Sometimes I think about how with 1998-2005 furby lore, one vein of canon background information has furbys existing for a while without human contact, then making contact with us. They learn our language, and we learn theirs, when we bond with a furby. So I’m thinking, wow, most furbys are just out here being bilingual and winning (shelbys meanwhile being trilingual and winning!)- that’s so cool. Also thinking about how furbys never entirely abandon furbish, even furbys fluent in a human language will still use furbish at least 20% of the time. The common multilingual experience of mixing both languages together in a single sentence... this probably happens to furbys all the time, whether they intend for it or not.
Imagine the linguistic chaos a furby/shelby being fluent in furbish, shelbish, + at least two human languages all at once could create! Imagine... ✨
Picked up some new furbies last night from a really nice seller!
These are my first McDonald’s furbies and furby buddies. She also had a working leopard furby! I have to clean him up still since he’s a bit dusty from being in a closet, but he’s adorable.
She also found 7 more that I’m going to pick up later. I’m gonna bring some of them with me to the Pride Fest since I don’t wanna risk damaging any of my MH dolls or regular furbies
Michal David’s “Furby A Shelby” (2001): A potential English translation? 😮
Hey Furby fans! If you know of someone who has in fact done this before, please let me know so I can properly credit and reblog/report on it! I did try looking around online for a few days but was unable to turn up anything else on my own.
Some of you may be familiar with the several unofficial-to-official Furby-centric and Furby-inclusive music albums that have been released over the years; some from the USA, some from Europe, and some from Latin America. With a little digging around, you can find much of this music available online, mostly on YouTube and Spotify... but did you know that two of these albums were released exclusively in Czechia? Furby wiki frequenters may already be acquainted with the titles:
Cesta Kolem Světa - Music Party
(Around the World - Music Party) 2001
and
22 Dětských Hitů
(22 Children’s Hits) 2002
Fortunately for us, 22 Children’s Hits can be listened to in its entirely on YouTube here. For Music Party, well... it gets a bit tougher.
On the Furby fandom wiki page for Music Party, there is a single comment from 2018 where a Furby fan bemoans their inability to listen to this album in full. Even when browsing Czech merchant sites in attempts to outright purchase the CD or cassette, it can be difficult to come across. Neither English translated lyrics nor the original Czech lyrics for any of the songs don’t seem to be listed anywhere. The album features several odes to various toys/family entertainment properties. Only a single song from the album is available to listen to online, and I believe it is thanks to the fervor and tenacity of the Furby fandom that it is so. That song is “Furby A Shelby”! You can listen to it in the embedded video below.
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So, what about that translation? Hand over the goods, old man.
Recently, I have made a friend in Czechia. I was sharing Furby related things with him when he remarked how excited he was to see someone from outside the country who had heard of a Czech musician in any capacity. A bit later, I found myself unable to resist... I asked my friend what it would take to listen to the song and translate the lyrics into English for me, so I could finally know what Furby and Shelby were up to after all these years!
Below the readmore is the translation from my friend. He did mention he found himself unable to keep the rhyme scheme intact, but it still paints a clear picture of what the song is about. Please be kind, he did this without being a professional translator, from the generosity of his heart. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for reading!
Furby: Hello I am Furby!
Shelby: And I'm Shelby!
Both: And well, since we are here, we will sing and have a nice trip around the world
Furby: I lived and sailed on a cloud in the skies
I ate, I drank, nicely growing fat
Then I became the victim of a miracle
I fell to the ground like a bug
Shelby: I also soared the skies
Like Furby, I met the same fate
Before I came to, I was on my feet
I walked the land on my feet
Chorus:
Pals Furby and Shelby, each one wants to go somewhere else
But they still walk with each other around the world
Pals Furby and Shelby, each one wants something
Just not to wander alone
Furby: Mistakenly I read I was in Mexico
I wanted to wear a sombrero right away
However there was no escape from the sun
So I got a heatstroke really fast
Shelby: I landed on the biggest cactus
It stabbed me in the butt!
Lucky I didn't fall on my mouth
My smile was gone for good
Chorus:
Pals Furby and Shelby, each one wants to go somewhere else
But they still walk with each other around the world
Pals Furby and Shelby, each one wants something
Just not to wander alone
Furby, Shelby! (2x)
Chorus:
Pals Furby and Shelby, each one wants to go somewhere else
But they still walk with each other around the world
Pals Furby and Shelby, each one wants something
Just not to wander alone (3x)
So I have a depressive disorder and it makes menial tasks a BITCH to complete. Something I do to keep my mood stable while completing said tasks is bringing a ✨Little Friend✨ along with me. Here are today’s designated ✨Little Friends✨ and the things they helped me do.
Shea or Sweet Girl (she/her) sat by my side while I made breakfast this morning. Here are some pics I took of her while I was still upstairs.
Coriander (he/him) sat behind me and supervised my nighttime rituals. His displeased stare motivates me to be more thorough while flossing and brushing my teeth. Shoutout Cori 😌💖