Original subtitles

Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults

Cinema and Theater Department

THE COLORS...

A film by Abbas Kiarostami

Starring: Shahid

Image: Rastegar

Sound: Sayad

Production: Mirzayi

Red, like a flower, the red rose,

the pomegranate.

Red like pomegranate seeds, radishes,

the apple, red spring tulips.

Red like strawberries,

the rooster's crest,

the watermelon.

What else is red'?

The red man who says "stop."

Green, like the tree,

cucumbers,

the meadow,

Spring plums,

like plants, the vine,

green paint,

or this soap.

Green like leaves.

The mulberry leaves silkworms love.

Or the green man who says "go."

Yellow, like letter boxes,

phone booths, gas canisters,

the post office sign.

Yellow flowers,

Pudding, chips, egg yolk.

Quinces, bananas, lemons.

Yellow like the chick with fluffy down

or match flame flickering round.

Like the bell or the trumpet

that can make us sing as well.

Yellow, like this building, this bench in the yard.

Or the yellow light that says "be careful."

Blue, like the sky,

the bowl full of ice.

Turquoise, this dome,

or this vase.

Blue like this pencil sharpener.

Stop sharpening your pencil!

Orange, like the carrot,

like the snowman's nose,

or this spring flower.

Bitter oranges, sweet oranges.

Orange like this hen.

Like the second hand that in a minute goes round.

White, like the clouds,

pearls, the dove, the white dove.

Like milk, cheese.

Like the rabbit, the shell.

White like the egg, the bouncing ball,

or the little mouse.

White like the teeth you brush every night.

A sheet of paper, a white sheet

to make a white boat.

White like the place we cross alone to make sure we get safely home.

Purple, like the violet is,

is this box of matches.

The iris, or the primrose.

This pencil, or that wool to make a scarf when it turns cool.

Purple like the flowers of May that I water every day.

Black, like coal,

the snowman's eyes,

or 5 letters that make "black."

Like the radish, the black radish.

Like the tunnel, daddy's pipe, daddy's beard.

Black like the blackboard we make nice drawings on.

Anything we want.

A white mouse, a green turtle,

a purple snake, a red bag, a yellow bee.

Whatever we like, of every co-lour.

KANOON 1975