“Big Karetny” [2] - a song by Vladimir Vysotsky , written in the autumn of 1962 [3] . A variant of the name is “ On the Big Karetny ”.
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| Executor | Vladimir Vysotsky |
| Date Recorded | fall 1962 |
| Genre | author song |
| Song language | Russian |
| Songwriter | Vladimir Vysotsky |
Where are your seventeen years old?
At Bolshoi Karetny.
Where are your seventeen troubles?
At Bolshoi Karetny.
Where's your black gun?
At Bolshoi Karetny.
Where are you not today?
At Bolshoi Karetny.
Do you remember, comrade, this house?
No, you do not forget about him.
I’ll say that he lost half his life,
Who has not been to the Bolshoi Karetny!
Why, because
Where are your seventeen years old?
At Bolshoi Karetny.
...
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Description
The song conveys the nostalgic experiences of the lyrical hero (who is largely associated with Vladimir Vysotsky himself) about the period of his life in Bolshoi Karetny Lane . The song was dedicated to the friend of Vysotsky's youth - Levon Kocharian [1] .
In his speeches, the author told about this time: “ When I started writing my songs, I intended to write them for a very small group of my close friends. We lived in Moscow many years ago, in an apartment in Bolshoi Karetny Lane, with my friend, Leva Kocharyan, for a year and a half. A good company was going there, I was there often, and Vasya Shukshin , Tarkovsky Andrey spent these years with us; and many others. Then such a friendly, relaxed, laid-back manner developed, I felt free, because these were my close friends - I knew that everything that I would sing and tell them was interesting to them. In general, these songs, I think, became known precisely because they have such a friendly mood, a desire to tell something, like that, to friends . ”
Most Famous Entries
One of the earliest recordings of the song was made in the home studio by sound engineer Konstantin Mustafidi. . In this record, the third line of the refrain looks like this: “ And where does the light go out at night? At Bolshoi Karetny . "
There are also entries:
- with the 2nd line of the refrain in the form of “ Where is the beginning of your troubles? On Bolshoi Karetny ”;
- with the 3-4th lines of the first stanza in the form of " I Believe, Remember | You are about him! ".
In September 1977, in France , a studio recording of a song with an instrumental ensemble was made for the album “ Tightrope Rope ” ( La Corde Raide ) [4] . In this performance, Vysotsky was sung by a gypsy choir, which is not typical for Vysotsky.
04/12/1979 the song was performed by the author at a concert in Toronto , as part of a small medley of early songs.
05/17/1979, Vysotsky performed this song in a color video message for Warren Beatty .
First editions
- The lyrics were first printed during the poet’s lifetime in the collection “ Songs of Russian Bards ”. Texts. Series 3. / Compiled by V. Alla, design by Leo Nusberg. - Paris: YMCA-Press , 1977, 160 pp.
- The song was included in the record " Big Karetny " (1989) - the 7th record of the series " At the concerts of V. Vysotsky ."
Other Artists
- Bard choir
- Valery Zolotukhin , Irina Lindt , choir and “ Creole Tango Orchestra ”
- S. Bezrukov and CASUAL
- V. Zolotukhin (separately)
- Garik Sukachev
See also
- List of works by Vladimir Vysotsky
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Krylov, volume 1, 1993 , p. 38-39.
- ↑ This refers to the Bolshoi Karetny lane in Moscow
- ↑ Fokine, 2012 , p. 12.
- ↑ Fokine, 2012 , p. 10.
Literature
- Utevsky Anat. "On the Big Karetny." - M.: Image, 1992, photo.
- Vysotsky V. Don't scream tender words, don't scream ... [poems] / compilation and commentary: P. Fokin ; preparation of the text: S. V. Zhiltsov; Editorial board: N. V. Vysotsky, S. V. Zhiltsov, A. V. Maksimov, V. B. Nazarov, E. A. Trofimov. - SPb. : Amphora , 2012 .-- S. 10-13. - 127 p. - ISBN 978-5-367-02116-5 .
- Vysotsky V.S. Works. In 2 volumes. Volume I / Preparation of the text and comments by A. Krylov . - M .: Fiction , 1993. - T. 1. - 639 p. - ISBN 5-280-02943-2 .