Bambi! |
Thumper's Mother | Good morning young Prince. |
Bambi | Hello. Wat-cha eating? |
Rabbits | Clover |
Thumper | It�s awfully good. It�s delicious! Why don�t you try some? Bambi starts eating some of green but... No, no not that green stuff, just eat the blossoms, that�s the good stuff. |
Thumper's Mother | Thumper! he is going to eat a blossom |
Thumper | Yes mama? |
Thumper's Mother | What did your father tell you? |
Thumper | About what? |
Thumper's Mother | About eating the blossoms and leaving the greens. |
Thumper | Oh, that one. Clearing the throat and reciting Eating green is a special treat. It makes long ears and great big feet in low voice But it sure is awful stuff to eat secretly to Bambi I made that last part up myself. |
Bambi starts to eat again but from the same place where he is eating a frog appears | |
Frog | Watch out! |
Bambi decides to follow her, but the frog disappears in the river. Bambi jumps in it until he finally stops and sees his image reflected in the river. But something strange has happened in it because now there are two reflected faces. Bambi is surprised when one of the faces giggles. He meets another deer and tries to run away but the deer follows him everywhere. Finally he takes refuge with his mother. | |
Bambi's Mother | to Bambi That�s little Faline |
Faline | to her mother He�s kind of bashful, isn�t he Mamma? |
Faline's Mother | Well, maybe he wouldn�t be if you�d say hello. |
Faline | Hello Bambi he doesn�t answer I said hello |
Bambi's Mother | Well, aren�t you going to answer her? he denies You�re not afraid, are you? he denies again Well, then go ahead, go on! Say hello. |
Bambi | bashfully Hello. |
Faline | giggles Bambi looks at her so angry |
Bambi | Yeeoow! |
Both finally play together. In that moment all the young male deer appear in the meadow. Bambi watches them impressed and follows them. Suddenly everyone in the meadow stops and look to the majestic old stag who is approaching. He stops in front of Bambi and look at him right into his eyes, saying nothing. Bambi gives back a smile but the old deer seems to ignore him. Bambi is now afraid. Then his mother arrives next to him | |
Bambi | He stopped and looked at me |
Bambi's Mother | Yes I know. |
Bambi | Why was everyone still when he came on the meadow? |
Bambi's Mother | Everyone respects him. For of all the deer in the forest not one has lived half so long. He�s very brave, and very wise. That�s why he�s known as the Great Prince of the forest. The camera shows us how the old deer moves away to the depth of the forest, but suddenly he stops and watches how screech the birds. The message is clear: the deer are in danger. He comes back to the meadow and gives the advice. All the deer runs for their lives |
Faline's Mother | Faline! |
Bambi's Mother | Bambi! Bambi is confused and he can�t find his mother |
Bambi | Mother! |
Bambi's Mother | Bambi! Bambi! |
Bambi | Mother! Mother! Mother! The Great prince appears in front of him and led him out the meadow with his mother. Gunshots can be heard. After a while, Bambi�s mother watches the place. The danger is over |
Bambi's Mother | Come on out Bambi, come on. It�s safe now. We don�t have to hide any longer. |
Bambi | What happened mother? Why did we all run? |
Bambi's Mother | Man was in the forest. |
The seasons pass, spring, autumn, winter... Bambi is going to discover the snow. | |
Bambi | Mother, look! What�s all that white stuff? |
Bambi's Mother | Why it�s snow. |
Bambi | Snow? |
Bambi's Mother | Winter has came |
Bambi goes out the cave and plays with the now, surprised by the footsteps he is doing in it. Walking he arrives to the lake where is Thumper playing. | |
Thumper | Hiya Bambi! Watch what can I do! Whee! he�s skating using his feet Come on! It�s all right, look he thumps in the iced water The water is stiff. |
Bambi | Yipee! Bambi tries to emulate him but his legs are of no use in it, so he falls down |
Thumper | Some fun, huh, Bambi? Come on, get up. Like this. Bambi tries again but slips laughing No, no, no Thumper helps Bambi to get up his legs. It�s a difficult matter Kind of wobbly, aren�t ya? You gotta watch both ends at the same time. I guess you�d better unwind it they splash in the snow Wow! |
Someone is snoring near and Thumper decides to investigate. It�s his friend flower. | |
Thumper | Wake up! Wake up! |
Bambi | Wake up Flower |
Flower | Is it spring yet? |
Bambi | Nope. Winter �s just started. |
Thumper | What-cha doing? Hibernating? |
Flower | Uh-huh |
Bambi | What-cha want to do that for? |
Flower | laughs All us flowers sleep in winter. Well, good night. Ah-h-h he continues sleeping |
Storm of snow. The deer walk trying to find some food. Each day is more difficult to find it. In the cave | |
Bambi | sighs Winter sure is long, isn�t it? |
Bambi's Mother | it seems long but it won�t last forever. |
Bambi | I�m awful hungry mother. |
Bambi's Mother | yes I know. |
The storm has ceased and Bambi�s Mother has a surprise for her son. | |
Bambi's Mother | Bambi? Bambi, come here. Look. New spring grass Both start eating but suddenly Bambi�s Mother feels something in the air. Danger Bambi, quick, the thicket! Gunshots Faster, Bambi! Don�t look back! Keep running! ! Gunshots. Bambi keeps running but after a while, in the cave, he notices he�s alone. His mother hasn�t arrived yet |
Bambi | We made it. We made it, Mother. We--- Mother? There's no answer Mother! Now it�s snowing Mother, where are you? he goes out looking for her Mother? Mother? Mother? Mother? Crying Mother? Gasps. Suddenly the old deer appears through the snowstorm |
Great Prince | Your mother can�t be with you any more Bambi look at him sadly and understands the fact that his mother is dead Come, my son they both go away together |
Off singing voice | Fa la la rol de ay twit twit awee twit twit awee Twit twit awee Tra la la la Tra la la Ah ha ha ah Let's sing a gay Little spring song This is the season to sing So I'd like to suggest That we all do our best And warble a song about spring Spring, spring, spring Let's get together and sing Fa la rol de ay Twit twit awee Tra la la Let's sing a gay Little spring song Just like a bird on the wing Things always seem light when You're chipper and bright So let's get together and sing Sin, sing, sing Let's sing a song of love's folly Let's twitter a tweet like the birds in May Get into the mood and be merry today Forget all your troubles and warble away |
Owl | Hey, hey, what? Oh, what now? |
Off singing voice | Let's sing a gay Little spring song |
Owl | Hey! hey! Stop that rocket! Scat! Shoo-o! Shoo-o! |
Off singing voice | So let's sing a song about spring Tra la la, spring |
Owl | I'll fix 'em! -Who-o Who-o -Who-ooo! There I guess that'll teach 'em |
Off singing voice | Fa la la la rol de ay Twit twit awee |
Owl | Oh, what's the use? |
Off singing voice | This is the season to sing, ah ha ha |
Owl | Same thing every spring. Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, love sweet song. Humph. Pain in the pinfeathers, I call it. |
The tree in which is the old owl trying to sleep is now trembling because a young deer is edging his antlers. | |
Owl | Stop it! Get out of here all of you he can�t fix his sight and think there�re many deer and you too. |
Bambi | Hello friend owl. Don�t you remember me? |
Owl | Why, it�s the young Prince, Bambi! My, my how you�ve changed. Turn around there. Let me look at you. I see you�ve traded in your spots for a pair of antlers. Hee, hee, hee. You know just the other day I was talking to myself about you, and we were wondering what had become of you. |
Thumper | Hello Bambi! Remember me? thumping |
Bambi | Thumper! |
Thumper | Right-o! ha, ha, ha |
Flower | Hi fellas! |
Bambi | Flower! |
Flower | bashfully Yeah! |
A pair of birds are flying and playing around as a fools | |
Flower | Well, what�s the matter with them? |
Thumper | Why are they acting that way? |
Owl | Hee-hee! Why, don�t you know? They�re twitter-patted. |
Bambi, Thumper and Flower | Twitter-patted? |
Owl | yes. Nearly everybody gets twitter-patted in the springtime. For example, you�re walking along minding your own business; you�re looking neither to the left, nor to the right when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face Who-o! Who-o! You begin to get weak in the knees, your head�s in a whirl! And then you feel light as feather, and before you know it you�re walking on air, and then, you know what? You're knocked for a loop! And you completely lose your head! |
Thumper | horrified Gosh that's awful. |
Flower | Gee-whiz |
Bambi | terrible |
Owl | And that ain�t all. It can happen to anybody, so you�d better be careful. It could happen to you! to Bambi and you to Thumper and... looking to Flower who�s smiling, yes it could even happen to you. |
Thumper | Well it�s not going to happen to me. |
Bambi | Me neither |
Flower | Me neither |
They leave so sure of themselves. In their walking a female skunk sees Flower and she runs to hide herself in a bunch of flowers. When our friend Flower pass near he listens someone giggling, so he stops and looks around. From the bunch of flower two big blue beautiful eyes are looking right to him. At first he thinks he�s dreaming and decides to continue with his friends, but that pair of big blue eyes are saying hello. They kiss by accident but Flower is now... twitter-patted. Bambi looks back and sees how Flower is now following the female skunk. Flower looks at them and lifts his shoulders: he can�t help it. | |
Flower | Hee, hee, hee |
Thumper | Huh! Twitter-patted! |
Bambi and Thumper continue their walk. From the distance a beautiful female rabbit sees Thumper and she�s so impress by his sight. She starts flirting | |
Rabbit | Ah-h-h! Oh! A-hem |
Thumper stops immediately and sees the rabbit flirting. | |
Rabbit | humming La, la, la, la, la Oh she says hello with her ear and Thumper answer back. She continues humming la, la, la, la. Hello she kisses him and Thumper starts thumping without control. He�s twitter-patted also. Bambi sees the couple and continues alone la, la, la. |
Bambi goes to the river and there he sees a familiar face reflected: it�s Faline | |
Faline | Hello Bambi. Don�t you remember me? I�m Faline He�s afraid of her and tries to escape but he falls down into the river; he gets up but then his antlers are winded in a tree. Then Faline approaches and leaks him. In that moment Bambi�s face changed: he�s twitter-patted too. |
Bambi | ah-h-h-h- he feels himself on air, but the dream is broken by the presence of another young deer, Ronno, who tries to obtain Faline�s love |
Faline | Bambi! Bambi! Bambi! Bambi has to fight against Ronno; he must save Faline. The fight is hard but Bambi wins |
Off singing voice | I bring you a song And I sing as I go For I want you to know That I'm looking for romance I bring you a song In the hope that you'll see When you're looking at me That I'm looking for love I'm seeking that glow Only found when Only found on that wonderful day When all longing is through I'm seeking that glow Only found when The thrill is complete Only found when Two hearts chance to beat To the strain of a waltz That's both tender and new I bring you a song For I'm seeking romance You're by my side There's a moon up above It shines with a light That's so mellow and bright It's easy to see that tonight We shall fall in love I bring you a song For I'm seeking romance |
Something wakes up Bambi who leaves Faline to see what's happening. Far away there's smoke. | |
Great Prince | It is man. He is here again. There are many this time. We must go deep into the forest. Hurry, follow me! |
Bambi is going to follow him but he remembers Faline's alone | |
Bambi | Faline! He returns to the place where he had been sleeping with Faline but bow she's gone |
Meanwhile, Faline has just woken up and she doesn't find Bambi. She hear the birds' screeching and tries to find him | |
Faline | Bambi? Bambi, where are you? Now she's afraid Bambi! Bambi! |
Bambi arrives late, Faline's gone. | |
Bambi | Faline? Faline! Faline! |
All the animals know that the danger has just come. Everyone tries to hide. | |
Pheasant 1 | horrified Listen! He's coming! |
Pheasant 2 | Hush! |
Pheasant 3 | Be quiet. |
Pheasant 1 | He's coming closer! |
Pheasant 2 | Be calm, don't get excited. |
Pheasant 1 | We'd better fly |
Pheasant 2 | No. No, don't fly. Whatever you do, don't fly! |
Pheasant 1 | He's almost here, I can't stand it any longer! |
He flies and we can hear a gunshot. His body falls down. The other animals run away | |
Faline | Bambi! Bambi! |
Bambi | Faline! |
Suddenly it can be heard dogs barking. They are now after Faline. She runs away but soon she's trapped. Bambi appears in the very last moment to rescue her. | |
Bambi | Quick Faline! Jump! |
Faline does it and runs away. When Bambi is jumping a crag a gunshot is heard. Bambi falls down bounded. Now all the forest is on fire. Bambi can't move but the Great Prince appears and helps him to move. Both escape by the river. | |
Great Prince | Get up Bambi! Get up. You must get up! Get up! Get up! Now come with me. |
They finally arrived to an island in the middle of the river. Most of the animals are they. Among them is Faline who is waiting for Bambi. | |
Faline | Bambi! They kiss |
Time has past and something marvelous has just happened. | |
Owl | Who-o, who-o |
A family of rabbits starts thumping. It's Thumper's family. | |
Thumper | Wake up! Wake up friend owl! |
Bunnies | Wake up, friend owl! |
Owl | Oh, what now? Hey, what's going around here? |
Flower | It's happened. |
Owl | Happened? |
Flower | Yes, in the thicket. to his son Hurry up Bambi. |
Bambi | Yes Papa, I'm coming. |
In the thicket there's a familiar scene: a deer with her fawns. It's Faline. | |
Animal 1 | Oh my. |
Animal 2 | Well! |
Raccoon | Look! |
Animal 3 | Two of them. |
Owl | Hee, hee, hee. I don't believe I've never seen a more likely looking pair of fawns to Faline. Prince Bambi ought to be mighty proud. |
The camera shows Bambi and the Great Prince at the top of a crag. | |
Off singing voice | Love is a song that never ends One simple theme repeating Like the voice of a heavenly choir Love's sweet music flows on. |