The Four Lads - Istanbul (not Constantinople)
The Four Lads («Четверо парней») - канадский вокальный квартет, популярный в 1950-е - 1960-е годы, имеющий в своем активе несколько «золотых» синглов и альбомов, в том числе: «Moments to Remember,» «Standin’ on the Corner,» «No, Not Much,» «Who Needs You» и «Istanbul.»
А я пошла дальше, раз уж тема задана.
И, наконец-то, смогла понять, о чем там речь-то идет, кроме того, что стольный град Константинополь сгинул безвозвратно.
На слух я перевожу не очень, через два слова на третье, а вот буковками легче.
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Istanbul (Istanbul) Istanbul (Istanbul)
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Ну, и мультик еще.