The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Our kind viewers, our strict critics" (Naschi dobryie zriteli, naschi strogie kritiki) the performer of the song "Vladimir Vysotsky"

Crooks -

These are dishonest people

They do nasty things,

And for that they are kept in houses

Called prisons. Prisons -

These are solid buildings,

Windows, doors - with bars.

They are better to look at,

It's better just to look at them.

This film

Not a parting word for young men,

And even more so for girls.

This is,

This is just a game,

This is the game. Crooks

We meet sometimes,

True, much less often,

Less often than under the Tsar

Or, say, in America.

Don't consider this film a solution,

Everything in it is a joke and fiction.

This is,

This is just a game,

This is the game.

Наши добрые зрители,

Наши строгие критики,

Вы увидите фильм

Про последнего самого жулика.Жулики —

Это люди нечестные,

Они делают пакости,

И за это их держат в домах,

Называемых тюрьмами.Тюрьмы —

Это крепкие здания,

Окна, двери — с решётками.

На них лучше смотреть,

Лучше только смотреть на них.Этот фильм

Не напутствие юношам,

А тем более девушкам.

Это,

Это просто игра,

Вот такая игра.Жулики

Иногда нам встречаются,

Правда реже значительно,

Реже, чем при царе

Или, скажем, в Америке.Этот фильм

Не считайте решением,

Всё в нём — шутка и вымысел.

Это,

Это просто игра,

Вот такая игра.

In the ironic poem "Our kind viewers, our strict critics," Vladimir Vysotsky addresses the audience with a playful warning before watching a film about "the last rogue." Using simple, even childish, formulations, the author creates an effect of frivolity, a parody of moralizing works.

Vysotsky deliberately gives simplified definitions of complex concepts: "rogues are dishonest people," "prisons are strong buildings." This presentation reduces the social acuteness of the topic, turning it into a farce. The film is presented as "just a game," devoid of didacticism and realism.

However, this seeming simplicity hides irony. The phrase "we sometimes meet rogues" with the addition of "much less often, less often than under the Tsar or, say, in America" suggests that the problems raised in the film are not so far from real life.

Repeating the phrase "This is just a game" at the end of each stanza enhances the comic effect, but at the same time makes one wonder how much this "game" reflects reality and whether art can influence the viewer's perception of the world around them.

Thus, "Our kind viewers..." is not just a comic introduction to the film, but a subtle satire that makes one think about serious things under the guise of a light playful form.