The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Dedication to Vladimir Vysotsky" (Posvyaschenie Vladimiru Vyisockomu) the performer of the song "Mikhail Krug"

He knew you'd only build a fence...

Bring flowers to his house in reverence...

I stand at memory's crossroads by the cold marble slab.

Dream or not, but by the theatre wept the audience of premiere and end.

And in the crowd vampires and ghouls sang only for a 'pretty word' to spend.

Chorus:

It can't be! Long is the road; sleighs rush through the snow with a creak... And how can one believe in God, silently hoarse from the voices weak.

And bells, faintly audible, around the bend sang their pensive trills, no longer to the artist who could no longer lend.

We listened to him, 'missed our chance', we tried to emulate his art.

The wet reins of the horses run down, no one can now hold them from falling apart.

Знал он, что ограду лишь поставите... Принесёте в дом ему цветы...

Я стою на перепутье памяти у холодной мраморной плиты.

Сон не сон, а у театра плакали зрители премьеры и конца.

А в толпе вампиры с вурдалаками пели лишь для "красного словца".

Припев:

Не может быть! Длинна дорога; скрипя по снегу, мчатся сани... И как тут можно верить в Бога, молча, охрипнув голосами.

И колокольчики чуть слышно за поворотом песни пели уже не певшему артисту свои задумчивые трели.

Мы его прослушали, "прохлопали", мы ему пытались подражать.

Загнанных коней за гривы мокрые никому теперь не удержать.

In the song "Dedication to Vladimir Vysotsky," Mikhail Krug expresses his deep sorrow over the death of the legendary artist and poet. The lines "He knew that you would only put up a fence... You would bring flowers to his house..." are filled with bitterness and irony. Krug hints that true love and recognition often come to talented people after their death.

The image of "a crossroads of memory at the cold marble slab" conveys a sense of confusion and irreparable loss experienced by the lyrical hero.

The lines "Dream or not, but at the theater cried the audience of the premiere and the end" is an allegory describing the genuine emotions of people mourning Vysotsky. "Premiere and the end" symbolize the transience of life and the suddenness of death.

"Vampires and ghouls" is a metaphor for those who tried to cash in on Vysotsky's fame, using his name for selfish purposes. Their singing "just for the 'sake of a nice word'" indicates falsehood and hypocrisy.

In the chorus, "long road; creaking through the snow, the sleigh rushes" is an allegorical depiction of life's journey, full of difficulties and trials. "Silently, hoarsely" is a metaphor that conveys the impossibility of expressing the full pain of loss. The bell ringing, "pensive trills" are traditional symbols of farewell to the departed.

The phrase "We listened to him, 'missed our cue to applaud'" is a self-critical acknowledgment that during Vysotsky's lifetime, he was not always appreciated. The image of "ridden horses by their wet manes, no one can hold back now" symbolizes Vysotsky's unbridled energy, talent, and rebellious spirit, which could not be stopped or subdued.