Okudzhava Inquiry

[Timothy D. Sergay]

In one of his last interviews Okudzhava expressed regret that the
connotations of "goluboe" in this song that were dear to him had been
overshadowed by the slang sense of male homosexuality. (A seichas u etogo
slova sovershenno drugoi smysl... Kak mozhno pet'?). If you need it, I think
I can find the exact quote and citation.

Tim Sergay
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> 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
>
> ***************
> Eloise M. Boyle
> Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> University of Washington
> Box 353580
> Seattle, WA  98195
> (206) 543-7580
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>
> e-mail: emboyle at u.washington.edu
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