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"Abdul Abulbul Amir" is a song written in 1877 (during the Russo-Turkish War) by Percy French and later set to music. It tells the story of two valiant heroes — a Russian, Ivan Skavinsky Skavar, and one of the Sultan's mamelukes, Abdul Abulbul Amir — who, because of their pride, end up in a fight and kill each other. The song was not copyrighted. It became a favorite of glee clubs throughout the English speaking world. The song inspired an MGM cartoon in the 1940s and a series of beer ads by Whitbread in the 1980s. Frank Crumit, who was famous for his renditions of it, wrote three sequels: "The Return of Abdul Abulbul Amir", "The Grandson Of Abdul Abulbul Amir", and "Minnie Skavinsky Skavar". ==Lyrics== French's original poem reads〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Abdul Abulbul Amir )〕 with various versions varying to a greater or lesser degree from French's original. For instance, the lyric in the 1896 ''New Harvard Songbook'' omits several stanzas and adds one, and makes other changes including the names of the principals: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abdul Abulbul Amir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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