Reference: You can find a few decent renditions of "Kon" on Youtube. If you can find a store that actually sells it locally, let me know. Need some bass capability to get the full effect.
The lyrics are a little clunky in translation, but should give you the basic idea of the song.
Song description:
The title of the song translates as "Stallion"
The narration describes riding out into the boundless fields and forests of Russia, until dawn. It describes enduring hard times and seeing a better year ahead. The feel is nostalgic. The album was released in 1993, as the nation was experiencing violent economic and political upheaval.
It is sung a cappella, which is a traditional form of music in Russia. The Russian Orthodox church allows no instrument but the voice in the temples and religious services.
Audience: Russian Populace, especially
The feel is patriotic and nostalgic.
The references and language are traditional, more of the old language and grammar that are in story books, rather than that of modern newspapers.
The theme of renewed hope and survival through tough times is a recurrent one in Russian culture, and familiar and comfortable to the audience.
The music is intense, swings from very soft to very loud.
The logic is simple: Russia has endured much worse, it still stretches from sea to sea, and is still great. The implication is that as the fields of the country are without bounds through the night, so Russia will endure through tough times without coming to an end.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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1 comment:
Good analysis. I think most songs rely a lot on emotion, but it is good to see that you noticed the logical aspect of the song.
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