Okudzhava Inquiry

[E. Boyle]

Okudzhava's song "Pesenka o golubom sharike" follows the stages of life,
from a little girl losing a balloon to an old woman nearing the end of her
life.

In the last verse, the balloon comes back and the last line is "A on
goluboi."

There is a brief note in my Ardis collection of 65 songs that "In Russian
literature and folklore light blue is often associated with poetic
dreams."

Can anyone elaborate on that?

Thanks,
Eloise

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Eloise M. Boyle
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Washington
Box 353580
Seattle, WA  98195
(206) 543-7580
Fax: (206) 543-6009

e-mail: emboyle at u.washington.edu

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