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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Like in the main city" (Kak vo gorode vo glavnom) the performer of the song "Vladimir Vysotsky"

As is known throughout the land,

In that city grand,

With palaces of white stone,

Famous all over the world,

The embodiment of the epoch -

Actors and buffoons,

Whose affairs were going well,-

Were gathering for a banquet.

There is a reason for the merriment:

Well, firstly - it's free,

Secondly - any man

Can invite a lady,

And, having squeezed this lady,

Lead her across the parquet to the buffet

And without money - on a ticket -

Feed and treat her.

And they stand in the doorway

At that grand reception,

On duty and at the ready,

Thirty-three bogatyrs,-

Their fun - where there's a commotion,

These guys are quick

To twist their little hands, but - quietly,

Without saying a word.

But scoundrels, swindlers,

Idlers and scallywags -

From the Mongol yoke

Passed down to us as inheritance,-

And they, to those entering - in the back -

In chorus, all at once: Give us Mazin,

Free salmon

And Michel Piccoli!

...In the old tavern Kama

A guy was eating with some men,-

Everyone was racking their brains -

Who's good and who's bad.

And when the tavern closed,

They all decided: they hadn't had enough,-

And they equipped the soberest one,

To bring them something.

This guy, for starters,

Wandered around the station a bit -

There the police were tormenting

Compassionate drivers,-

He then rushed headlong

To the white-stone palaces -

Straight into the clutches of those guys -

Across the bridge, over the moat.

By the doors, it's impassable -

Like at an execution at Lobnoye Mesto,

And the crowd is unsightly -

All swaying, buzzing,-

You can't break through, even if you crack!

But one peer recognized him:

It's him, the one who - the songs,-

Let him through, let him go!

Don't push, I won't budge!

He thought: what if they don't give anything to go - that would be a bummer!..

Ah! A beauty in the way!

But Ivan has no time for beauties,-

As long as they're selling,

As long as they give, as long as they give!

It's ten to two.

At the buffet, everything is simple:

Five 'fours', two half-liters!

Hey, mama, why so angry?

You don't have to give me change!..

He turned around - and in the middle of the hall

That beauty was dancing:

All shining, all radiant,-

Like a star - no less!

And out from under his arms fell

Two large and five small ones

(Poor, poor little ones -

Those he left behind),-

And the shards, like from a beehive,

Scattered - and under the chairs.

And before him flickered tulle

Golden on the star.

He rushed for air to the balconies,-

Too late! They burst out with a clang

And from his heart through the halls

Rolled the valves...

And, in spite of other princesses,

She - looked with interest,-

Though she, the press wrote,

Is beautiful, but cold.

Crazy with zeal,

People of solid build

Rushed to the scene of the crime,

Rolling up their sleeves,-

But there was no scandal:

Everyone around started dancing -

Apparently, pre-dawn Moscow

Did not want a scandal.

And the overseas vipers

Said: Oh, how shameful!

It's simply undignified,

It's stupid to behave like that!..

Only a black man at this news

Bit his own fingernail -

In Congo, it must be

The way to express delight...

The orchestra did him a favor

In the confusion,-

And pushed them towards each other -

They say, by accident...

And they left, without touching

The curious microphones,

As there were no coupons

To sprinkle the meeting with cognac.

...They say people live

In this very Hollywood

And in Paris!.. But - let's not:

Let the gossips chatter!

By the way, those I was with in Kama,

Turned out to be real men:

They didn't wave their fists -

They smiled and

Как во городе во главном,

Как известно - златоглавом,

В белокаменных палатах,

Знаменитых на весь свет,

Воплотители эпохи -

Лицедеи-скоморохи,

У кого дела не плохи,-

Собиралися на банкет.

Для веселья есть причина:

Ну, во-первых - дармовщина,

Во-вторых - любой мужчина

Может даму пригласить,

И, потискав даму эту,

По паркету весть к буфету

И без денег - по билету -

Накормить и закусить.

И стоят в дверном проеме

На великом том приеме

На дежурстве и на стреме

Тридцать три богатыря,-

Им потеха - где шумиха,

Там ребята эти лихо

Крутят рученьки, но - тихо,

Ничего не говоря.

Но ханыга, прощелыга,

Забулдыга и сквалыга -

От монгольского от ига

К нам в наследство перешли,-

И они входящим - в спину -

Хором, враз: Даешь Мазину,

Дармовую лососину

И Мишеля Пиколи!

...В кабаке старинном Каме

Парень кушал с мужиками,-

Все ворочали мозгами -

Кто хорош, а кто и плох.

А когда кабак закрыли,

Все решили: недопили,-

И трезвейшего снабдили,

Чтоб чего-то приволок.

Парень этот для начала

Чуть пошастал у вокзала -

Там милиция терзала

Сердобольных шоферов,-

Он рванул тогда накатом

К белокаменным палатам -

Прямо в лапы к тем ребятам -

По мосту, что через ров.

Под дверьми все непролазней -

Как у лобного на казни,

И толпа побезобразней -

Вся колышется, гудет,-

Не прорвешься, хоть ты тресни!

Но узнал один ровесник:

Это тот, который - песни,-

Пропустите, пусть идет!

Не толкайте, не подвинусь!

Думал он: а вдруг на вынос

Не дадут - вот будет минус!..

Ах! Красотка на пути!

Но Ивану не до крали,-

Лишь бы только торговали,

Лишь бы дали, лишь бы дали!

Время - два без десяти.

У буфета все нехитро:

Пять 'четверок', два пол-литра!

Эй, мамаша, что сердита?

Сдачи можешь не давать!..

Повернулся - а средь зала

Краля эта танцевала:

Вся блестела, вся сияла,-

Как звезда - ни дать ни взять!

И упали из подмышек

Две больших и пять малышек

(Жалко, жалко ребятишек -

Тех, что бросил он в беде),-

И осколки, как из улья,

Разлетелись - и под стулья.

А пред ним мелькала тулья

Золотая на звезде.

Он за воздухом к балконам,-

Поздно! Вырвались со звоном

И из сердца по салонам

Покатились клапана...

И, назло другим принцессам,

Та - взглянула с интересом,-

Хоть она, писала пресса,

Хороша, но холодна.

Одуревшие от рвенья,

Рвались к месту преступленья

Люди плотного сложенья,

Засучивши рукава,-

Но не сделалось скандала:

Все кругом затанцевало -

Знать, скандала не желала

Предрассветная Москва.

И заморские ехидны

Говорили: Ах, как стыдно!

Это просто несолидно,

Глупо так себя держать!..

Только негр на эту новость

Укусил себя за ноготь -

В Конго принято, должно быть,

Так восторги выражать...

Оказал ему услугу

И оркестр с перепугу,-

И толкнуло их друг к другу -

Говорят, что сквозняком...

И ушли они, не тронув

Любопытных микрофонов,

Так как не было талонов

Спрыснуть встречу коньяком.

...Говорят, живут же люди

В этом самом Голливуде

И в Париже!.. Но - не будем:

Пусть болтают куркули!

Кстати, те, с кем был я в Каме,

Оказались мужиками:

Не махали кулаками -

Улыбнулись и ушли.

И пошли летать в столице

Нежилые небылицы:

Молодицы - не девицы -

Словно деньгами сорят,-

В подворотнях, где потише,

И в мансардах, возле крыши,

И в местах еще повыше -

Разговоры говорят.

Vladimir Vysotsky's poem "As in the Capital City" is saturated with satire and irony, exposing the hypocrisy and falseness of the Soviet elite.

The main theme is the contrast between the ostentatious well-being of the ruling class and the real life of ordinary people.

Images:

"Embodiments of the epoch - buffoons-mountebanks": these are representatives of power who only create the appearance of work and care for the people, while in reality they are only interested in their own well-being.

"Thirty-three bogatyrs": policemen guarding the "white-stone chambers" and ensuring order at the banquet. They are a faceless force protecting the interests of the ruling class.

"Tramp, rogue...": ordinary people, descendants of those who suffered from the "Mongol yoke". They try to grab at least something from the "freebie" reigning at the banquet, but for them, everything still ends in nothing.

"The guy", "Ivan": the main character, a simple man who accidentally gets to the banquet. He is naive and simple-minded, he is only interested in the opportunity to eat and drink.

"The doll": a representative of the "golden youth", cold and inaccessible.

The culmination: the incident with the "doll" and the broken bottles is a metaphor for the collapse of illusions and the clash of two worlds.

The denouement: despite the scandal, everything is hushed up, the "representatives of power" remain unpunished, and life goes on as if nothing had happened.

The poem is full of vivid images, colloquial vocabulary, which gives it a special expressiveness and makes it relevant even today.

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