song with imperatives?
E Wayles Browne
ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU
Tue Feb 26 15:14:46 UTC 2008
What about this old favorite?
Kupite bublichki,
kupite bublichki,
gonite rublichki
sjuda skorej!
V noch' nenastnuju
menja neschastnuju
torgovku chastnuju
ty pozhalej.
Katjusha has 2 imperatives and 3 pust's.
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> I use "Bud' ili ne bud," which is, as pop songs go, not so memorable,
> but it is sung by Alla Pugacheva and Mikhail Galkin. So, in addition
> to the imperative and the instrumental, we get to talk quite a bit
> about pop culture, past and present.
>
> Good luck!
> Janneke
>
> 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--
>>
>> --
>> 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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