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It is rather simple. Simple and vulgar.
I do not see what is good in Elizarov, sorry.
Shnur disgusts me.
Slepakov, as we already talked about him long time ago - has too much profanity and "guano" in his lyrics. Literally.
As we already talked long time ago - Beauty will save the world, not vulgarity.
Maybe they appeal to and build their popularity (hence, profit) on 20 million Russian people that live in poverty and fight every day for survival?
Slepakov's satira, songs about "people living in ****" exist for, what - 20 years now? Since his KVN days?
What good came out of that guano? What changed? - Nothing. You have the same president for 20 years (and , probably more). And, listen to the same songs.
Per Russian proverb - "You cannot jump higher than one's head" - "Вы́ше головы́ не пры́гнешь".
Slepakov may be has something going for him, but, he is not Vysotsky, not by a long shot.
Ok, got it out of my chest, going back to sewing masks...Stay safe there!
Slepakov, of course not Vysotsky.. but he still has some good songs..
Slepakov, of course not Vysotsky.. but he still has some good songs..
Thanks for this post Zimogor - I am *in stitches* ( using English) - sitting laughing here and wiping my tears off.
I've heard the first song before ("Lyuba - the Star of Youtube,") but the second one "I Want To Be a Shareholder of Gazprom Inc." I hear for the first time.
Yes, sometimes we can't change things, the way they are, but at least we can laugh at them.
If I were to write about Vysotsky (or Shnurov, my personal attitude to modern usage of profanities in Russian and how acceptable/or not it is,) I'd rather take it to the "Russia's" thread, since it becomes already a rather mixed *philosophically-cultural discussion.*
Here however I'd love to try to translate at least one of Slepakov's songs, just to give a taste why he is so popular in Russian Comedy club, profanities or not.
Here however I'd love to try to translate at least one of Slepakov's songs, just to give a taste why he is so popular in Russian Comedy club, profanities or not.
Here are translations of his songs (but I'm not sure about their quality):
I saw it Maxim, but the humor is lost in translations ( therefore I consider them poor.)
So I won't try to keep the rhyme, yet I'll try to come up with better equivalents in English ( American version,) to better convey the spirit of his songs
^
OK, it's not going to be as funny of course, since the translation will lack certain cultural references, but here it is never the less;
S. Slepakov
"Luyba - the Star of Youtube."
Once upon a time,
The “ABC Construction INC” had an awesome
New Year's corporate party.
And Lyuba, the young accountant, Luyba Ivanova was her name,
Poured herself a beer mixed with cognac for starters,
And just to have a jolly time,
She chased it with a glass of tequila,
Smashed the glass on the floor,
And to keep the party going,
She smoked a joint of something,
Something that she never smoked before.
So our feisty Lyuba
Was partying hard all over the place
Across the tables and the chairs,
And when she heard her favorite hit playing,
She climbed on her boss’s lap and playfully
Took his glasses off.
Then she was dancing with banana in her hand,
Clearly hinting to everyone that it was not a banana -
Oh no, not at all,
And then she bit the DJ in the neck, demanding
to play Tanita Tikaram.,
Then she was pouring Tabasco sauce on her bosom,
Offering everyone to lick it off,
And once she was done with that, she headed to the bar,
Where she peed in someone’s Campari drink,
And that’s where the police finally managed to apprehend her.
During that wonderful and eventful evening,
Lyuba felt that every man was in love with her,
But little did she know, that her bestest girl-friend,
Her BFF called Lyuda,
Recorded the whole party on her phone
And that b*tch uploaded everything on Youtube.
So now our dear Luyba is a new Youtube star,
A Youtube star- million hits already for January alone.
So Luyba had to move now somewhere,
Somewhere behind the Arctic Circle,
Where she has to eat the canned goods
And to ski to her bathroom.
She has to live now somewhere,
Somewhere where there are piles of snow and gusty winds
But at least there is no Youtube there,
And no public love and admiration.
And that’s how she lived, until one day a miracle happened,
And Lyuba met a guy in this icy desert.
And this guy ( Borya was his name)
Had a tragedy of his own,
The kind of tragedy, that only she could understand.
It happened so, that Borya’s d*ck
Once got stuck in a fence,
And so the ambulance was called,
Along with the National Guard, that came to his rescue.
They rescued him all right,
And the whole process was promptly recorded on someone’s Iphone.
So now Borya and Luyba, two rising stars of Youtube,
Found each other for happily ever after,
And spent their honeymoon at the Barents Sea.
^
OK, it's not going to be as funny of course, since the translation will lack certain cultural references, but here it is never the less;
S. Slepakov
"Luyba - the Star of Youtube."
Once upon a time,
The “ABC Construction INC” had an awesome
New Year's corporate party.
And Lyuba, the young accountant, Luyba Ivanova was her name,
Poured herself a beer mixed with cognac for starters,
And just to have a jolly time,
She chased it with a glass of tequila,
Smashed the glass on the floor,
And to keep the party going,
She smoked a joint of something,
Something that she never smoked before.
So our feisty Lyuba
Was partying hard all over the place
Across the tables and the chairs,
And when she heard her favorite hit playing,
She climbed on her boss’s lap and playfully
Took his glasses off.
Then she was dancing with banana in her hand,
Clearly hinting to everyone that it was not a banana -
Oh no, not at all,
And then she bit the DJ in the neck, demanding
to play Tanita Tikaram.,
Then she was pouring Tabasco sauce on her bosom,
Offering everyone to lick it off,
And once she was done with that, she headed to the bar,
Where she peed in someone’s Campari drink,
And that’s where the police finally managed to apprehend her.
During that wonderful and eventful evening,
Lyuba felt that every man was in love with her,
But little did she know, that her bestest girl-friend,
Her BFF called Lyuda,
Recorded the whole party on her phone
And that b*tch uploaded everything on Youtube.
So now our dear Luyba is a new Youtube star,
A Youtube star- million hits already for January alone.
So Luyba had to move now somewhere,
Somewhere behind the Arctic Circle,
Where she has to eat the canned goods
And to ski to her bathroom.
She has to live now somewhere,
Somewhere where there are piles of snow and gusty winds
But at least there is no Youtube there,
And no public love and admiration.
And that’s how she lived, until one day a miracle happened,
And Lyuba met a guy in this icy desert.
And this guy ( Borya was his name)
Had a tragedy of his own,
The kind of tragedy, that only she could understand.
It happened so, that Borya’s d*ck
Once got stuck in a fence,
And so the ambulance was called,
Along with the National Guard, that came to his rescue.
They rescued him all right,
And the whole process was promptly recorded on someone’s Iphone.
So now Borya and Luyba, two rising stars of Youtube,
Found each other for happily ever after,
And spent their honeymoon at the Barents Sea.
(Oh boy..
That was 18+ I suppose...
But yes, it was from the Russian Comedy Club. )
Bravo!!! I take off my hat to you !!
A little bit offtopic... I want to share another video from the Comedy club, I don't know if you saw it or not.. The skit is called "Caucasian alphabet". This is the most masterpiece performance for the entire existence of the Comedy. Watch from 18:10.
A little bit offtopic... I want to share another video from the Comedy club, I don't know if you saw it or not.. The skit is called "Caucasian alphabet". This is the most masterpiece performance for the entire existence of the Comedy. Watch from 18:10.
^
OK, it's not going to be as funny of course, since the translation will lack certain cultural references, but here it is never the less;
Thanks! It is very interesting to see selected analogues of things and expressions!
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