song with imperatives?

[Anne Fisher]

Dear Jennifer,

The song in Ирония судьбы (Ironiia sud'by)- Если у  
вас нету тети (Esli u vas netu teti) has two imperatives,  
and discussion of the song has actually led to quite deep  
philosophical conversations about risk, etc. Really!

Viktor Tsoy's Это не любовь (Eto ne liubov') also has two  
imperatives, along with three verbal adverbs, to boot. I can send you  
the accented Russian texts with English glossaries if you'd like them.

All the best,

Annie

On Feb 26, 2008, at 9:42 AM, Jennifer Day wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Can anyone recommend a pop (or other) song that illustrates the use  
> of imperatives in Russian? Thanks for any ideas--
>
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> Jennifer J. Day
> Assistant Professor of Russian
> Bard College
> Annandale-on-Hudson, NY  12504
> 845-758-7391
> jenday at bard.edu
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