The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Spend a day in a police officer's shoes." (Pobudte den vyi v miliceyskoy schkure) the performer of the song "Vladimir Vysotsky"

Spend a day in a policeman's shoes,

Life will seem the other way around.

Let's drink to those who are in the MUR,

To those who are in the MUR, no one drinks.

Let's drink to those who are in the MUR,

To those who are in the MUR, no one drinks.

And at the next table - a company,

And at the next table - fun.

And she pays me no attention,

Her neighbor is reciting Yesenin to her.

Spend a day in a policeman's shoes,

Life will seem the other way around.

Let's drink to those who are in the MUR,

To those who are in the MUR, no one drinks.

Let's drink to those who are in the MUR,

To those who are in the MUR, no one drinks.

I understand that Tamara has a mind,

That she has a diploma and aspirations.

And I poured vodka into the aquarium,

Drink, fish, to my birthday!

Spend a day in a policeman's shoes,

Life will seem the other way around.

Let's drink to those who are in the MUR,

To those who are in the MUR, no one drinks.

Let's drink to those who are in the MUR, -

To those who are in the MUR, no one drinks.

Побудьте день вы в милицейской шкуре

Вам жизнь покажется наоборот

Давайте выпьем за тех, кто в МУРе

За тех, кто в МУРе никто не пьет

Давайте выпьем за тех, кто в МУРе

За тех, кто в МУРе, никто не пьет

А за соседним столом - компания

А за соседним столом - веселие

А она на меня - ноль внимания

Ей сосед ее шпарит Есенина

Побудьте день вы в милицейской шкуре

Вам жизнь покажется наоборот

Давайте выпьем за тех, кто в МУРе

За тех, кто в МУРе, никто не пьет

Давайте выпьем за тех, кто в МУРе

За тех, кто в МУРе, никто не пьет

Понимаю я, что в Тамаре - ум

Что у ей - диплом и стремления

И я вылил водку в аквариум

Пейте, рыбы, за мой день рождения!

Побудьте день вы в милицейской шкуре

Вам жизнь покажется наоборот

Давайте ж выпьем за тех, кто в МУРе

За тех, кто в МУРе, никто не пьет

Давайте ж выпьем за тех, кто в МУРе, -

За тех, кто в МУРе, никто не пьет

In Vladimir Vysotsky's song "Spend a Day in a Policeman's Shoes," the protagonist, most likely a policeman, is in a restaurant, observing a group of people celebrating a birthday. He feels like an outsider to this celebration of life, as evidenced by the lines: "And at the next table – a company, And at the next table – merriment, And she pays no attention to me, Her neighbor is reciting Yesenin to her."

The hero proposes a toast "to those who are in the MUR" (Moscow Criminal Investigations Department), implying that the work in the police force is difficult and thankless, people do not appreciate their work, do not notice them ("no one drinks to those who are in the MUR"). He feels lonely and misunderstood.

The image of Tamara is possibly a collective image of female beauty and intellect unattainable for him ("I understand that Tamara has brains, That she has a diploma and aspirations"). In despair and disappointment, the hero pours vodka into the aquarium with the words: "Drink, fishes, to my birthday!"

The entire song is imbued with melancholy, loneliness, and a sense of his own uselessness. The hero, as it were, invites the listener to "try on" the "policeman's shoes" to understand what it is like to be face to face with crime and injustice every day, while remaining invisible to society.