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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "I take after my mother a lot." (Mnogo vo mne maminogo) the performer of the song "Vladimir Vysotsky"

There's a lot of my mother in me

My father - all hidden

I'm from the Stone Age

From the Paleolithic!

But, according to many reviews

I'm smart and not evil

That is, in the Bronze Age

I stand with one foot

Our tribe grumbles, laughing

Scolding orders aloud

In primitive society, I

I feel the flaws

Simply outrageous

They crush and threaten

Far-reaching

A thousand years back!

Between generations, for example

Quarrels arise

With sacrifices

Abused

You walk - you look around

You catch every glance

But you just gape

Look - they eat you!

Gathered, washed clean

In the field of the elite

Thinking how to get out of that-

Go Paleolithic

Under the bushes of iris

Everyone teased

Didn't agree

And so they scattered

Много во мне маминого

Папино - все скрыто

Я из века каменного

Из палеолита!

Но, по многим отзывам

Я - умный и не злой

То есть, в веке бронзовом

Стою одной ногой

Наше племя ропщет, смея

Вслух ругать порядки

В первобытном обществе я

Чую недостатки

Просто вопиющие

Давят и грозят

Далеко идущие

На тыщу лет назад!

Между поколениями, например

Ссоры возникают

Жертвоприношениями

Злоупотребляют

Ходишь - озираешься

Ловишь каждый взгляд

Но только зазеваешься

Глядь - тебя едят!

Собралась, умывшись чисто

Во поле элита

Думали, как выйти из то-

Го палеолита

Под кустами ириса

Все попередрались

Не договорилися

А так и разбрелись

Vladimir Vysotsky's song "There's a Lot of My Mother in Me" uses satire to portray the conflict of generations and criticizes the stagnation of society. The lyrical hero, endowed with traits "from the Stone Age," simultaneously feels within himself "intelligence" and "kindness" characteristic of the later "Bronze Age." This duality emphasizes his separation from the surrounding environment – a "primitive society" mired in ignorance and cruelty.

"Father's" traits in the hero are hidden, suppressed, symbolizing his rejection of brute force and aggression inherent in the patriarchal order. The maternal principle, on the contrary, manifests itself openly and is associated with humanism and the pursuit of progress.

Vysotsky uses grotesque images of "sacrifices," "cannibalism," and "fights under iris bushes" to ridicule the stagnation, aggression, and inability to engage in dialogue, which, in his opinion, characterize not only primitive society but also the society contemporary to him.

The "elite," vainly trying to "escape the Paleolithic," personifies the intellectual top tier, incapable of real change. Their "dispersal" symbolizes a lack of unity and the futility of attempts to overcome spiritual stagnation.

Thus, Vysotsky's song is not just an ironic look at history but also a sharp social commentary, relevant even today. It makes one wonder how far we ourselves are from the "Paleolithic" in our actions and relationships with each other.

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