The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Accident at the mine." (Sluchay na schahte) the performer of the song "Vladimir Vysotsky"

They sat and drank in disarray,

"Madeira", "Starka", "Zveroboy",

When suddenly we're called to the coalface, every one:

We have a Stakhanovite, a Gaganovite,

A Zgladnovite - and wouldn't you know it,

It had to be him who got buried.

We have a Stakhanovite, a Gaganovite,

A Zgladnovite - and wouldn't you know it,

It had to be him who got buried.

He was a junior officer in the past,

He was set as an example for us,

He was like a young pioneer - always prepared -

And so he came straight from the ship

To give coal to the country -

But today, it seems, he's broken some wood.

And so he came straight from the ship

To give coal to the country -

But today, it seems, he's broken some wood.

We went down the shaft, and a former convict -

A man of great risk -

Said: "It's a misfortune for us all, the same for everyone:

Once we dig him out, he'll start again

To fulfill three quotas,

To give coal to the country - and that's our end.

Once we dig him out, he'll start again

To fulfill three quotas,

To give coal to the country - and that's our end.

So, brothers, don't strain yourselves,

Let's work with coolness -

One for all and all for one."

...He served in Tallinn under Stalin -

Now he lies buried,

We feel sorry for him, humanly...

...He served in Tallinn under Stalin -

Now he lies buried,

We feel sorry for him, humanly...

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"Мадеру", "старку", "зверобой",

И вдруг нас всех зовут в забой, до одного:

У нас - стахановец, гагановец,

Загладовец,- и надо ведь,

Чтоб завалило именно его.

У нас - стахановец, гагановец,

Загладовец, - и надо ведь,

Чтоб завалило именно его.

Он - в прошлом младший офицер,

Его нам ставили в пример,

Он был, как юный пионер - всегда готов,-

И вот он прямо с корабля

Пришел стране давать угля,-

А вот сегодня - наломал, как видно, дров.

И вот он прямо с корабля

Пришел стране давать угля,-

А вот сегодня - наломал, как видно, дров.

Спустились в штрек, и бывший зек -

Большого риска человек -

Сказал: "Беда для нас для всех, для всех одна:

Вот раскопаем - он опять

Начнет три нормы выполнять,

Начнет стране угля давать - и нам хана.

Вот раскопаем - он опять

Начнет три нормы выполнять,

Начнет стране угля давать - и нам хана.

Так что, вы, братцы,- не стараться,

А поработаем с прохладцей -

Один за всех и все за одного".

...Служил он в Таллинне при Сталине -

Теперь лежит заваленный,-

Нам жаль по-человечески его...

...Служил он в Таллинне при Сталине -

Теперь лежит заваленный,-

Нам жаль по-человечески его..

Vladimir Vysotsky's song "Incident at the Mine" is full of biting satire on Soviet reality and the morals that prevailed in society. It tells the story of miners who have gathered to drink and relax. Suddenly, news comes of a collapse in the mine, under which a production leader is trapped – a "Stakhanovite, Gaganovite, overachiever."

It would seem that tragedy should unite people, evoke sympathy and a desire to help. However, the miners' reaction is the complete opposite. Instead of compassion and rushing to help, they begin to philosophize that saving the leader will create problems for them.

A former convict, who enjoys authority in the brigade, expresses the fear that the rescued leader "will start fulfilling three quotas," creating an unbearable pace of work for the rest. This fear of back-breaking labor, of the need to "catch up and overtake," turns out to be stronger than human compassion and a sense of duty.

The song ridicules the hypocrisy of the Soviet system, where records and overfulfillment of plans were put first, and not the life and well-being of the common man. The miners, tired of back-breaking labor and constant pressure, see the collapse not as a tragedy, but as an opportunity to take a break, slow down, and work "at a leisurely pace."

The final lines of the song, where it is mentioned that the deceased served "in Tallinn under Stalin," add another layer of irony. Perhaps the leader was not as perfect as they tried to present him.

Thus, "Incident at the Mine" is a bitter satire on the hypocrisy, indifference, and fear that reigned in Soviet society.