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This phrase is the title of a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
A guide to the abbreviations: m = said by men, f = said by women, frm = formal
| Language | Stop the world, I want to get off! |
|---|---|
| Arabic | أوقف العالم، أريد النزول! |
| Armenian (Western) | Աշխարհը կեցուր թարնալէն, հոս կուզեմ ելել: (Ashkharhu getzour tarnalen, hos gouzem yelel:) |
| Bulgarian | Спрете Земята, искам да сляза! (Sprete Zemjata, iskam da sljaza!) Спрете света, искам да сляза! (Sprete sveta, iskam da sljaza!) |
| Catalan | Que s'aturi el món que vull baixar! |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 讓世界停下我要下車! (yeuhng saigaai tìhnghah ngóh yīu háhchē!) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 讓世界停下來,我要下車!
[让世界停下来,我要下车!] (ráng shìjiè tíngxiàlái, wǒ yào xiàchē) |
| Croatian | Zaustavite zemlju, želim sići! |
| Czech | Zastavte svět, chci vystoupit! |
| Danish | Stop verden, jeg vil af! |
| Dutch | Stop de wereld, ik wil eraf! |
| Esperanto | Haltigu la mondon! Mi volas malsupreniri! |
| French | Arrêtez le monde, je veux descendre ! |
| German | Haltet die Welt an, ich möchte aussteigen! |
| Greek | Σταματήστε τον κόσμο να κατέβω! (Stamatiste ton kosmo na katebo) |
| Hebrew | (Itsru et Ha'olam, Ani Rotze Laredet!) עצרו את העולם, אני רוצה לרדת! |
| Hungarian | Állítsátok meg a világot, ki akarok szállni! |
| Inuktitut | ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓄᖅᑲ ᑲᑦᑕ ᐅᖑᒪᔪᖓ / ᐊᓯᕙᕈᒪᔪᖓ (Hilaryuaq nuqqaruk kattagumayunga! / ahivarumayunga! Silarjuaq nuqqaruk kattagumajunga!) |
| Iñupiaq | Sillagruaq nuqqaruk piiraagumayunga! |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cuir an domhan ina stad, ba mhaith liom teacht anuas! |
| Italian | Fermate il mondo, voglio scendere! |
| Japanese | 止めろ！俺は降りたいんだ！
(tomero! ore wa oritain da!) - m 止めて！私は降りたいのよ！ (tomete! watashi wa oritai no yo!) - f |
| Latin | Orbem consistite ut escendam! |
| Luxembourgish | Halt d'Welt un, ech géif gär erausklammen! |
| Norwegian | Stop verden/jorda, jeg vil av! |
| Polish | Zatrzymaj świat, ja wysiadam! |
| Portuguese | Pare o mundo, que eu quero descer! |
| Russian | Остановите мир, я хочу сойти! (Ostanovite mir, ja xoču sojti) |
| Serbian | Зауставите свет, желим да сиђем (Zaustavite svet, želim da siđem) |
| Spanish | ¡Paren el mundo, me quiero bajar! |
| Swedish | Stanna världen, jag vill hoppa av! / Stanna världen, jag vill kliva av! |
| Tagalog | Ihinto mo ang mundo, gusto kong umalis (request) Ihinto ang mundo, gusto kong umalis (command) Paki-hinto ang mundo, gusto kong umalis (frm) |
| Tamil | தயவு செய்து இந்த உலகம் சுற்றுவதை நிறுத்திவிடு, அதை விட்டு எனக்கு உடனே இறங்கிவிடவேண்டும்! (dayavu seydu inda ulagam surruvadai niRuttiviDu; adai viTTU enakku uDanE iRangiviDavENDum!) |
| Telugu | ఈ ప్రపంచాన్ని ఆపండి, నేను దిగిపోదలుచు కున్నాను (ee prapachaanni aapandi, naenu dhigipoadhaluchu kunnaanu) |
| Turkish | Durdurun dunyayi inecek var! |
| Uzbek | Dunyoni to'xtatib turing, men chiqib ketmoqchiman! |
| Welsh | Stopio y ddaear, dw i eisiau disgyn! |
Information about the musical, Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_the_World_-_I_Want_to_Get_Off
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