The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Rock climber" (Skalolazka) the performer of the song "Vladimir Vysotsky"

I asked you: "Why are you going to the mountains?"

And you were climbing to the summit, and you were rushing into battle.

"After all, you can see Elbrus perfectly well from the plane!"

You laughed and took me with you.

And since then you have become close and affectionate,

My mountaineer, my rock climber!

The first time you pulled me out of a crevice,

You were smiling, my rock climber.

And then, for those damned crevices,

When I praised your dinner,

I got two short cracks -

But I wasn't offended, but said:

"Oh, how close and affectionate you are,

My mountaineer, my rock climber!

Every time you fished me out of the cracks,

You scolded me, my rock climber."

And then on each of our ascents -

Why are you so distrustful of me?! -

You insured me with pleasure,

My gutta-percha mountaineer.

Oh, how distant and unaffectionate you are,

My mountaineer, my rock climber!

Every time you pulled me out of the abyss,

You scolded me, my rock climber.

I was reaching for you with the last of my strength -

I could already reach you.

I'll get there and say: "Enough, dear one!"

Then I fell down, but managed to say:

"Oh, how close and affectionate you are,

My mountaineer, my rock climber!

We are now tied together by one rope -

We both became rock climbers."

Я спросил тебя: - Зачем идете в горы вы?-

А ты к вершине шла, а ты рвалася в бой.

- Ведь Эльбрус и с самолета видно здорово! -

Рассмеялась ты и взяла с собой.

И с тех пор ты стала близкая и ласковая,

Альпинистка моя, скалолазка моя!

Первый раз меня из трещины вытаскивая,

Улыбалась ты, скалолазка моя.

А потом, за эти проклятые трещины,

Когда ужин твой я нахваливал,

Получил я две короткие затрещины -

Но не обиделся, а приговаривал:

- Ох, какая же ты близкая и ласковая,

Альпинистка моя, скалолазка моя!

Каждый раз меня по трещинам выискивая,

Ты бранила меня, альпинистка моя.

А потом на каждом нашем восхождении -

Ну почему ты ко мне недоверчивая?! -

Страховала ты меня с наслаждением,

Альпинистка моя гуттаперчевая.

Ох, какая ты неблизкая, неласковая,

Альпинистка моя, скалолазка моя!

Каждый раз меня из пропасти вытаскивая,

Ты ругала меня, скалолазка моя.

За тобой тянулся из последней силы я, -

До тебя уже мне рукой подать.

Вот долезу и скажу: - Довольно, милая!.-

Тут сорвался вниз, но успел сказать:

- Ох, какая же ты близкая и ласковая,

Альпинистка моя, скалолазка моя!

Мы теперь одной веревкой связаны -

Стали оба мы скалолазами.

The song "Rock Climber" by Vladimir Vysotsky uses the metaphor of a relationship between a man and a woman, with mountaineering serving as an allegory for the couple's life journey.

The lyrical hero addresses his beloved, recalling their first date – a mountain climbing trip. He is surprised by his companion's choice, because the beauty of Elbrus can be contemplated effortlessly, from an airplane. But it is the thirst for struggle, the striving for the summit, inherent in the heroine, that enchant him. "Close and affectionate" – this is how he calls her, thanking her for saving him from a dangerous situation.

However, the idyll is short-lived. The recurring "crevices" are a metaphor for quarrels, misunderstandings, and trials that fall to the lot of the couple. The initial gratitude and admiration are replaced by irony: "I received two short cracks...".

Despite the difficulties, the lyrical hero recognizes the strength and reliability of his beloved. He emphasizes the contrast between her outward severity and the care she shows in rescuing him. In the lines "every time you searched for me through the cracks, you scolded me," "you insured me with pleasure" – one can discern the image of a strict but loving woman.

The finale of the song is the culmination. The hero decides to take a desperate step, perhaps a declaration of love, but falls. However, the fall turns into a new round of relations. Bound by a single rope, they are now equal – both have become climbers, sharing a passion for risk and a thirst for overcoming.

Thus, the song "Rock Climber" is not just a story about love against the backdrop of mountain scenery. It is a reflection on the complexity and contradictory nature of relationships, on the price of love and self-sacrifice, on the search for oneself and one's place in life next to another person.