The Little Mermaid
Script

(An ocean. Birds are flying and porpoises are swimming happily. From the fog a ship appears crashing through the waves)

Sailors: I'll tell bạn a tale of the bottomless blue

And it's xin chào to the starboard, heave ho

Look out, lad, a mermaid be waitin' for bạn

In mysterious fathoms below.

Eric: Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face . . . a perfect ngày to be at sea!

Grimsby: (Leaning over side.) Oh yes . . . delightful . . . .

Sailor 1: A fine strong wind and a following sea. King Triton must be in a friendly-type mood.

Eric: King Triton?

Sailor...

Poor Unfortunate Souls

Vocals: Pat Carroll (Ursula)
Running time: 4:51

[The only way to get what bạn want]
[Is to become a human yourself]

[Can bạn do that?]

[My dear sweet child]
[That's what I do]
[It's what I live for]
[To help unfortunate merfolk, like yourself]
[Poor souls with no one else to turn to]

I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me
Well, a witch

But you'll find that nowadays
I've mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light
And made a switch

And I fortunately know a little magic
It's a talent that I always have possesed
And here lately, please don't laugh...

The little Mermaid was released on November 17 1989 and is largely accredited with being the film that heralded the beginning of the Disney Renaissance. With the average production time of an animated Disney film being 6 years this film was developed in the height of the 80’s.


The assignment of designing the heroine Ariel was left to animator Glen Keane who would go on to animate other Disney characters such as the Beast, Aladdin và cây đèn thần and Tarzan. He wanted the heroine to be reminiscent of the traditional Disney Princesses while at the same time being relatable to the ‘modern...